Intern - Effective Development Cooperation (Switzerland or Home-based)

About the role

UNDP is recruiting two interns for its work on effective development cooperation, within the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy (BERA) and the OECD-UNDP Joint Support Team for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC). The interns report to the GPEDC Senior Team, one under the Policy Specialist and one under the Partnership and Advocacy Specialist. Positions are available in Switzerland or home-based.

Key responsibilities

• Policy analysis and secretariat support (40%): support the 2027-2029 Work Programme, research trends in development effectiveness, contribute to the 5th GPEDC monitoring round with briefs, discussion papers, country stories and blog posts, draft briefing and guidance materials, and support data analysis and knowledge management.
• Communications and advocacy support for monitoring (40%): help implement the 5th Monitoring Round launch plan, draft newsletters, blogs, videos, social media content and update the official Trello board, and maintain the website, data visualisation platform and Global Dashboard.
• Events liaison (20%): provide logistical support to annual events, workshops, webinars and steering committee meetings, and draft emails and event briefings for partners including OECD and GPEDC.

Required profile

• Enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme, or in the final year of a bachelor's degree, in Development Studies, Economics, Public Administration, International Relations or a related field; recent graduates must start within one year of graduation.
• Fluent in spoken and written English; French or Spanish is an asset.
• Commitment to UNDP's values and willingness to undergo reference and background checks.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and strong online research skills.
• Familiarity with social media scheduling, monitoring and analytics tools; graphic design, video production, advanced Excel, database management and Power BI are an asset.
• Experience in communications campaigns, social media content creation, research and policy development, or event planning is an asset.

Stipends are paid monthly according to the duty location, and part-time arrangements are prorated. Other expenses are borne by the applicant or their sponsor. Applications require a CV and a motivation letter combined in one PDF.