Internship: Socially Sustainable Development Programme / Social and Solidarity Economy

UNRISD is now accepting applications for two internship positions, starting in April 2015 and in July 2015, to assist with the project on “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”, including related work on social and solidarity finance (www.unrisd.org/sse](http://www.unrisd.org/sse)) under the supervision of Pascal van Griethuysen, Research Coordinator.

While at UNRISD, the intern will be asked to:

• provide research assistance for the project indicated above;
• conduct library and Internet searches and assist with drafting and editing potential publications; and
• contribute to ongoing work tasks related to project management, fundraising activities, external relations, and event organization.

Qualifications, skills and competencies:

• Education in public policy, development studies, economics, sociology, political science or a related field at an accredited university, and academic and professional experience in relevant issues.
• We are especially interested in candidates with expertise in social and solidarity economy, and connections with finance and sustainable development (including ethical banking, financial cooperatives, microfinance, complementary currencies, etc.).
• Written and spoken fluency in English is essential, good working knowledge of French and Spanish is desirable.
• Teamwork
• Accountability

This UNRISD internship is in accordance with the rules and regulations of the UN Internship Programme.

• At the time of application, applicants must meet one of the following requirements (as per UN Secretariat rules regarding interns)
  (i) be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher)
  (ii) be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); or
  (iii) have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (i) and (ii) above) and, if selected, commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.
• Interns are not financially remunerated.
• UNRISD is not responsible for interns' travel expenses to and from Geneva, or for mandatory medical insurance during the period of the internship.

The deadline for applications is 15 March 2015 (23:59 Central European Time), with start dates in April or in July 2015 to be mutually agreed. The usual duration of the internship is three or four months, with the possibility of extension.If you have the required qualifications and are interested in this position, please apply online by clicking the button below.

Please use the "motivation" section to submit a cover letter specifying your interests and qualifications. Ensure that you indicate in the first line of the motivation section whether you are applying for the spring internship (start date in April 2015) and/or the summer internship (start date in July 2015).

Please use the “statement section” to discuss your knowledge and interest in the topic of social and solidarity economy and finance.

Kindly note that, due to limited staff resources, only those candidates who are short-listed will be contacted. Short-listed candidates for the spring internship will be contacted by 18 March 2015. Short-listed candidates for the summer internship will be contacted by 30 March 2015. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by telephone or Skype.

UNRISD vacancies are posted at www.unrisd.org/vacancies. We encourage you to subscribe to our free email alerts service to be informed promptly of any openings.

HOW TO APPLY:

Click here to apply.