Background
The UN Reform Resolution tasks UNDP to provide countries with an “integrator function” to accelerate progress towards the SDGs by tackling multiple interlinked and interdependent development challenges. The UNDP Global Policy Network (GPN) draws on expertise globally to provide more effective responses to the complex development challenges countries face in achieving the SDGs and responding to crisis in an integrated and coherent manner. Anchored in the Crisis Bureau (CB) and the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS), the GPN has the responsibility for developing all relevant policy and guidance to support the results of UNDP’s Strategic Plan, which is aligned with the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). An SDG Integration Team located with UNDP’s Global Policy Network (GPN) offers a menu of services emphasizing direct short- to medium-term engagements to respond rapidly to requests from country offices for support on national implementation and monitoring of integrated policy solutions, qualitative and evidence-driven analysis for accelerated progress, and knowledge sharing and upscaling of innovative approaches to sustainable development. The team’s work emphasizes the application of evidence-driven data and analytics for SDG implementation and reporting. In this regard, advances in digital technology are creating data at unprecedented levels of detail and speed, turning the stories of people’s lives into numbers every minute of every day, across the globe. An important focus of the integration work is to complement traditional data (e.g. national statistics, NHDR like analysis) with new and alternative sources including digital ‘breadcrumbs,’ satellite data, social media to identify emerging trends and gain new perspectives on issues in development. Under the guidance of the Global Policy Advisor of the SDG Integration Bureau for Policy and Programme Support/Global Policy Network, the Data Visualization Intern will support the Integration Team’s work on visual storytelling using data to strengthen the identification of emerging trends, improve understanding of evolving development issues and lead to the design of better development solutions. |
Duties and Responsibilities
- Present visual concepts and ideas in a compelling and attractive manner;
- Assist with design and development of data visualization;
- Research, identify, and test tools and resources to support analysis of various data sources;
- Collaborate with the team to collect and analyse data
- Generate infographics to support decision makers in their understanding workflows;
- Participate in information management discussions and assist in the design of data visualization guidelines;
- Create branding material and engaging visual products in accordance with UN design standards and policies on schedule and delivered in a timely manner;
- Other activities and special projects as assigned.
Competencies
Technical Skills/Competencies:
- Great foundational visual design skills (e.g.; layout, grid systems, composition, typography, color) that show skills in presenting complex visual information with awareness for information hierarchy
- Ability to work with JavaScript (d3 and react), HTML and CSS
- Ability to design dashboard and data stories with visualization tools such as Tableau, powerBI or flourish
- Experience with data analysis with python or R is a plus
- Familiarity with typescript and git is also a great plus
Core Competencies:
Candidate should have the following competencies:
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Required Skills and Experience
Interns are selected on a competitive basis. Applicants to UNDP internships must at the time of application meet one of the following academic requirements:
Fields of studies: IT, Design or relevant field
Experience Experience with data visualization including Tableau, Power BI, d3, R, and other modern tools Skilled with common front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, Typescript and JavaScript Experience working with and analysing socioeconomic data
Languages
Conditions of internship Internships within the UN system are subject to following conditions, which the candidates should familiarize themselves with prior to applying:
Selected candidates must submit following documents prior to joining:
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