Work Opportunities
Work Opportunities
Applications for employment are equally welcome from women and men. Persons wishing to apply for employment at the South Centre should be nationals of a member country of the Group of 77 and China and be under the age of 62 years.
Vacancies are filled based on open competition and are advertised by means of vacancy notices and are also posted on the website as well as occasionally advertised in the press.
Vacancy Announcement – Project Research Assistant, Green Climate Fund Readiness Project in Lebanon
The South Centre was established in 1995 as a permanent inter-Governmental organization of developing countries. It has full intellectual independence in working towards the establishment
of a fair, equitable, and rule-based global order. In responding to the needs of the South, it is open to new ideas and approaches (including multilateralism and regionalism) that can promote
better South-South and North-South dialogue and cooperation.
In that context, the South Centre is seeking to recruit a Project Research Assistant, in the implementation of the ‘GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support project’ with the Ministry of Environment, Lebanon. The Project Research Assistant shall report to the National Technical Coordinator in Lebanon and the Program Coordinator, Sustainable Development and Climate Change program at the South Centre.
The Project Research Assistant will be engaged on a full time basis by the South Centre until 31 March 2021, which may be renewed subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.
The selected candidate will work under the direct supervision of the National Technical Coordinator in Lebanon and the Program Coordinator, Sustainable Development and Climate Change program.
For more information, please click here.
Vacancy Announcement – National Technical Coordinator, Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Project in Lebanon
The South Centre was established in 1995 as a permanent inter-Governmental organization of developing countries. It has full intellectual independence in working towards the establishment of a fair, equitable, and rule-based global order. In responding to the needs of the South, it is open to new ideas and approaches (including multilateralism and regionalism) that can promote better South-South and North-South dialogue and cooperation.
In that context, the South Centre is seeking to recruit a National Technical Coordinator, in the implementation of the ‘GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support project’ with the Ministry of Environment, Lebanon. The National Technical Coordinator shall report to the Project Manager at the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon and the Program Coordinator, Sustainable Development and Climate Change program at the South Centre.
The National Technical Coordinator will be engaged on a full time basis by the South Centre until 29 January 2021, which may be renewed subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.
The selected candidate will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager at the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon and the Program Coordinator, Sustainable Development and Climate Change program.
For more information, please click here.
Internship Opportunities
The South Centre’s internship programme offers an opportunity for students and young professionals to gain an understanding of the technical areas that the South Centre deals with. The South Centre regularly offers internships in:
- Trade for Development
- Health, Intellectual Property and Biodiversity
- Sustainable Development and Climate Change
- Other Areas
All internship applications should include an Internship Application Form duly filled.
The South Centre is currently accepting applications for the Internship on South-South and Triangular Cooperation (Other Areas). The next session of the internship will be on 10 February 2020.
Please send your application to south(at)southcentre.int
The deadline for submitting applications is 31 January 2020.
Request for Proposals
Consultancy
The Ministry of Environment in Lebanon is currently leading the implementation of the “Strengthening and enhancing Lebanon’s institutional arrangements and capacity to enable and optimize access to the Green Climate Fund” project (2020-2022) which aims at supporting Lebanon to efficiently tap into the fund.
The consultancy has one primary objective, and one secondary objective:
– The primary objective is to design an effective and efficient No-Objection Procedure for Lebanon as per GCF guidelines and requirements and based on international best practices and lessons learned.
– The secondary objective is to backstop the project management unit by undertaking specific assessments and analysis that will support the drafting of the Gap Assessment Report.
Download the Terms of Reference (TOR) below:
Computers
The South Centre seeks proposals from vendors in order to select a vendor that can provide the best competitive rates for the Computers (as mentioned in Annex 1 of the document in the link below).
For more information:
Request for Proposals – Computers
Travel Agencies
The South Centre seeks proposals from approved travel agencies in order to select a travel agency that can provide high quality travel services at competitive rates as well as to provide assistance in reducing travel expenses by proposing best possible airfare rates at all times.
For more information:
Request for Proposals: Travel Agencies