Research Associate

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About the Organization

As the lead United Nations agency on international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. We help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnerships and institutional capabilities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our work is centred around six core development areas, known as our signature solutions: poverty and inequality, governance, resilience, environment, energy and gender equality.

Job Description

The UN Volunteer will work under the direct supervision and guidance of Head, Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity/ Programme Manager, Climate Change, Resilience, Biodiversity and, Chemicals Management, UNDP and will perform the under mentioned tasks:

• Support the submission, analysis and consideration of 4 biodiversity conservation proposals to corporates to ensure funding
• Contribute to preparation and finalization of training modules on biodiversity conservation for corporate professionals with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
• Support planning and finalization of a training calendar and training curriculum at Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
• Support organization of a sensitization meeting with corporates in Telangana with a focus on Access and Benefit Sharing
• Facilitate scale up of the FinTech for biodiversity solutions identified and awarded under Youth Co:Lab 2023 through strategy planning, connecting to startup accelerators and investment opportunities
• Contribute to the research and compilation of a compendium of good practices on the use of FinTech for nature conservation
• Contribute to preparation and finalization of sector-specific nature-related reporting templates in conjunction with SEBI and MoEF&CC
• Support designing and conducting a training and certification programme for environmental auditors on standards of sustainability reporting
• Organize, manage and coordinate consultations, stakeholder engagements and training programmes with government, civil society and corporate sector stakeholders for technical partnerships and future collaborations.
• Review the work assigned to the consultants and monitor the timelines and deliverables
• Perform background research (qualitative and quantitative) on project activities.
• Support in identification and documentation of best practices and outcomes across thematic areas relevant to the project and prepare concept notes and proposals for the same
• Attend webinars conducted by the global team
• Perform any other tasks assigned from time to time by the Head, Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity/ Programme Manager

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in Commerce, Finance, Social Science, Economics, Environment Management or related fields.

Skills and experience

research, documentation or related areas;

• Excellent analytic and writing skills;
• Ability to aggregate and synthesize research literature and extract key messages and arguments;
• Excellent coordination and network skills
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development;
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel;
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, among others), email, and internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment.

Languages

• English, Level: Fluent, Required
• Hindi, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable

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