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Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: EESD
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Bonn, Germany
  • Internship Title: International Intern
  • Duration: 3-6 months
  • Number of Interns: 1-2
  • Special Requirement: Graduate student; Full-time (40 h per week)\
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability is a global network of more than 2500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development. Active in 125+ countries, we influence sustainability policy and drive local action for low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development.

We bring sustainability to a rapidly developing urban world.

ICLEI makes sustainability an integral part of urban development and creates systemic change in urban areas through practical, integrated solutions. We help cities, towns and regions anticipate and respond to complex challenges, from rapid urbanization and climate change to ecosystem degradation and inequity.

The local and regional governments in our network confront these challenges by incorporating sustainability into day-to-day operations and policy. We invest in the capacity and knowledge needed to design solutions and make decisions informed by data, scientific evidence and local realities and pressures. Our five pathways towards low emission, nature-based, equitable, resilient and circular development are designed to create systemic change.

We work in cities, towns and regions of all sizes, with varying capacities and challenges. Many have set and reached ambitious targets and are at the forefront of sustainability, pioneering new solutions and challenging the status quo. Others are taking early steps towards transformation, strengthening their systems and capacities to achieve sustainability goals.

Across the world, ICLEI brings the latest global knowledge and solutions to the local context.

 The ICLEI network is united for worldwide action.

Our members and team of experts work together through peer exchange, partnerships and capacity building to create systemic change for urban sustainability.

ICLEI creates connections among the local, regional, national and global governmental levels. We advocate for robust national and global sustainability policies that reflect the interests of local and regional governments and their communities.

ICLEI forges strategic alliances with international organizations, national governments, academic and financial institutions, civil society and the private sector. We create space for innovation within our multi-disciplinary teams and work alongside our partners to create new ways to support sustainable development at the urban scale.

We impact global sustainable development.

When a pioneering group of local and regional governments founded ICLEI, they took action before sustainability was widely viewed as fundamental to development. For decades, our efforts have continued to put sustainability at the top of the agenda for local and regional governments across the world. Over time, ICLEI has expanded and developed, and we are now working in over 125 countries, with global experts in more than 24 offices.

Through our collective efforts to build a sustainable urban world, ICLEI is shifting the trajectory of global development.
The internship will be under the guidance of The ICLEI World Secretariat (WS). The ICLEI World Secretariat (WS) represents the entire ICLEI organization and its offices on the global level, undertakes global strategy building and coordination, prepares new program areas, implements global programs and projects, advances initiatives with our offices, members, partners and other local and regional governments in a global context, supports the ICLEI regional and country offices, and manages the ICLEI governance.

ICLEI WS staff mainly works at their desks in the office and cooperate with the regional offices and many kinds of external and international partners and stakeholders. The intern will be working with a specific team on ongoing or future projects

The internship is a temporary period of time spent working in a professional environment, during which enrolled students before their final graduation acquire professional skills and put into practice knowledge acquired during the course of their 

academic education, the overriding objective being the award of a degree or certification or the facilitating of their professional insertion. The intern will be given tasks, pursuant to the academic program established by the university and approved by ICLEI. 

The main purpose of the internship is to enable Master students to put into practice the theoretical and methodological knowledge acquired during the academic education and to consolidate the career plan with a view to furthering the future professional career. It should furthermore enable the student to acquire and develop transversal skills such as management processes, the resolution of complex issues, and development of the ability to manage and fit into a business environment.

Tasks can include (details will be defined individually):
● Communication by e.g. providing and selecting thematic input for monthly newsletters and webinars
● Partner relationship management, stakeholder engagement
● Providing substantial support, conceptualization of presentations
● Conducting research for facts and figures of a specific thematic area (pathway, project)
● Writing of project related case studies
● Screening of project proposals
● Assisting other colleagues in their daily tasks
● Assisting our Global Communications, Data and Knowledge Management, Research or Global Events sections.
● Cooperating with us about writing your final thesis.
ICLEI projects are based on its five pathways and the 17 UN goals for sustainability and are designed for its member cities/towns/regions all over the world.
Applicants may also consider internships in our Global Communications, Data and Knowledge management, Research or Global Events sections.
The internship will be based on German law.

