UN WOMEN Jobs - 88766- Women’s Economic Empowerment Intern

Women’s Economic Empowerment 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 :

01/01/2020 to 30/06/2020

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.

UN Women’s China Office in Beijing supports and carries out work on (i) enhancing women's economic empowerment (WEE); (ii) ending violence against women (EVAW); and (iii) China Gender Fund (CGF) (Vi) Gender & Climate Change (GCC). In addition to the above, UN Women also actively participates and contributes to various UN inter-agency processes and collaborates with UN organizations around specific programme areas.

Under WEE area, the team are implementing two big projects, one is to enhance women’s access to equal employment and leadership in China; the other one is to promote economic empowerment of women at work in Asia, China as one of seven implantation countries.

Duties and Responsibilities

As the WEE Intern, s/he will provide support to the project team on the programme coordination and monitoring, administrative work and do translations when needed. Among others, your essential duties and tasks will be:

Assisting in translation and proof-reading of documents for economic empowerment projects in the office;
Assisting the implementation of UN Women WeEmpower Asia Project and Economic Empowerment Project and supporting project related conferences, meetings, training and various activities in China;
Assisting in administrative work of the economic empowerment project including assisting in arranging meetings, receiving visitors, taking minutes, collecting procurement quotations, placing and screening telephone calls, and responding to external requests for information;
Drafting speeches and preparing PowerPoint presentations for the WEE project team;
Social Media: Preparing messages for posting on UN Women China social media channels (WeChat, Sina Weibo etc.)

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

Functional Competencies:

Native Chinese and excellent English in listening, speaking, reading and writing;
Background and relevant experience in gender studies; knowledge and experience of gender equality is a must.
Competent user of software such as Photoshop, Outlook, Excel, Word and other office software;
Knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity regarding gender issues;
Good translation and writing skills in Chinese and English;
Communicative and creative personality & good team player.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

University studies in one of the following disciplines: Business or Public Administration, Economics, Social Science 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.

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.