About the opportunity: The intern works at the UNDP Rome Centre for Climate Action and Energy Transition, supporting the climate and energy portfolio in research, project coordination, investment facilitation, communications and administration.
Key information:
- Title: Intern – Climate and Energy Project Support (Job ID 37931)
- Duration: six months, full-time
- Location: Rome, Italy, or home-based; applicants state their preferred arrangement, availability period and city and country of residence during the internship
- Deadline: November 20, 2026, at 04:59 AM
- Required language: English; Italian is desirable
Responsibilities:
- Research and data analysis on sustainable energy solutions and climate change mitigation
- Supporting project coordination, tracking timelines and investment facilitation
- Administrative support: documents, correspondence, meeting minutes and records
- Drafting social media content, newsletters and briefing notes
- Supporting workshops, webinars and meetings
Stipend and costs: UNDP may pay a monthly stipend to interns not financially supported by another institution; the amount is not specified in the announcement. If the intern is supported by a third party, UNDP may pay the difference under applicable rules. Travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of the nominating institution, university or government, and are not automatically covered by UNDP. Interns must arrange their own medical insurance, which is not reimbursed.
Leave: Leave accrues at 1.5 days per month, and unused leave is forfeited at the end of the internship. Unjustified absences exceeding nine days in total are deducted from the stipend.
Documents after selection (within one week): university enrolment confirmation, a professor's recommendation letter, transcript, passport copy, UNDP internship application form, signed internship agreement, medical certificate of good health and proof of medical insurance.
How to apply: Through the official UNDP Careers portal, searching by title or Job ID 37931.
Notes: The internship does not guarantee later employment, and the United Nations charges no application, processing or recruitment fees. The announcement gives no list of countries from which home-based interns may work, so confirm this with UNDP.
