Intern, Local Development Finance – UNCDF Regional Office For East And Central Africa (Home - Based)

• Inclusive Digital Economy– New technologies and saving-based approach allowing individuals, households and small businesses to better participate in the local economic development by providing the tools and financial services they need to escape poverty and manage their financial situations.
  
• Localized Investments– Thanks to fiscal decentralization, innovative local/municipal financing and structural financing of investment projects –, which contribute to promote public and private financing to boost local economic growth and sustainable development.
  

• 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.
  

Language:

• 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).
  

• Inclusive Digital Economy– New technologies and saving-based approach allowing individuals, households and small businesses to better participate in the local economic development by providing the tools and financial services they need to escape poverty and manage their financial situations.
  
• Localized Investments– Thanks to fiscal decentralization, innovative local/municipal financing and structural financing of investment projects –, which contribute to promote public and private financing to boost local economic growth and sustainable development.
  

• 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.
  

Language:

• 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).
  

• 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.
  

Work Arrangements :

• 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.