The United Nations Environment Programme is the world's leading environmental authority, setting the global environmental agenda, advancing the environmental dimension of sustainable development, and advocating for the protection of the global environment.
This position is located at UNEP's Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand. Under the overall supervision of the Regional Director and the direct supervision of the Regional Coordinator for Finance and Economic Transformations, the intern will be responsible for the duties below.
💶 Redirecting Public Finance
Support the work of UNEP in the region on redirecting public finance, with an increasing number of governments unlocking and re-directing finance to climate, nature and pollution actions:
📊 Researching the state of sustainable finance and investment trends for identified priority countries in the region
🏛️ Supporting engagement of Finance Ministries in the roll out of the Guide of the Coalition of Finance Ministers on Climate Change
🌿 Research on tools and methodologies for assessing risks from nature impacts of investments
🏦 Supporting UNEP FI
🗂️ Creating a database of Central Bank contact points and analysis of policies and regulations on climate and nature risk assessment
🌍 Research and analysis of nature taxonomies globally and their adoption and use in the region
🎤 Support the organization of two webinars for the NZNP taxonomy developed by UNEP FI
📊 A placement inside a multilateral development bank in the same region: Internship in 🇨🇳 China 🏦 Global Internship Programme at the New Development Bank 📊 → https://youthworkshub.org/20536
✅ Qualifications and Special Skills
🎓 Applicants must be enrolled in or have completed a graduate school programme, meaning a second university degree or equivalent or higher, or be enrolled in or have completed the final academic year of a first university degree programme, meaning minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent
📚 Applicants must be currently enrolled in or recently graduated, within 1 year, from a master's or PhD programme with a focus on Finance, Climate Change Financing or a related area
💼 Prior experience in climate change and financing would be an advantage, while professional work experience is not required for the UN Internship Programme
💻 Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Teams
✍️ Ability to draft news articles and social media posts is desirable
📋 Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable
🗣️ Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship.
💶 A placement where climate finance meets project pipelines, with a monthly salary: Internship in 🇩🇪 Germany 🌍 Green Climate Fund Business Development at a Development Cooperation Agency 💶 (€2,349/month) → https://youthworkshub.org/20828
📋 The Details
📍 Work location: Bangkok, Thailand
⏳ Expected duration: 6 months
🏢 Department or office: United Nations Environment Programme
🗂️ Job family: Environmental Affairs
📌 Category and level: Affiliate Personnel, Internships, I-1
🆔 Job opening ID: 281595
⚠️ Conditions of the UN Internship Programme
💶 Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations
✈️ Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions
🛂 Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work or employment authorization
📩 How to Apply
Apply through the United Nations careers portal for this job opening.
⏰ Deadline
06 August 2026.
