| Posting Title: | INTERN - RESEARCH ASSISTANT,I, I (Temporary Job Opening) |
| Job Code Title: | INTERN - SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| Department/Office: | Economic Commission for Africa |
| Duty Station: | ADDIS ABABA |
| Posting Period: | 13 April 2017 - 30 December 2017 |
| Job Opening Number: | 17-Social Affairs-ECA-77898-J-Addis Ababa (A) |
| Staffing Exercise | N/A |
Special Notice
A completed online application (Cover Note and
Personal History Profile) is required. Incomplete applications will not
be reviewed.
The Cover Note must include:
Degree programme (What you are currently studying)
Graduation Date (When will you graduate or when did you graduate from the programme?)
List the IT skills and programmes that you are proficient in.
List your top three areas of interest.
Explain why you are the best candidate for this specific Internship.
Explain your interest in the United Nations Internship programme.
In your online Personal History Profile, be sure to include all past work experiences, IT skills, and three references.
Due to the high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted.
This is an ongoing advertisement. The successful candidates may be contacted at any time within the posting period or shortly thereafter.
Org. Setting and Reporting
The Cover Note must include:
Degree programme (What you are currently studying)
Graduation Date (When will you graduate or when did you graduate from the programme?)
List the IT skills and programmes that you are proficient in.
List your top three areas of interest.
Explain why you are the best candidate for this specific Internship.
Explain your interest in the United Nations Internship programme.
In your online Personal History Profile, be sure to include all past work experiences, IT skills, and three references.
Due to the high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted.
This is an ongoing advertisement. The successful candidates may be contacted at any time within the posting period or shortly thereafter.
The
Population and Youth Section (PYS) within the Social Development Policy
Division (SDPD) is offering an internship for three (3) months with an
opportunity for extension, pending the needs of the Division. The
internship is UNPAID and full time. Interns work five days per week
under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to
which they are assigned. The Internship is located in the PYS of the
SDPD at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in
Addis Ababa. The UNECA is mandated to promote the economic and social
development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and
promote international cooperation for Africa's development. To find out
more about UNECA, please go to www.uneca.org.
Responsibilities
The
SDPD consist of three sections, namely: Social Protection Section;
Population and Youth Section and Urbanization Section and one center,
African Centre for Gender. The Population and Youth Section works
towards enhancing the policy and strategic approaches of member states
to integrate demographic changes and emerging population and youth
issues into development policies and programmes, at both the national
and regional levels.
The focus of this internship will be to assist the Population and Youth Section in its work on the Demographic Dividend, Age Structural Transition and Gender Dividend.
Under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Population and Youth Section and within delegated authority, the intern will carry out the following tasks.
•Assist with compiling information and undertake research on policy issues in relation to population issues including the policy/normative framework as well as issues such as demographic dividend, demographic transitions, determinants and consequences of population trends
•Support data collection activities
•Undertake desk review of bibliographies for the section's reports and proof read documents
•Assist with organizing and convening meetings, including attending to all relevant preparations.
•Perform other duties as might be assigned by the Chief of Section.
The focus of this internship will be to assist the Population and Youth Section in its work on the Demographic Dividend, Age Structural Transition and Gender Dividend.
Under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Population and Youth Section and within delegated authority, the intern will carry out the following tasks.
•Assist with compiling information and undertake research on policy issues in relation to population issues including the policy/normative framework as well as issues such as demographic dividend, demographic transitions, determinants and consequences of population trends
•Support data collection activities
•Undertake desk review of bibliographies for the section's reports and proof read documents
•Assist with organizing and convening meetings, including attending to all relevant preparations.
•Perform other duties as might be assigned by the Chief of Section.
For more information on how to apply, visit this webpage.