Antecedentes

UN Women 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. Placing women's rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. 

Unit/ Project Background

UN Women in FYR Macedonia is supporting national stakeholders to advance the implementation of national and international commitments to gender equality. UN Women together with other UN agencies and international partners has been providing technical assistance to the government and civil society organization in advancing the implementation of the Strategies for Gender Equality and Gender Responsive Budgeting, the Strategy for Prevention and Protection from Domestic Violence, the National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and other sector strategies. In line with its mandate, UN Women is leading and coordinating the UN Country Team on gender equality, it chairs the UN Partnership Assistance Framework Results Group on Gender Equality and is supporting the UN to mainstream gender perspective in the SDG localization agenda.

UN Women is also leading activities to mark international advocacy days, such as the 8th of March (International Women’s Days, anniversary of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (October 31) and 16 Days of Activism to end Violence against Women).

Deberes y responsabilidades

Under direct supervision of the Head of Office, the intern supports the implementation of the UN Women annual work plan for 2017 and in particular the tasks related to strategic planning and advocacy for women’s rights and gender equality.

The intern will support the office programme staff in three main areas and undertake the following tasks:

Strategic planning and development of new UN Women Strategic Note 2017-2021

• Carry out desk review and assessment of the status of gender equality in the country (based on latest statistical data, tailored analysis and assessment and local vs global trends and indexes);
• Review existing UN strategic documents, such as Partnership for Sustainable Development (2016-2020) and Gender Scorecard on the PSD, as well as UN Agencies country programmes and strategic plans;
• Support the head of office and the programme team in conducing consultations on the new UN Women strategic note;
• Support the Head of office and the programme team in developing the FYR Macedonia sections of UN Women Strategic Note for Europe and Central Asia (ECA);
• Review the feedback and comments from the ECA Regional office and make revisions to the draft of the SN;
• Participate in the last round of consultations with stakeholders.

Coordination, development of Joint Programming on gender and SDG localization

• Support the UN Women Head of Office in monitoring the implementation of the PSD annual workplan;
• Support the PSD Results group on gender equality in developing Joint programme on gender equality;
• Support the UN Women head of office and UN focal points in advising national counterparts on mainstreaming gender equality in the country Strategy for Sustainable Development.

Advocacy and support to resource mobilization for gender equality

• Support the UN Women communication specialist and the office team in producing advocacy materials and organizing advocacy and outreach activities;
• Review the relevant documents, strategies of different donors, international/regional organizations to feed in the resource mobilization strategy and efforts of the programme office.

Learning objectives:

• Increase understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system;
• Increase knowledge and understanding of issues related to strategic planning and programming for gender equality;
• Strengthen proper capacities on carrying out advocacy and outreach activities for gender equality;
• Improve capacities to liaise and establish partnership with different stakeholders, such as government representatives, parliamentarians, CSO representatives, Academia etc;
• Build and develop professional relationships with UN Women colleagues and colleagues from other UN agencies;
• Work as a team member in a multicultural setting;
• Develop project management and evaluation skills.

Competencias

Core Values and Guiding Principles

Integrity

• Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism?

• Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity

• Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
• Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Core Competencies

Ethics and Values

• Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.

Organizational Awareness

• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Development and Innovation

• Take charge of self-development and take initiative.

Work in teams

• Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing

• Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Self-management and Emotional Intelligence

• Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards other.

Conflict Management

• Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution.

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing

• Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge.

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making

• Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

Functional Competencies

• Excellent communication and advocacy skills; ability to mobilize interest and support with a wide range of audiences;
• Deep knowledge of development policy and women’s rights, use of social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), media relations, information culture and practices;
• Operational experience within or in-depth study of the current social, economic, political, security and conflict dynamics of South East Europe and/or Kosovo.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

• The intern must have studies in social science, political studies, development studies, politics, gender/women studies, journalism, communication studies 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; knowledge of any local language (Macedonian/Albanian/Serbian) is an asset.

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 interes;
• 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:

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

•  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 (as (b) above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within one year.

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

• All the expenses connected with the internship will be borne by the intern, sponsoring Government or institution;
• UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;
• The intern is 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 UN WOMEN during the period of the internship or for six months immediately following the expiration date of internship;
• The intern must provide proof of enrollment in a health insurance plan, proof of school enrollment, a scanned copy of his/her passport, two letters of recommendation, and application.