Requirements:
● Master’s degree (completed/ongoing)
● Software skills: e.g. MS Office, Windows, Google, Indesign, WordPress, Photoshop, Webinar, social media, data visualization, coding, others
● Writing skills: e.g. for knowledge products, in English and other languages
● Required Documents:
– Certificates, e.g. BA/BSc certificate, work samples, letter(s) of recommendation
– Proof of mandatory internship (including duration)
– Document stating scholarship (covering the preferred time frame)
– Documents about social security (health insurance)
2019-06-26 | Bonn, Germany – Resilient Cities : Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation
2019-01-15 | Brussels, Belgium – Workshop on Upscaling Hydrogen Gensets in European Cities
2018-11-07 | Vienna, Austria – Informed Cities Forum
2018-10-09 | Brussels, Belgium – Final Conference of the RESIN Project
2018-09-25 | Kitakyushu, Japan – Seminar on Waste Management
2018-09-04 | Seoul, Korea Rep – Northeast Asia Forum on Air Quality Improvement
2018-06-19 | Montréal, QC Canada – Triennial World Congress of Local Governments
2018-04-26 | Bonn, Germany – Resilient Cities : Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation
2018-03-21 | Oslo, Norway – Procura plus seminar
2017-09-07 | Nagano, Japan – Local Renewables Conference
2017-08-01 | Bangkok, Thailand – Global Waste Management Conference
2017-06-01 | Seoul, Korea Rep – Northeast Asia Forum on Air Quality Improvement
2017-05-04 | Bonn, Germany – Resilient Cities : Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation
2017-04-24 | Brasilia, Brazil – EMDS : Meeting of Municipalities with Sustainable Development
2017-03-22 | Ekurhuleni, South Africa – LOCS4Africa : Local Climate Solutions for Africa Congress
2016-11-09 | Saragossa, Spain – Conference on Empowering Public Procurement for Innovation in the EU Water Sector
2016-09-01 | Seoul, Korea Rep – Seoul Mayors Forum on Climate Change
2016-07-06 | Bonn, Germany – Resilient Cities : Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation
2016-06-08 | Seoul, Korea Rep – International Forum on Urban Policy for the Sustainable Development Goals
2016-05-19 | Seoul, Korea Rep – Northeast Asia Forum on Air Quality Improvement
2016-04-27 | Bilbao, Spain – European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns
2016-04-06 | Daegu, Korea Rep – International Sustainable Development Forum
2015-11-23 | Vienna, Austria – European Urban Green Infrastructure Conference
2015-08-31 | Tokyo, Japan – EU-Japan Municipal Dialogue on Urban Policy Working Meeting
2015-06-08 | Bonn, Germany – Resilient Cities : Annual World Congress on Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change
2015-04-16 | Daegu, Korea Rep – International Forum for Local Sustainability
2015-04-08 | Seoul, Korea Rep – Triennial World Congress of Local Governments
2015-03-26 | Rotterdam, Netherlands – Informed Cities Forum
2014-10-12 | Pyeongchang, Korea Rep – Biodiversity Summit for Cities and Subnational Governments
2014-06-01 | Bonn, Germany – Resilient Cities : Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation
2013-06-06 | Berlin, Germany – Informed Cities Forum
2013-05-31 | Bonn, Germany – Resilient Cities : Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation
2013-04-17 | Geneva, Switzerland – European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns
2012-10-25 | Freiburg-Breisgau, Germany – Local Renewables Conference
2012-09-19 | Malmö, Sweden – EcoProcura : European Forum for Economic and Environmental Purchasing
2012-06-14 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil – Triennial World Congress of Local Governments
2012-05-11 | Bonn, Germany – Resilient Cities : Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation
2011-11-08 | Hamburg, Germany – Intelligent cities conference
2011-10-27 | Freiburg-Breisgau, Germany – Local renewables conference
2011-10-26 | Naples, Italy – Informed Cities Forum
2011-09-12 | Brussels, Belgium – European Convention on Cities in Europe 2020
2011-06-22 | Bangkok, Thailand – Asia-Pacific urban forum
2011-06-03 | Bonn, Germany – Resilient Cities : annual world congress on cities and adaptation to climate change
2011-03-15 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Global city forum
2011-02-27 | Cape Town, South Africa – Congress on local climate solutions for Africa
2010-12-04 | Cancún, Mexico – World climate summit
2010-11-21 | Mexico City, Mexico – World Mayors Summit on Climate
2010-11-11 | Helsinki, Finland – Procura plus seminar
2010-10-14 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – International green technology and purchasing conference
2010-10-14 | Freiburg-Breisgau, Germany – Local renewables conference
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
● Memorandum of Understanding with: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
● Memorandum of Understanding with: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
● Memorandum of Understanding with: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
● Member of: NDC Partnership(Associate)
● Accredited by: United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
● Accredited by: Green Climate Fund (GCF)
● Accredited by: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – Secretariat (UNFCCC Climate Change Secretariat)
● Partner of: Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
● Cooperates with: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
● Links with: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Participant in: E-XJ4717 – Global Partnership on Local and Subnational Action for Biodiversity. Represented on the Board of: F-XM0865 – International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN). Joint projects with: B-XF6714 – World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). Cooperates with: C-XD4162 – World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); F-XF0463 – World Economic Forum (WEF). Partner of: F-XM2097 – C40; F-XJ3320 – Global Footprint Network; IUCN; E-XM0956 – World Mayors Council on Climate Change (WMCCC).
● Member of: Climate Action Network (CAN)
● Member of: Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)
● Member of: European Network for Community-Led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability (ECOLISE)
● Member of: GEF CSO Network (GCN)
● Member of: Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GABC)
● Member of: Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments (Global Taskforce)
● Member of: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
● Member of: Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA)

Members
Local governments and local government associations; Associate partners; Institutional partners; Corporate partners. Members in 96 countries and territories:

Member Countries & Regions
Albania, Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Burundi, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bhutan, Botswana, Canada, Switzerland, Côte d’Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, France, UK, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Honduras, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, India, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Korea Rep, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Luxembourg, Morocco, Mali, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Is, Sweden, Slovenia, Senegal, Togo, Thailand, Turkey, Tanzania UR, Uganda, USA, Uruguay, Vanuatu, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, Eswatini