Intern (m/f/d) to the Technical Support Unit NAMA Facility

The NAMA Facility is a joint climate protection programme of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU), the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the European Commission, the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) to support the implementation of national appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) in developing countries and emerging economies. As of 2021, donors earmarked more than EUR 663 million for the support of the most ambitious and transformative NAMA Support Projects (NSP).
As a result of the eight Calls for projects launched since its inception in 2012, the NAMA Facility has so far selected 43 NSPs for support in Latin America, Asia and Africa.
On behalf of the Donors of the NAMA Facility, BMU has commissioned the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to implement the NAMA Facility including the operation of the Technical Support Unit (TSU) as a secretariat for the NAMA Facility.
The TSU implements Calls for NSPs, coordinates and monitors the overall implementation of the programme and is responsible for monitoring, evolution, reporting, knowledge management and communication of the NAMA Facility. It is in close contact with the Donors of the NAMA Facility, with implementers of NSPs and potential applicants. More information on www.nama-facility.org

During your internship you will get an insight into the day-to day business of the Technical Support Unit and support the TSU’s work.

Your tasks include

• Support the advisory services of the TSU to Donors, NSPs and potential applicants
• Support the communication activities of the NAMA Facility
• Support the TSU team in monitoring of the NSPs and reporting to Donors
• Conduct research and own analyses on cross-cutting issues (e.g. financial support mechanisms in NAMAs, eligibility checks) and/or sector specific issues relevant for the implementation of NAMAs (e.g. GHG mitigation potential in NAMAs) and their link to the Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement
• Assist the TSU team in conducting workshops and meetings with external experts and drafting inputs for presentations
• Support regular team meetings and meetings with Donors

Your profile

• Academic background: political sciences, economics, finance, development studies, environmental studies, engineering, or similar (at least successfully completed Bachelor study)
• Professional/academic experience in climate protection, financing and/or development cooperation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strategic thinking
• Very familiar handling the MS Office package and an eye for detail is a strong asset
• Languages: English is a must, German a strong asset, French or Spanish advantageous

Die GIZ ist Unterzeichnerin der Charta der Vielfalt. Anerkennung, Wertschätzung und Einbeziehung von Vielfalt im Unternehmen sind uns wichtig. Alle Mitarbeiter*innen sollen Wertschätzung erfahren – unabhängig von Geschlecht und geschlechtlicher Identität, Nationalität, ethnischer Herkunft, Religion oder Weltanschauung, Behinderung, Alter, sexueller Orientierung.

Das Praktikum ist nur möglich, wenn Sie aktuell immatrikuliert sind, sich in einer Weiterbildung befinden, deren integraler Bestandteil die Absolvierung eines Praktikums ist oder der Studienabschluss zu Beginn des Praktikums nicht länger als 6 Monate zurückliegt.

Die monatliche Praktikantenvergütung beträgt €1.689,- (brutto).

Die GIZ möchte den Anteil von Menschen mit Behinderung im Unternehmen erhöhen. Daher freuen wir uns über entsprechende Bewerbungen.

Für inhaltliche Rückfragen steht Ihnen Herr Dr. Soeren David (soeren.david@nama-facility.org) zur Verfügung.