Resource Mobilisation Intern

Since 2010, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement has inspired a new way of working collaboratively to end malnutrition, in all its forms. With the governments of SUN Countries in the lead, it unites people—from civil society, the United Nations, donors, businesses and researchers—in a collective effort to improve nutrition. The SUN Strategy 2021–2025 (SUN 3.0) prioritises country leadership and focuses on supporting systemic change at the country level. It seeks to capture the ambition of SUN countries and guide the work of all actors at all levels aligning concerted action behind and responding to commonly agreed national priorities set out by governments in SUN countries. It also includes the plans to launch the new SUN Pooled Fund 3.0.

SUN 3.0 is committed to fundamental, non-negotiable aspects of effective nutrition action, including equity and the principle of leaving no one behind. For its third phase, the SUN Movement will drive forward gender equality and enshrine youth leadership across the Movement.  SUN 3.0 will strengthen partnerships to achieve greater impact on nutrition through food systems, health systems, social protection systems, actions by the private sector and humanitarian and development actors, and through education, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and climate change adaptation.

The SUN Movement Secretariat plays a central role in enabling the multiple members and structures of the Movement to work together to advance progress on country-level priorities and the global positioning of nutrition.  

The SUN Movement Secretariat comprises  personnel based in Geneva and in various regions globally.  All parts of the Movement – member governments, the SUN Global Support System - the GSS, consisting of four SUN networks (Civil Society, United Nations, Business, Donors), the planned new Pooled Fund and the SUN Movement Secretariat, together with the SUN Movement Coordinator, work together to align and focus efforts on priorities within countries.

The SUN Movement Secretariat is hosted by UNOPS.

• Prepare pre-meeting documentation, arrange meeting logistics, take meeting notes, and communicate with participants in support of the SUN Resource Mobilisation team.
• Assist in conducting desk research and developing work plans in support of the integration of nutrition with climate change and other SDG agenda, at the request of the Head of RM/NR
• Assist in conducting desk review research on current and prospective SUN donors to populate and maintain donor briefs, liaising with RM advisor on primary content/format and with other SMS and external colleagues as appropriate and feasible, to include case studies from SUN countries
• Take meeting notes and draft post-meeting notes for the file (NFF)
• Update donor tracker spreadsheet after each donor meeting, based on the meeting notes
• Support the development of the Resource Mobilisation and Nutrition Finance sections of the SUN website
• Other duties as assigned

• Fluency is English is required. 
• Working knowledge of French is desirable

Contract type: Internship
Contract level: N/A
Contract duration: 12 Months


This internship is not designed to lead to a staff position with UNOPS. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of the internship.

Interns may be eligible for a monthly stipend  from UNOPS provided that they do not receive funds from other institutions. Further, UNOPS may provide a one time travel lumpsum of 500 USD. However, they must make their own arrangements for accommodation, travel and necessary visa arrangements.

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