Internship, Innovative Finance – Nourishing Food Pathways

Type:

Internships

Description

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking an Intern, Innovative Finance, to support on the research, identification and (preliminary) design of innovative financing solutions for nutrition under GAIN’s Nourishing Food Pathways programme.

This internship position can be based in either the GAIN Netherlands, Utrecht or India Office, New Delhi and is offered on a 6 months’ fixed-term contract basis. Candidates will ideally be available to start by April 2023.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle
the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food
systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices
more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving
consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.

Innovative Financing for Nutrition
The Global Nutrition Report 2021 estimates an additional USD 39 to 50 billion is needed every year to close the finance
gap and reach the nutrition targets of Sustainable Development Goal 2 ‘Zero Hunger’.
Innovative methods of resource mobilization are needed to increase overall funds dedicated to nutrition and to
consciously target them towards the high priority needs of the most vulnerable.
Under the Nourishing Food Pathways (NFP), GAIN is exploring opportunities in innovative financing solutions to scale
nutrition impact.

Overall purpose
• The Intern, Innovative Finance, will support on research, identification and (preliminary) design of innovative
financing solutions for nutrition under GAIN’s Nourishing Food Pathways programme. The intern will work as
part of the Innovative Finance team to explore innovative finance solutions to stimulate more financing towards
nutrition. The intern will work under the general supervision of the Innovative Finance Lead, working closely
with other members of the team and supporting the day-to-day activities of the programme.

Tasks and responsibilities
• Work closely with the Innovative Finance team in understanding private sector interest in nutrition investing
and analyzing what solutions can stimulate investors to direct more financing towards nutrition.
• Support in the identification and design of innovative finance solutions for nutrition, such as Green, Social and
Sustainability Bonds, Outcomes-based finance and Carbon Finance.
• Assist the Innovative Finance team in creating a value proposition on innovative finance for GAIN, to be
finalized in an externally facing pitch deck.
• Support in the preparation of documents and presentations for external and internal stakeholders.
• Support in organizing national and international events, technical meetings, and workshops
• Maintain up-to-date market knowledge/intelligence and in-depth mappings on the innovative finance and
impact investing landscape and share the same within the GAIN team and more broadly, including
identifying key partners to influence and support in communication pieces (blogs, reports, articles).

Key organizational relationships
• The Intern will report directly to the Innovative Finance Lead, working closely with other members of the project
team, other project colleagues and implementing partners as required for the agreed upon activities

Profile

Competencies / Skills / Attributes
• Understanding of and passion for impact investing and innovative finance.
• Interest in nutrition, food systems or agriculture.
• Ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment, problem solving, and creativity.
• Strong communication skills in multi-cultural, multi-lingual environments (written and verbal).
• IT literate with excellent MS Office skills. Advanced excel and power point skills
• A strong commitment to GAIN’s mission

Experience
• Exposure to impact investing, sustainable finance or food systems investing studies.
• Strong written/verbal communications, research, writing, and analytical ability.
• Candidates with exposure to a multi-cultural context would have an advantage.

Education
• Bachelor’s Degree, currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in a relevant field such as sustainable finance,
international business, sustainable investing, economics, or other relevant field.

Other requirements
• Professional proficiency in English is required.

Application Procedure

WHAT GAIN OFFERS
• Flexible working hours
• Friendly working environment
• Professional development opportunities

The remuneration for this internship is as follows:

Netherlands, Utrecht – Up to 747 Euros per month, on a 100% full-time working basis
India, New Delhi – Up to 15,000 INR per month, on a 100% full-time working basis
Our Working Culture and Environment

We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.

All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.

GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.

For more detailed information please see the attached job description. To apply, follow the "Apply Now" link.

Applicants must be currently based in New Delhi, India or Netherlands, Utretch to be eligible to apply for this position.

This advert closes on 31st March 2023. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.

Preference for bachelor or master student:

No preference

Starts:

April

Length:

6 months

Occupation:

Fulltime

Language:

English

Compensation:

paid

Apply Before:

31/03/2023