UN WOMEN Jobs - 88765- China Gender Fund for Research and Advocacy Intern

China Gender Fund for Research and Advocacy Intern

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Beijing, CHINA

Type of Contract :

Internship

Starting Date :

01-Jan-2020

Application Deadline :

28-Nov-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

Intern

Duration of Initial Contract :

6 months

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

01/Jan/2020 to 30/Jun/2020

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 China Gender Fund for Research and Advocacy (CGF) was established in September 2004 with a specific objective of advancing gender equality and women's empowerment in China, in line with the human rights treaties that China has ratified. The goal of CGF is to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the reduction of gender inequalities in China in line with relevant international conventions, such as CEDAW and BPFA.

The CGF is designed to address the newly emerged gender issues through a trust fund modality. UN Women is the administering agency for the CGF under the overall coordination and guidance the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), which comprises all the donors to the CGF. The CGF programme awards grants through open and competitive calls for proposals. CGF addresses the most emerging gender issues in China.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assisting in searching information and statistics on related subjects for conferences and forums that the CGF members are going attend, or on related areas that CGF is going to work in.
Programming support, participating CGF activities, assisting with translation or informal interpretation and preparation of programme background material for briefing or sharing session of CGF workshops.
Assisting in preparing documents for donors and implementation partners;
Assisting in mapping donors for programme resource mobilization;
Assisting in administrative work of the CGF programme including assisting in arranging meetings, receiving visitors, taking meeting minutes, creating vendor, collecting procurement quotations; and
Collecting, compiling and writing up programme event information, interesting human stories and news for social media and web publishing.

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

Funcational Competencies:

Ability to write up event announcement, project news and activity information in English.
Ability to draft Briefing papers, meeting notes and documents in English
Good computer skills, including excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications
Ability to carry out assignments in accordance with instructions and guidelines
Ability to integrate and work in multicultural teams and a multicultural environment
Ability to collect and analyze data and information for research

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

University studies in one of the following disciplines: English, Business Administration, Social Work or other relevant subjects is required.
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, or Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements.

Language:

Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required;
Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage;
Native Chinese speaker;

Renumeration:

Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.

Application Information:

All applicants must submit a completed and signed P.11 form with their application.
Due to the high volume of applications received, we can ONLY contact successful candidates.
Successful candidate will be required to provide proof of enrollment in a valid health insurance plan at the duty station of the internship, proof of school enrollment or degree, a scanned copy of their passport/national ID and a copy of a valid visa (as 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.