Internship - Financial Integrity

The Global Policy Centre for Governance (GPCG), as a core part of UNDP’s Governance, Rule of Law and Peacebuilding (GRP) Hub, supports more inclusive, transparent, accountable and effective governance systems. The Centre identifies persistent development challenges with governance at their core, and applies research, analysis, learning, and UNDP’s convening capabilities to develop, test, and advance practical policy alternatives and solutions.

The GPCG’s work is organized around four interconnected priorities:

• Financial Integrity and systemic derisking approaches that strengthen enabling environments for sustainable development;
• Data sharing and transparency, in support of more effective governance systems;
• Data and analytics related to SDG 16 ‘peace, justice and strong institutions’ including UNDP’s custodianship role for select SDG 16 indicators;
• Gender equality with a focus on the governance barriers related to underutilized gender data and pathways to stronger policy uptake.

Across these areas, the Centre develops and tests integrated policy alternatives and solutions that strengthen national systems, build trust in institutions, and improve the enabling conditions for sustainable development.

An internship is available to support the Centre’s workstream on Financial Integrity.  Financial Integrity is understood as a system in which laws, institutions and practices work together to ensure transparency, accountability and integrity in financial flows. Within this framework, the Centre focuses on developing integrated policy alternatives and solutions, including systemic derisking approaches that enhance predictability, accountability, and the enabling environment for sustainable investment in governance. This includes addressing the persistent challenge of illicit financial flows which requires stronger coordination, information sharing and support for national implementation of accountability and enforcement measures.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• →Assist with research on financial integrity, including literature reviews, analysis and drafting and formatting reports.
• →Support the organisation of strategic engagements to generate knowledge and facilitate learning partnerships on financial integrity issues, e.g. country-level dialogues and global roundtables or side events.
• →Support the production of knowledge products of the Centre, in particular on financial integrity.
• →Assist in the development of project communications and other advocacy materials including, among others: concept notes, term of reference, presentations, proposals, speeches remarks, social media content.
• →Assist in enlarging GPCG’s network of research and knowledge partnerships in Nordic and Southern countries.
• →Additional tasks as required to support the work of the Centre. 

• Excellent communication skills in English; written and oral. 
• Demonstrated interest in global development and the work of international organisations. 
• Demonstrated interest in principles of effective governance and dimensions of financial integrity (public financial management and fiscal transparency, anti-corruption, tax justice, de-risking for investment, etc.) 
• Team player; works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Flexible mindset and eagerness to learn and take on diverse tasks.
• Knowledge of key research institutions in Global South and/or Norway (desired). 
• Knowledge of political landscape in Norway (desired). 
• Experience from a developing country and/or international organisation or related is an advantage.

• Fluency in spoken and written English is required. 
• Working knowledge in a Scandinavian language is an asset 

Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements: 

• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent); preferably in economics, international finance, international development, or relevant social sciences.
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher); preferably in economics, international finance, international development, or other relevant social sciences. 
• Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined above and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program. 

Estimated start date is 4 January 2027. 

Interested applicants must include the following documents when submitting the applications in UNDP job shop (Please note that only 1 (one) file can be uploaded therefore please include all documents in one file):

1. In accordance with the UNDP Internship policy, UNDP interns are eligible to receive a monthly stipend, with a rate that varies depending on the duty location. The stipend will be paid monthly, and part-time internship arrangements are prorated accordingly. 
2. Where an intern is financially supported by an institution, government or third party, UNDP will pay the intern the difference, if any, between the external financial support provided and the applicable UNDP stipend.
3. Except for the stipend, all other expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring government or institutions.
4. Interns are not considered staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity.
5. The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNDP, but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship.