Internship: Finance for Sustainable Development programme

[Archona Rani Saha]

This internship is a great opportunity for students interested in sustainability and the role that investments can play to enable sustainable development in developing countries.

Apply now Closes 7 Nov 2023
Location
Stockholm, in-person and remote

Deadline
7 November 2023

Contract details
Six months (January–June 2024)
Full time

Join our international non-profit research organization and help bridge environment and development science to policy and practice. Stockholm Environment Institute is a world-leading research institute in its field. We are a dynamic and expanding workplace that employs around 130 people in an activity-based HQ office in central Stockholm. We have an additional 200 employees in seven centres around the world. 

We are seeking an intern for the Finance for Sustainable Development Programme (FSD), located within the Development Policy and Finance Team (DPF) at our Stockholm HQ.

Project overview and tasks
Finance for Sustainable Development is SEI’s new research and engagement programme dedicated to enabling greater investment in sustainable projects, particularly in developing countries. The FSD programme will build on SEI’s track-record of working with international climate and development finance. The mandate of FSD is to support the scaling of investment into sustainable economic activity needed to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the climate targets in the Paris Agreement.

Our finance for sustainability portfolio of research projects includes work on risk mitigation for renewable energy investments in Sub-Saharan Africa, policy support for international climate finance institutions, the alignment of development finance institution investments and national SDG priorities, blended finance to mobilize private sector investment, sustainable finance instruments and practices (e.g., labelled bonds), and training on public and private sustainable finance.

The intern will work with SEI’s Development Policy and Finance team and the internship may consist of the following tasks:

conducting literature reviews and synthesizing information
supporting with workshop organization and delivery
supporting with communication activities
Profile
We are looking for a person who is studying finance, economics, political science, international development, sustainability studies, or similar, with a special interest in the role of investments as an enabler for sustainable development.

The ideal candidate will possess analytical and communication skills (both written and oral). You are willing to work in a collaborative environment and have a natural ability to coordinate and drive tasks forward.

Formal qualifications and knowledge
current enrolment in a master’s programme
fluency in English
experience in undertaking communication activities (organizing events, communication outreach, website and social media)
Location
The internship is based at SEI HQ in Stockholm. An in-person internship involving office visits at least 1-2 times per week is preferred, but an online internship may also be possible.

How to apply
We are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis so please submit your application as soon as possible, however no later than 7 November 23:59 Stockholm local time.

Applications must be submitted in English and should include a short CV and cover letter (maximum 1 page).

Please include a cover letter addressing:

what you would like to do during your internship and your strengths related to the application text
how the internship relates to your studies and future plans
what kind of insurance you are (fully) covered by if you are granted the position of intern here at SEI
a CV including one reference (name, affiliation and contact details)
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Internships at SEI
We aim to attract competent and skilled university students for our internships. Our goal is to support the intern’s development by providing a valuable learning experience in a professional setting. Please note that SEI HQ only offers unpaid internships. Applicants must be fully funded and insured by external sources throughout their time at SEI HQ.

All SEI recruitments are based on respect for the individual regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, age, union representation or political opinion, functional variation, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, nationality and marital or parental status.

Questions?
For questions regarding the research aims of the internship, please contact Carly Evaeus, Fellow carly.evaeus@sei.org.

For questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Filippa Klintberg, HR Specialist filippa.klintberg@sei.org



Source: Stockholm Environment Institute 2023
Original content: https://www.sei.org/people/jobs/finance-for-sustainable-development-programme/