Deadline: 30 July 2024

INBAR is seeking an Intern for technical support to research and program activities implementation in headquarters office in Beijing, under the supervision of Senior Programme Officer. This position will be for an initial term of 3 months, with the potential to extend based on program needs. The Intern must be working in the office at least 3 days per week.

I. Responsibilities:

• Collect and analyze data on consumption and production of bamboo and rattan products, key value chains of bamboo industry and set up dataset;
• Analyze the international and domestic markets of selected bamboo products for targeted regions/countries;
• Develop and write reports that analysing relevant policies, regulations and practices concerning international markets and determinants;
• Assist to organize/attend relevant meetings, seminars, and conferences;
• Develop communication materials including project news, fact sheets, stories, photo and video, and other materials in Chinese and translate documents from Chinese to English and from English to Chinese, as needed;
• Travel to project sites when needed;
• Other related duties assigned by the supervisor.

 II. Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in international economics and trade, marketing, business administration, environmental economics or related field; or minimum 3-5 years of work experience in the abovementioned fields;
• Proven technical abilities to conduct research and critical thinking for drawing solutions to international market and trade related issues;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to liaison with various stakeholders (government, research institutes, NGOs, industry, and local communities);
• Ability to conduct interview or market surveys.
• Excellent English oral and written skills and high-level of technical writing proficiency;
• Self-motivated, well-organized with the ability to work independently and efficiently in order to meet deadlines and requirements;

 III. How To Apply?

• To apply, please send a letter of interest and your CV (both Chinese and English) to [email protected] with copy to [email protected] and indicate your availability.
• The subject of your application email should be entitled “Intern_technical assistant_your name.” The deadline is 30 July 2024.

IV. About INBAR

Founded in 1997, INBAR is an intergovernmental development organization that promotes environmentally sustainable development using bamboo and rattan, with the mission “to improve the well-being of producers and users of bamboo and rattan within the context of a sustainable bamboo and rattan resource base, by consolidating, coordinating and supporting strategic and adaptive research and development.” 50 Member States are a part of INBAR. In addition to its Secretariat Headquarters in China, INBAR has Regional Offices in Cameroon, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana and India. INBAR has Observer status to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as well as the Three UN Rio Conventions (UNFCCC, UNCBD, UNCCD).

Its unique position allows INBAR to act as an important advocate for its Member States. With most of its Member States from the Global South, INBAR has played an especially strong role in promoting South-South cooperation for the last 27 years. Since its founding, it has been making a real difference in the lives of millions of people and environments around the world, with achievements in areas such as raising standards, promoting safe, resilient bamboo construction, restoring degraded land, enhancing biodiversity and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation through capacity-building, informing green policy to support the global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.