Internships: Emerging Fundraising Intern

at  UNICEF

Job no: 572676
Contract type: Internship
Duty Station: Helsinki
Level: Internship
Location: Finland
Categories: Innovation
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.

FOR EVERY CHILD, INNOVATE…

UNICEF’s Innovative Finance Hub, founded in 2022, aims to catalyze global capital in support of children to fill the SDG gap and radically accelerate progress towards the SDGs. We sit at a unique vantage point where an organization working on global issues meets the startup thinking, new ideas, and partners to turn this energy into scalable solutions.
We aim to understand and solve a pressing challenge: why is finance not working for children? On one hand, the funding gap to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues to grow (currently at over 4 trillion USD!), where children are particularly vulnerable to the educational, health, protection and climate challenges the SDGs try to address. On the other hand, children are seldom considered in the investment practices of investors, even the most responsible and socially conscious – even though virtually all companies have material impacts on children’s lives, as consumers, through their employed parents and caregivers, as community members and as future leaders.
To continue our expanding work, the Innovative Finance Hub is looking for one (1) Emerging Fundraising Intern who will report to the Finance Manager, who provides overall leadership in Emerging Fundraising.

TO QUALIFY AS A CHAMPION FOR EVERY CHILD YOU WILL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS…

• Enrolled at a university at a master’s level, undergraduate level or a recent graduate (within the past two years) in Communications, Media, Information and Communications Technology, or a related field.
• Previous work experience, including internships, in the communications, media and technology field would be considered an asset.
• Demonstrated interest in working with frontier technologies like blockchains and artificial intelligence in fundraising. Solid understanding of distributed ledger technologies and their use cases, Web3, and other relevant technologies is desirable.
• Strong capacity to work effectively in inter-divisional teams.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to conceptualize, plan and execute ideas as well as to manage projects.
• Fluency in English is required.

TO QUALIFY AS AN ADVOCATE FOR EVERY CHILD YOU WILL HAVE…

• Have good academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• Have no immediate relatives (e.g., father, mother, brother, sister) working in any UNICEF office.
• Have no other relatives in the line of authority which the intern will report to.
• Individuals must have proof of medical insurance covering the time and location of their internship.
• This internship can be delivered on a full-time or part-time commitment.
• Individuals are expected to provide their own laptop.
• Selected candidates will receive a monthly stipend (unless already in receipt of any support for the internship from a third party).
• Individuals must fund their own travel and living expenses.
• Individuals are responsible for arranging any visa or immigration requirement.

MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

After a comprehensive onboarding, the Intern will be expected to perform support functions including:

RESEARCH TASKS:

• The intern will conduct research to identify potential collaboration opportunities with Finnish universities and other institutions. This includes mapping their expertise, ongoing projects, and areas of interest related to Emerging Fundraising.
• The intern will assist the EF team in various research tasks. This could involve gathering data, preparing background information, and contributing to concept notes and proposals.