UN WOMEN Jobs - 71912- HR Intern, Global Engagement Survey

HR Intern, Global Engagement Survey

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York, NY, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

30-Apr-17 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

Minimum 2 months, preferably 6 months (May 2017 – October 2017)

Languages Required :

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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.

The Human Resource Section is responsible for the timely, accurate, equitable, effective and efficient delivery of all human resources management services, i.e., strategic staff planning, recruitment, staff administration, organizational and design and learning/career development, for the continuous development and improvement in human resource operations, policies, and methods to align with UN Women evolving business needs and for providing advisory support to the Executive Director in the formulation and implementation of UN Women's overall mission, strategy and plans of actions.

The Global Workforce Survey is conducted every two years to obtain quantitative and qualitative data on personnel engagement to maintain continuous quality improvement. The Global Engagement Survey HR Intern will work with the HR Workplace Relations and Development team, and report to the HR Learning and Career Development Specialist to help review survey responses, and develop insightful reports which summarize survey data, highlight key findings, and support working groups to provide a set of actionable recommendations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Review main qualitative and quantitative survey report, and help create summary sub-reports for internal client units using key demographic criteria

Draft and edit executive summary sub-reports on comparative findings
Run key significant-differences sub-reports, and draft bespoke analytical insights

Support the formation and function of survey follow-up working groups

Revise Terms of Reference for working groups, and help recruit members
Coordinate and support meetings, and monitor progress and timelines

Assist with communications to internal client units on interpretations and follow up steps

Create charts, tables, graphs and dashboards to summarise and convey findings
Create clear concise PowerPoint Presentations for clients summarizing data insights, outcomes and implications in a straight-forward and enlightening way

Competencies

Core Competencies:

Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues

Accountability
Creative Problem Solving
Effective Communication
Inclusive Collaboration
Stakeholder Engagement
Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

Aptitude in dealing with numbers with high accuracy.
Flawless attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to conduct in-depth data analysis.
Strong sense of accountability and commitment.
Excellent communication skills while working with diverse client groups.
Ability to communicate complex ideas to diverse audiences.
Ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines, communicate workload with supervision and understand when to escalate potential issues.

Required Skills and Experience

The intern must have studies in Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Public Administration, Statistics, or related fields, with focus on research, analysis, and statistics or other similar subject at the university level. Master’s degree students preferred
Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent); or have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.
Experience with engagement survey metrics, and related analyses is an asset
Proficient user of Microsoft Suite with ability to work with large data sets