UNDP AfCFTA Internship on Inclusive and Sustainable Trade 2024 for Graduate Africans. Apply below.
When is Application Deadline:
24th February 2024
Job Identification: 16302
Tell Me About UNDP AfCFTA Internship:
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UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
The UNDP Renewed Strategic Offer in Africa identifies structural economic transformation as one of the key pillars for accelerated and inclusive growth, with regional integration as a key enabler. As acknowledged in SDG 17, trade is a means of implementation for sustainable development. Boosting production and intra-African trade including under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), are is intrinsically linked to success of UNDP’s renewed strategic offer in Africa. UNDP’s Africa Regional Programme (2022 – 2025) provides dedicated support to the African Union member States and regional institutions to ensure, inter alia, that regional growth and structural transformation is inclusive, transformational and sustainable with reduced economic inequalities. The programme is anchored using a ‘regional lens’ that promotes a coordinated approach and coherence between regional and national level interventions that align to regional frameworks and policies across Africa.
Trading under the preferential terms of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has commenced. Through the progressive elimination of tariffs and removal of non-tariff barriers, the single African market will unleash opportunities for economic empowerment and catalyse attainment of the aspirations of all the other impact areas such as natural resource governance, youth and women employment and empowerment, sustainable energy, climate change, peace and security.
As AfCFTA State Parties start trading under the AfCFTA, UNDP continues to provide support to national and regional institutions through its AfCFTA Regional Project 2022- 2025. Dedicated actions are deployed to support, at national, regional, and continental levels, strengthening the capacities of women and youth-owned micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) to maximise opportunities arising from the free trade area.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Undertake research on intra – African trade and investment
- Provide technical inputs to briefing notes, project reports, presentations and research outputs
- Support coordination of MSME – related market access initiatives
- Contribute to the organization of public engagements
Institutional Arrangement
The Intern on Inclusive and Sustainable Trade (AfCFTA) will report directly to the Regional AfCFTA Specialist under the overall guidance of the Regional AfCFTA Advisor.Â
Competencies
Core
Achieve Results:
LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline.
Think Innovatively:
LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements.
Learn Continuously:
LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback.
Adapt with Agility:
LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible.
Act with Determination:
LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident.
Engage and Partner:
LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships.
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination.
| Thematic Area | Name | Definition |
| Business Direction and Strategy | Entrepreneurial Thinking | Ability to create clarity around UNDP Yalue proposition to beneficiaries and partners and to develop service offers responding to client needs based on UNDP’s organizational priorities and mandate |
| Business Development | Knowledge Generation | Ability to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need |
| Business Management | Digital Awareness and Literacy | Ability and inclination to rapidly adopt new technologies, either through skilfull grasping their usage or through understanding their impact and empowering others to use them as needed |
Type:
Internship
Who can Apply for UNDP AfCFTA Internship?
Education:
- Masters Degree in Economics, Law, International Business, International Trade or other relevant subject
Experience:
- No experience is required
Required skills
Research, drafting,
Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the Competencies section
MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Required Language(s)
EnglishÂ
Where will Award be Taken?
Accra, Ghana
How Many Awards?
Not specified
How to Apply for UNDP AfCFTA Internship:
Apply below
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