Empleos en el PNUD - 82990- Internship - Human Development Report Office

Internship - Human Development Report Office

Localidad :

New York, Estados Unidos de América

Tipo de contrato :

Internship

Fecha de comienzo del contrato :

Fecha límite de postulación :

20-Mar-19 (Medianoche Nueva York, Estados Unidos)

Nivel de puesto :

Intern

Duración del contrato inicial :

3 Months

Idiomas requeridos :

Inglés

Duración esperada del puesto :

3 Months

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Antecedentes

The mission of the Human Development Report Office (HDRO) is to advance human development. The goal is to contribute towards the expansion of opportunities, choice and freedom. HDRO works towards this goal by promoting innovative new ideas, advocating practical policy changes, and constructively challenging policies and approaches that constrain human development. HDRO works with others to achieve change through writing and research, data analysis and presentation, and outreach and advocacy work.

The objective of this internship is to provide the intern with the opportunity to learn about the Human Development approach and current international development issues; and investigate and learn about different sources of data that are useful for the work of the office.

In particular, the intern will be able to contribute through research and data analysis to the Human Development Report 2019.

Deberes y responsabilidades

The intern will be supervised by the Chief of Statistics or a senior member of the Research team (depending on main area of work) and will work closely with the team on the preparation of the Human Development Report 2019. In particular, they are expected to deliver the following tasks:

Provide assistance for quantitative and qualitative background research for the report.
Undertake literature reviews.
Write short research notes.
Review and verification of statistical materials for the report.
Support the team in analysis and presentation of human development statistics.
Assist in identification of data sources and preparation of datasets.
Assist in fact checking and proof reading.
Support other activities as requested.

Competencias

Core Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

Currently enrolled in a Master’s or Ph.D. Program in economics, statistics, or social sciences.

Experience:

Familiar with the Human Development concept.
Experience with and knowledge of Stata and Excel

Language:

Fluent in English

NOTE:

Interns are not financially remunerated by UNDP.
The costs associated must be borne by the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or by the student, who will have to obtain financing for subsistence and make his or her own arrangements for travel, accommodation, visa, etc.
UNDP accepts no responsibility for the medical and life insurance of the intern or costs arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship.
The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNDP but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship.