UN WOMEN Jobs - 86839- Data and Statistics Intern

Data and Statistics Intern

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

New York City, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

02-Sep-2019

Application Deadline :

18-Aug-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

3 months (with a possibility for an extension upon review)

Languages Required :

English

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

Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women 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 center of all its efforts, 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.

Unit/ Project Background:

About the Policy Division:

The Policy Division develops and implements the UN Women corporate programme of work on analysis, research and knowledge management that provides the evidence base for the advice and guidance UN Women provides to development practitioners, the intergovernmental process, the UN system, and to UN Women staff working at country and regional level on issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The Division identifies emerging issues and trends, including gaps and challenges, and develops and proposes new strategies for achieving the agreed goals through innovative approaches and lessons learned about what works in practice. It also designs and oversees the training and capacity development programs of UN Women, through the training facility in Santo Domingo.

To successfully perform its mission/mandate, the Policy Division is organized into Sections, bringing together technical experts who undertake issues-based research; analyze data on country, regional or global trends; build a knowledge base on policy commitments and their implementation; propose evidence-based options for global policy, norms and standards and for UN Women programme strategies; and contribute substantive inputs to policy advocacy and technical cooperation programmes.

About the Research and Data Section:

The Research and Data Section in the Policy Division is responsible for leading UN Women’s research and data agenda. It manages a large global network of leading feminist researchers; produces high profile knowledge products including UN Women flagship publications such as Progress of the World’s Women and The Survey of the Role of Women in Development; and leads UN Women’s growing portfolio of work on gender statistics, including monitoring of the SDGs and cutting-edge work to develop new statistical methodologies. The work of the section is key to positioning UN Women as a knowledge hub on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Progress of the World’s Women 2019-2020 report, entitled Families in a Changing World, seeks to make visible the diversity of family structures and dynamics around the world, as the basis for making policies that are responsive to the needs of real-world families and tackle intersecting inequalities, especially by class, gender and race/ethnicity.

Also, 2020 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the Commission on the Status of Women of the United Nations will undertake a review of progress made since its implementation and the challenges that remain.

Duties and Responsibilities

The purpose of this internship is to provide support to the activities of the research and data specialists within the Global Report Team of UN Women. The intern will receive overall supervision from the Research and Data Policy Specialist.

The position provides the successful candidates an opportunity to focus on a range of technical and analytical tasks, including:

R or STATA programming using large international datasets
Preparation of figures and tables using excel and Tableau
Analysis of development outcomes statistics from a gender perspective
Support activities related to disseminating strategy for the Progress of the World’s Women 2019-2020 Report
Support research for the review related to the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995)
Support research and preparation of knowledge projects related to SDG monitoring from a gender perspective and the SDG Summit.
General project and management support, including scheduling meetings, note-taking, coordinating across authors, fact-checking, and documentation.

Learning objectives

Increase understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system;
Increase knowledge of women’s rights and gender equality;
Increase knowledge regarding applied gender-responsive research and gender policy work;
Increase knowledge regarding quantitative research methods and gender statistics;
Work as a team member in a multicultural setting.

Competencies

Core Values:

Respect for Diversity
Integrity
Professionalism

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:

Interest in development, research, advocacy, and gender policy work.
A good understanding of quantitative research methods.
Interest and some background in statistical programming or database programming

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

The intern must have studies in data analytics, gender, development or other similar subject at the university level.
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); Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

Language:

Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required; Working knowledge of another UN language a distinct advantage

Interns are not financially remunerated by UN Women.

Application Information:

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

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment

UN Women Internship Policy:

1.) Applicants to the United Nations internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

(a) Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);

(b) Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);

(c) Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) or (b) above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

2.) UN Women internship programme does not provide a salary or remuneration for the internship;

3.) All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring Government or institution;

4.) UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;

5.) The intern is responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed;

6.) Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to positions in the professional and above category in UN WOMEN during the period of the internship or for six months immediately following the expiration date of internship;

7.) The intern must provide if selected proof of enrollment in a health insurance plan, proof of school enrollment, a scanned copy of his/her passport, two letters of recommendation, and visa (if applicable).