Internship Opportunities at UNESCO Bangkok
Sector: Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO Bangkok Office
Area: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves/Mangrove Conservation, Research and Development
Duration: 6 months full time
Location, Country: Bangkok, Thailand
Host Agency/Host Institute: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Bangkok Office
Organizational Context:
Since 1961, UNESCO Bangkok, the Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in addition to its function as Cluster Office for the six “Bangkok Cluster” countries, Thailand, Myanmar, Lao PDR, and Singapore, and indirectly through UNESCO country Offices in Hanoi and Phnom Penh, promotes peace and human development through education, sciences, culture, communication and information. The Natural Sciences Sector at UNESCO Bangkok Office organizes its activities under: Ecological and Earth Sciences, Water Sciences, Basic and Engineering Sciences and Science Policy.
Description of Duties:
Under the supervision of the Programme Specialist in the Natural Sciences Sector, UNESCO Bangkok Office, the intern will be responsible for contributing to the management of programmes and projects.
Responsibilities will include:
Facilitate programme management and public outreach under Man and Biosphere (MAB)
- Research on biodiversity conservation in the Mekong Cluster and assist Programme Specialist (and Head of Station, UNESCO Yangon Office) with the development of new programmes/projects under Natural Science Sector strategic themes.
- Support programme specialists in preparation of project-based international capacity building training / workshops with a focus on the Mekong Countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam), and thematically on The Mangrove Forum and UNESCO Green Academies.
- Assist in the analysis of documents and reports relating to the promotion of science education, science policy, biodiversity and sustainable development in all of UNESCO’s domains
- Assist in drafting reports for newsletters and create, maintain professional Sector website
- Undertake other duties as required
Results/Expected Output:
- Capacity building for project stakeholders on relevant MAB issues in Mekong Countries and Asia/Pacific.
- Develop and maintain effective communications and publicity effects of the project.
- Formulate tangible deliverables of projects such as workshop volumes and training materials that would be distributed and implemented in subsequent times.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Batchellor’s degree in Natural Sciences or other relevant fields
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Ability to prioritize and to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards
- Must be a strong team player with good interpersonal skills
- Strong computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet research
- Fluency in English is essential and other UN official languages skills a substantial advantage
Competencies:
Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNESCO
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Treats all people fairly without favouritism
Functional Competencies:
- Knowledge Management and Learning
- Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office
- In-depth knowledge on development issues
- Ability to advocate and provide policy advice
- Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more priority areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills
- Substantive knowledge of UN conventions and their mechanisms.
Development and Operational Effectiveness
- Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
- Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes and projects, mobilize resources
- Ability to lead implementation of new systems with regard to UNESCO monitoring and evaluation