Intern - Project Development
2025-08-18T16:16:51+00:00
UN-Habitat
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https://unhabitat.org/
FULL_TIME
kenya
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Nonprofit, and NGO
Management
2025-08-29T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
8
Responsibilities
- Project Development The intern will:
- Support the delivery of ideation, feasibility analysis, and project preparation support to sustainable urban development infrastructure projects in the CIF Project Pipeline.
- Engage with CIF Implementing Partners – global experts delivering project preparation support – to track, monitor and guide the project preparation process.
- Support and facilitate project assessment, due diligence and bankability assessment processes of projects within the CIF Project Pipeline.
- Assist in the identification and incorporation of ESG and SDG-oriented analysis and decision support methodologies within the CIF.
- Assist the development of a Donor Tracker: a database and analysis of relevant investors, and financiers engaged by UN-Habitat, in support of launching a new Feasibility Fund, creating agendas, presentation materials, taking action notes and providing follow-up engagement, for internal UN-Habitat and external Partner meetings.
- Sustainable Finance The intern will: Conduct thematic research on investment structures and risk mitigation instruments.
- Prepare early-stage documentation on financial structuring for projects onboarded into the CIF pipeline on how they align with investor requirements and guarantee eligibility.
- Liaise with current and potential partners in the areas of commercial and private investment and developing project pipelines.
- Support the development of partnership agreements: including memorandums of understanding, budgets, work plans, marketing collateral and other relevant materials for CIF relationships with partners as required.
- Contribute to developing and operationalizing CIF's strategy, roadmap and business model.
- Assist with developing a database and analysis of relevant donors, investors and financiers who can support the work of UN-Habitat and CIF.
Qualifications/special skills
- Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent),
- Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
- Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter. Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
- Preferred areas of study: Bachelor's or master's degree in international relations, Development Studies, Environmental Social Governance, Economics, or related fields. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
- However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
Responsibilities Project Development The intern will: Support the delivery of ideation, feasibility analysis, and project preparation support to sustainable urban development infrastructure projects in the CIF Project Pipeline. Engage with CIF Implementing Partners – global experts delivering project preparation support – to track, monitor and guide the project preparation process. Support and facilitate project assessment, due diligence and bankability assessment processes of projects within the CIF Project Pipeline. Assist in the identification and incorporation of ESG and SDG-oriented analysis and decision support methodologies within the CIF. Assist the development of a Donor Tracker: a database and analysis of relevant investors, and financiers engaged by UN-Habitat, in support of launching a new Feasibility Fund, creating agendas, presentation materials, taking action notes and providing follow-up engagement, for internal UN-Habitat and external Partner meetings. Sustainable Finance The intern will: Conduct thematic research on investment structures and risk mitigation instruments. Prepare early-stage documentation on financial structuring for projects onboarded into the CIF pipeline on how they align with investor requirements and guarantee eligibility. Liaise with current and potential partners in the areas of commercial and private investment and developing project pipelines. Support the development of partnership agreements: including memorandums of understanding, budgets, work plans, marketing collateral and other relevant materials for CIF relationships with partners as required. Contribute to developing and operationalizing CIF's strategy, roadmap and business model. Assist with developing a database and analysis of relevant donors, investors and financiers who can support the work of UN-Habitat and CIF.
Qualifications/special skills Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher), Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent), Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite). Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter. Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views. Preferred areas of study: Bachelor's or master's degree in international relations, Development Studies, Environmental Social Governance, Economics, or related fields. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
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Vacancy title:
Intern - Project Development
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
UN-Habitat
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 29 2025
Duty Station:
kenya | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities
- Project Development The intern will:
- Support the delivery of ideation, feasibility analysis, and project preparation support to sustainable urban development infrastructure projects in the CIF Project Pipeline.
- Engage with CIF Implementing Partners – global experts delivering project preparation support – to track, monitor and guide the project preparation process.
- Support and facilitate project assessment, due diligence and bankability assessment processes of projects within the CIF Project Pipeline.
- Assist in the identification and incorporation of ESG and SDG-oriented analysis and decision support methodologies within the CIF.
- Assist the development of a Donor Tracker: a database and analysis of relevant investors, and financiers engaged by UN-Habitat, in support of launching a new Feasibility Fund, creating agendas, presentation materials, taking action notes and providing follow-up engagement, for internal UN-Habitat and external Partner meetings.
- Sustainable Finance The intern will: Conduct thematic research on investment structures and risk mitigation instruments.
- Prepare early-stage documentation on financial structuring for projects onboarded into the CIF pipeline on how they align with investor requirements and guarantee eligibility.
- Liaise with current and potential partners in the areas of commercial and private investment and developing project pipelines.
- Support the development of partnership agreements: including memorandums of understanding, budgets, work plans, marketing collateral and other relevant materials for CIF relationships with partners as required.
- Contribute to developing and operationalizing CIF's strategy, roadmap and business model.
- Assist with developing a database and analysis of relevant donors, investors and financiers who can support the work of UN-Habitat and CIF.
Qualifications/special skills
- Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent),
- Have graduated with Bachelor's degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent. Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).
- Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter. Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
- Preferred areas of study: Bachelor's or master's degree in international relations, Development Studies, Environmental Social Governance, Economics, or related fields. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
- However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to UN-Habitat on careers.un.org to apply
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