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Intern (m/f/d) in the project Transport and Climate Change Bookmark jobadShare jobad

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Job-ID: V000057932 Location: Bonn Assignment period: 04/01/2024 - 09/30/2024 Field: Trainees Type of employment: full-time Application deadline: 02/18/2024

Job description

We are looking for motivated interns with an interest in sustainable transport policy. You should enjoy putting creative ideas into practice every day in an agile, fast and conscientious manner and work efficiently, solution-orientated and independently. This is important as you will have the opportunity to take responsibility for smaller projects and contribute as part of the \"Transport & Climate Change\" team.
We offer interesting insights into the topics of sustainable mobility, climate protection in the transport sector, transparency in the context of the Paris Agreement, financing of infrastructure, sustainable development through transport policy measures and energy efficiency in the transport sector.
The transport cluster, which is mainly funded by the International Climate Initiative, advises partners in countries of the Global South on the further development of national climate protection plans in the transport sector, the development of decarbonisation strategies and instruments to increase energy efficiency in the transport sector. The geographical focus is on Asia and the African continent, where the work focuses on the development of a network of NGOs and the regulation of informal transport services. Working with data is key for several of our activities. Further information is available at: www.changing-transport.org.
Our interns will be part of a team with flat hierarchies consisting of around 30 dedicated colleagues from the fields of transport planning and economics, development cooperation, political science and communication. We are looking for at least two interns for the cross-project work in our cluster from 01.04.2024. In addition, we will also have two further positions to fill from the beginning/mid-September. Please indicate your preferred starting date (April or mid-September) in your application.

Your tasks

Research and technical evaluations, primarily in the areas of transport and climate, urban mobility, digitalisation and open data as well as energy efficiency and vehicle efficiency standards Providing input and support for specialist consulting services on climate and transport policy issues Supporting the Transport Data Commons Initiative (https://tdc.unece.org) in stakeholder management and in the further development of a database prototype Analysis of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in transport to achieve the Paris climate targets in cooperation with partner organisations for the \"Tracker for Climate Strategies in Transport\" (www.changing-transport.org/tracker) and its further development (text mining) Collaboration in the development of a standard product for MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Valuation) of climate protection contributions in the transport sector Preparing and supporting the organisation of various events; preparing presentations, agendas and invitations; preparing the content of events in partner countries Independent creation of short technical articles for external communication (e. g. website, blogs, social media) Supporting the project team with administrative tasks

Your profile

Ongoing studies (undergraduate or bachelor's degree preferred) in the field of transport science (transport planning, transport engineering, transport geography), economics, environmental/climate science, political science/international relations (focus on climate policy), geography, urban/spatial planning, or a related field. You also have an interest in development policy and a basic understanding of the challenges in the transport sector in emerging and developing countries, and/or knowledge of international climate policy and approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector. You have a very good command of written and spoken English (German, Spanish or French would be an advantage). You have a good feel for language and are adept at writing and editing texts. Your approach to new tasks is characterised by an analytical and structured approach. You have organisational skills and are happy to assist with the preparation of events and maintaining contact with project partners. You are familiar with the common Office programmes (especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel). You are no stranger to working with data and handling extensive Excel spreadsheets.

Notes

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 €2.134,52 (gross).

GIZ would like to increase the proportion of employees with disability, both in Germany and abroad. Applications from persons with disabilities are most welcome.

For further information, please contact Ms. Verena Knöll (verena.knoell@giz.de).

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