Internship - Horizon Scanning (Accelerator Lab)

COMPANY PRESENTATION

UNDP is the UN Development Programme and works in some 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. UNDP helps countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results. UNDP supports the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as they help shape global sustainable development for the next 10 years.

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**Background**
- UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results.
- UNDP is working to strengthen new frameworks for development, disaster risk reduction and climate change. We support countries' efforts to achieve the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will guide global development priorities through 2030. The key 2030 Agenda principle of leaving no one behind and stamping out inequality is at the core of everything we do.
- UNDP focuses on helping countries build and share solutions in three main areas:

- Sustainable development
- Democratic governance and peacebuilding
- Climate and disaster resilience
- In all our, we encourage the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women, minorities and the poorest and most vulnerable.

**INTERNSHIP OFFICE BACKGROUND**:

- In an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, UNDP has learnt not just to cope, but to anticipate emerging development issues and opportunities and to improve its solutions to be better-targeted. Through Accelerator Lab, these approaches are accelerated by integrated methodologies comprising of horizon scanning, solutions mapping and experimentation. The Lab also works with grassroots organizations and innovators for sense-making, testing and developing evidence-based solutions, as they understandthe complexities of their issues better than anyone else.

The intern will work under the guidance of Head of Exploration, with the team of Accelerator Lab Malaysia in implementing horizon scanning, collective intelligence and innovation methodologies as well as surfacing insights to help UNDP Country Office and development partners, such as the Government of Malaysia to prioritize most effective and durable SDG solutions. The internship is envisioned as contributions of new sources of evidence and insights which complements the whole-of-society efforts in Malaysia towards achieving SDGs and Top 25 in Human Development Index within the next 10 years.
- In this work the intern and the Lab team work closely with thematic policy and programmatic pillars in the UNDP Country Office: 1) Inclusive Growth and Prosperity 2) Governance 3) Nature, Climate and Energy as well as cross-cutting functions such as Gender, Monitoring and Evaluation and SDG Finance.

**INTERNSHIP CONDITIONS**
- UNDP will provide a stipend in the amount of RM637.50 monthly in accordance with the provisions of the UNDP Internship policy. All expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern or her/his sponsoring entity;
- UNDP accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;
- Interns must provide proof of enrolment in health insurance plan;
- Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity;
- Interns are expected to work full time but flexibility is allowed for education programmes;
- Interns need to obtain financing for subsistence and make own arrangements for internship, travel, VISA, accommodation, etc.

**Duties and responsibilities**
- 1

**Horizon Scanning and Collective Intelligence**
- Identify, visualize and communicate emerging development trends, data, technologies and issues with a particular focus on the edges and "below the radar"
- Work collaboratively in tapping into new sources of evidence and insights, analyze and visualize patterns in unstructured sources of data
- Explore partnerships with private, civil societies, media and local communities as new data sources for UNDP's development work
- Assist in develop a structured and accessible horizon scanning system that can be integrated into the current way of work and decision-making

2

**Innovation and Participatory Practices**
- Support in implementing design-thinking, innovation and participatory practices in Country Office and development partners
- Assist in documenting lessons learnt and what's work for innovation playbook

3

**Program and Project Support**
- Assist in event management, liaison with data providers and logistics
- Support other program and