Intern in the Green Climate Fund business development

You will carry out during the internship the following tasks:

• You will support the work of project development managers in their entire range of tasks (conceptual work, coordination, drafting terms of reference and many more)
• Technical commenting on climate and sector related studies and plausibility checks; researching and preparing information (primarily in French and English)
• Preparation of presentation material, project plans, preparation and follow-up of meetings (with internal and external stakeholders, in country and abroad)
• Further, you will support the whole GCF Business Development Unit team by participating in workshops, team meetings, knowledge management amongst other activities
• You will have your own individual work packages and be part of a diverse and enthusiastic team

• Completed Bachelor's and ideally Master's degree in climate, political or economic sciences with a focus on the environment or international finance
• Relevant knowledge and high affinity for the topics of climate change and climate finance
• Initial experience in project management and/or development cooperation
• Structured approach to tasks and problems, initiative, self-organisation and flexibility
• Ability to work in a team and sensitive communication behaviour with different stakeholders
• Very good practical knowledge of the usual MS Office applications, skills in graphical presentation in PowerPoint
• Very good written and oral communication skills in French and English are a prerequisite, and a very good knowledge of German is an advantage

GIZ is a signatory of the Diversity Charter. Recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the company are important to us. All employees shall be valued - regardless of gender and gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, social background, age or sexual orientation.

Please be informed that you are only allowed to apply for this internship, if you are currently enrolled as a student or graduated not longer than six months ago from the start of your internship.

We pay a monthly stipend of €2.205,04 (gross).

We support equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

For further information, please contact Ms Anna Franzreb (anna.franzreb@giz.de).