UN WOMEN Jobs - 63689- RBM and UN Coordination Intern

RBM and UN Coordination Intern

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Istanbul, TURKEY

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

01-Jun-2016

Application Deadline :

26-Feb-16 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

3 months (full-time)

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women supports the UN system coordination and accountability mechanisms, and up-scaling of the quality of support provided to Member States in addressing national gender equality priorities. UN Women’s coordination work is supported at the regional level by its Regional Offices – working with the Regional UN Development Group (R-UNDG) and the Regional Coordination Mechanisms (RCM). At the country level UN Women supports and works within UN Country Teams.

UN Women also has placed emphasis on improving its planning and results based management (RBM) as an organization. The Regional Offices support and provide guidance to UN Women country presence in planning and results based management. UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region was established in Istanbul, Turkey, at the beginning of 2014 as a part of the UN Women’s new regional architecture. To support the work in the areas of UN coordination and RBM, the ECA Regional Office is currently seeking an intern.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the guidance and supervision of the Coordination and Planning Specialist, the intern will provide support to the following key tasks in the areas of UN coordination and RBM:

Secretariat function of ECA Regional Working Group on Gender (RWGG), including documenting meeting minutes and coordination of upcoming meetings and initiatives, and the overall management and implementation of the 2016 joint work plan of RWGG;
Conduct regional-level analysis of key documents from UN Country Teams and Gender Theme Groups to generate key findings and recommendations at the regional level;
Completion of quarterly monitoring exercises for the regional office and programme and country office data entry in the online UN Women Results Management System (RMS).
Mid-Term review of the 2016 annual work plan and preparation of 2017 annual work plan of the regional office and programme offices;
Preparation of meetings for the mid-term review of Strategic Note of Regional Office as well as for 2017 planning in the ECA region, involving the regional office, multi/country offices and key partners. This includes the review of key documents and data; consolidation and upload of key documents to UN Women Intranet, preparation of meeting minutes;
Preparation and follow-ups of RBM trainings for UN Women staff and partners, including analysis of results from the training evaluation questionnaires and training tests to improve future trainings;
Strengthening knowledge management and information sharing across all UN Women offices in the ECA region in the areas of UN coordination and RBM by collecting, analyzing and sharing key lessons, promising practices and documents by creating shared folders.

Additional support to the Coordination and Planning Specialist in her/his functions as needed.

Competencies

Core Values and Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism

Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity

Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Ethics and Values

Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Organizational Awareness:

Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Core Competencies:

Development and Innovation:

Take charge of self-development and take initiative.

Work in teams:

Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing:

Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Conflict Management:

Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

Functional Competencies:

Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards other;
Excellent research, writing and organizational skills;
Ability to work with different actors, including through remote contact;
Ability to multi-task and address competing priorities.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

The intern should be pursuing academic studies in public administration, programme management, gender studies, international development, international relations, social sciences or other similar subject at post graduate level;
Be enrolled in a post graduate school programme (second university degree, or equivalent, or higher).

Experience:

Strong computer skills with the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point are required;
Skills and experience in using basic data analysis functions of Microsoft Excel to analyze quantitative data and to visualize data and findings are required;
Basic knowledge and experience in gender analysis and gender mainstreaming in the development and/or humanitarian context is required;
Experience in conducting comparative/multi-country analysis and generating analytical reports, using quantitative and qualitative methods, would be an asset;
Experience and knowledge in results-based planning, monitoring, reporting and/or evaluation would be an asset;
Experience in supporting gender-related programmes and initiatives at the global, regional or country level would be an asset;
Experience in organizing events and/or training would be an asset.

Language:

Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required;
Working knowledge of Russian would be an asset.

Conditions:

UN Women will not pay for the internship; all the expenses connected with it will be borne by the intern;
UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;
The Intern must provide proof of enrolment in a health insurance plan;
The Intern will not be eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UN Women during the period of my internship or for the six months immediately following the expiration date thereof;
The Intern will be personally responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed.

Once the candidate has been selected, the following additional documents need to be submitted:

Letter of enrolment from school or proof of (Master’s programme) graduation if within less than one year;
Scanned visa document/scanned passport document if no visa is required.

Scanned medical insurance document.

Application Information:

UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest;
Selected applicants must provide the signed internship application, two letters of recommendation, proof of health insurance and school enrollment, passport, and visa (if applicable).

UN Women Internship Policy:

UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship;
All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring Government or institution;
The internship is open to all nationalities.