Background

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results.

UNDP is working to strengthen new frameworks for development, disaster risk reduction and climate change. We support countries' efforts to achieve the new Sustainable Development Goals, which will guide global development priorities through 2030. The key 2030 Agenda principle of leaving no one behind and stamping out inequality is at the core of everything we do.

UNDP focuses on helping countries build and share solutions in three main areas:

• Sustainable development
• Democratic governance and peacebuilding
• Climate and disaster resilience

In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women, minorities and the poorest and most vulnerable.

UNDP’s presence in the Bangkok Regional Hub delivers a full range of policy, programme, and operations support to 24 Country Offices (COs) in the Asia-Pacific region. The Global Policy Network (GPN) Asia-Pacific aims to be a cutting-edge provider of timely development advice, providing support to COs and programme countries in an integrated and coherent manner, to instantly connect countries to the world of knowledge, resources and networks of best practices they need to achieve development breakthroughs.

The Gender Specialist, under the guidance of the Asia-Pacific Gender Team Leader, will support the implementation of 2021 gender equality programming  as well as measures to promote gender equality at workplace in UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub.

INTERNSHIP OFFICE BACKGROUND:

The following describe the main tasks carried out by UNDP Asia-Pacific Gender Team:

• Collaborate with UNDP’s regional programming and projects to ensure the effectiveness and impact of UNDP’s interventions in all areas are aligned with the UNDP’s gender equality agenda;
• Design and implement the regional gender equality programming to develop regional gender equality insights, with focus on promoting gender equality in the economy through policy advocacy, leveraing behavioural insights, and private sector engagement;
• Provide policy advisory and conduct research to advance the gender equality agenda;
• Facilitate regionally coordinated knowledge management (eg. online newsletters, social media campaign, advocacy events), capacity building, technical backstopping, and monitoring & reporting, vertically and horizontally across the organization.
• Position UNDP as a partner of choice on gender equality and women’s empowerment through collaborative programming, strategic partnerships, and resource mobilization, with intergovernmental organisations, UN agencies, CSO and Private Sector partners, and other development partners

Duties and Responsibilities

The intern will assist in the following duties and responsibilities:

Competencies

• Interest and motivation in working in an international organization;
• Good analytical skills in gathering and consolidating data and research for practical implementation;
• Outgoing and initiative-taking person with a goal oriented mind-set;
• Communicates effectively when working in teams and independently;
• Good in organizing and structuring various tasks and responsibilities;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Responds positively to feedback and differing points of view;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

• currently in the final year of a Bachelor’s degree; or
• currently enrolled in a Master’s degree; or
• have graduated no longer than 1 year ago from a bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent studies.

Field of study: gender studies, political science, economics, social development, public policy, or equivalent.

IT skills:

• Knowledge and a proficient user of Microsoft Office productivity tools;
• Knowledge and skills to use data visualisation / infographics applications;
• Knowledge and a proficient user of Zoom tools;
• Video editing skills an advantage.

Language skills:

• Fluency in English required;
• Knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage.

INTERNSHIP CONDITIONS

• UNDP will not pay interns for internship but will provide a stipend in the amount of THB 8,302.50 monthly in accordance with the provisions of the UNDP internship policy; all other expenses connected with it will be borne by me or my sponsoring Government or institution;
• UNDP accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;
• Interns are responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed;
• Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UNDP during the period of the internship;
• Interns must provide proof of enrolment in health insurance plan;
• Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity;
• Interns are expected to work full time but flexibility is allowed for education programmes;
• Interns need to obtain financing for subsistence and make own arrangements for internship, travel, VISA, accommodation, etc.