Job Title: Intern, Local Development Finance
Organization: United Nations Development Programme
Location: Kampala
Job Summary:
- The intern will be home-based;
- The intern will work under the supervision of the UNCDF Food System Focal Point and the LTF senior team;
- The position is open to candidates from all nationalities;
- Please note that internships are paid about USD 100 per month. UNCDF’s internal rules do not allow the organization to provide compensation for travel and living expenses;
- Please note that interns are not employees of UNCDF;
- All costs/fees associated with the intern’s participation in the program must be borne by the intern
Roles and Responsibilities:
- More specifically, the intern will support UNCDF teams in the implementation and development of their programs by:
- Support the analysis of business model of Small-Medium Agro-Enterprises in Sub-Saharan countries;
- Support the creation of a database containing qualitative and quantitative results of case studies on Agri-SMEs;
- Contribute to UNCDF activities in the Resilient Local Food Supply Alliance including at the country and Coordination level;
- Contribute to the production of the publication/communication tools “Contribution of agri-food SMEs in the transformation of food system in member states.”;
- Providing analytical support to municipalities and local government on the MSMEs tax administration;
- Support development of concept papers, project proposals, country reports, meeting reports etc…;
- . Contribute to UNCDF’s resource mobilization efforts.
Minimum Qualifications
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) in food system management, economics, agro-economics or similar studies;
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
- Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one year of graduation.
- Excellent knowledge of French and English (written and oral).
Note:
Please provide a 1-page motivation letter and 1 updated CV (in English or French).
How to apply
Interested applicants should submit their applications via the link below:
Application deadline: 3rd March 2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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