Data Collection and Communication Intern

Background

The Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy (BERA) works to position UNDP as a leading global voice on sustainable development by strengthening its global reputation, thought leadership, and influence. It builds and manages strategic partnerships and alliances, advances innovative and diversified financing approaches for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and leads global advocacy and communication campaigns to shape policies, mobilize stakeholders, and promote impactful solutions to challenges such as poverty, inequality, and climate change.

The Innovative Digital Partnerships Unit within BERA is pleased to announce the creation of multiple internship opportunities to support the new and ongoing activities related to partnership with Samsung Mobile. Since 2019, Samsung and The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have been collaborating on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the Samsung Global Goals app and the Generation17 initiative.

UNDP and Samsung have co-designed, launched, and implemented initiatives related to the SDGs with a particular focus on Youth Empowerment and Education using digital technologies. In August 2019, the Samsung Global Goals App was launched in 2 languages, subsequently expanding to more than 80 languages and countries today. The Samsung Global Goals app offers mobile phone users the opportunity to familiarize themselves with all 17 SDGs and their impact on communities worldwide. Through the app, users actively contribute to the achievement of these Global Goals by learning about each goal and making direct donations to UNDP to support its ongoing development work. With the app now installed on approximately 300 million Samsung devices globally it has significantly expanded UNDP’s global outreach. In 2020, Generation17 was born. It is an initiative that leverages the collective power of Samsung and UNDP to amplify the voices of young people, inspire change, and pav