🇨🇦 Programme Research Intern (Projects and Related MLF Policies) 🌿 UNEP Multilateral Fund Internship in Montreal, Canada 🧊

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MLF) supports projects to reverse the deterioration of the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer and to reduce consumption of high global-warming hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). It was established in 1991 as the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol to assist developing countries, known as Article 5 countries in the language of the Protocol, in complying with their obligations. The Multilateral Fund is managed by an Executive Committee, with equal representation of seven industrialized and seven Article 5 countries elected annually by the Meeting of the Parties. The committee reports every year to the Meeting of the Parties on its operations, and it is assisted by the Fund Secretariat, located in Montreal, Canada, and administered by UNEP.

This internship is located in UNEP/MLF at the Montreal duty station. Interns work five days per week, 35 to 40 hours, under the supervision of a staff member. The Multilateral Fund is offering an internship with a start date of 4 January 2027, for a minimum duration of 3 months and a maximum of 6 months.

What You Will Do

Under the direct supervision of a Senior Programme Management Officer, the intern will provide assistance to the Multilateral Fund Secretariat with the following duties:

🛠️ Assist in designing a tool for populating and regularly updating information on servicing sectors and non-investment related components from KIP and HPMP projects

📊 Compile and analyse information from KIP and HPMP projects regarding the refrigeration servicing sector, including types of training, types and levels of certification programmes, local training institutes, servicing sector categories, specific regulations and policies of the servicing sector, roles of local associations, and other parameters identified during the research

🧊 Analyse demonstration components included in HPMPs and KIPs, including information on sectors, category of applications, sizes, alternatives, energy efficiency gains where applicable, reported results and post-project impacts

⚖️ Examine regulatory frameworks on controlled substances, equipment and servicing practices, including licensing and quota systems, bans, prohibition of venting, record keeping, registry of equipment, licensing of servicing workshops and individuals, leak monitoring, and other elements identified during the research

📋 Review policies related to placing on the market and control of RACHP equipment, with a focus on allowed refrigerants and energy efficiency related policies, including but not limited to MEPS and building codes

🔧 Carry out other related work as assigned by the supervisor

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Who Can Apply

Applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (a second university degree or equivalent, or higher); be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (a bachelor's degree or equivalent); or have graduated with a university degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Sustainable Development, Political Science, Public Policy, International Relations, Data Science, or a related field. A field of study closely related to the internship is required. A background in research, data compilation, policy analysis, comparative assessments and the preparation of research reports is desirable.

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The Details

📆 Duration: 3 to 6 months, with a start date of 4 January 2027

🕘 Schedule: five days per week, 35 to 40 hours

📍 Location: Montreal, Canada

🌐 Language: fluency in spoken and written English is required; knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage

Funding

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. The costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.

How to Apply

Complete the online application, indicating which of the eligibility criteria you meet and attaching proof, and explaining how your field of study relates to the internship with examples of your experience.