Intern
Organizational Context
The United Nations Secretariat's Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Energy Division is based in Bangkok. This division supports member states in enhancing energy security, facilitating energy transition, and addressing climate change through regional cooperation to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly SDG7.
Job Purpose
This internship within the ESCAP Energy Division in Bangkok offers a 3-6 month full-time opportunity to support member states in achieving energy security, energy transition, and climate change mitigation goals aligned with SDG7. The intern will gain practical experience by assisting professional staff with information collection, research, and analysis across various energy-related areas. This role contributes to regional cooperation efforts aimed at sustainable development and ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy for all, while providing the intern with valuable exposure to international energy policy and sustainable development initiatives.
Responsibilities
The intern will support the Energy Division by undertaking information collection, research, and analysis in areas such as key energy challenges for SDGs, particularly SDG7 targets (universal access, renewable energy share, energy efficiency). Responsibilities include researching good practices in energy financing, trade, and connectivity; developing project proposals for power system connectivity roadmaps; analyzing challenges and initiatives for sub-regional and regional power grid integration; and assisting with implementing projects related to energy modelling and capacity building. The role also involves collecting and processing energy data, researching national energy policies and climate commitments, and contributing to data analysis and visualization. Additionally, the intern may assist with economic analysis of energy access, research on natural gas's role in energy transition, sustainable cooling strategies, and maintaining the Asia-Pacific Energy Portal by updating statistics, policies, and infrastructure data.
Work Experience
No professional work experience is required for this internship. However, applicants must be pursuing or have completed a relevant university degree program as specified in the education requirements. Familiarity with standard software applications is expected, and the ability to draft news articles, social media posts, or design surveys and polls is considered desirable.
Skills
Information collection, research and analysis, energy policy, sustainable development, SDG7, energy security, energy transition, climate change, regional cooperation, energy financing, energy trade, power system connectivity, energy modelling, data analysis, data visualization, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, drafting news articles/social media posts, survey/poll design.