Intern (National level)

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.

Unit/ Project Background:

Gender Responsive Governance programme is supporting the government to translate their commitments to Gender Equality in national plans, policies budgets and institutions. The aim is to provide technical support in turning the recommendations from Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action as well as CEDAW and the promises of SDGs to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, into laws, national and sectoral plans, and budgets. The engagement of CSO is also ensured in formulating national legislation and guideline and support civil society organizations and networks in Bangladesh to hold the government accountable to international and national commitments to Gender Equality.  

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of UN Women Programme Analyst, the intern will work in close collaboration with the Gender Responsive Governance team and would provide timely support in carrying out planned interventions.  

The intern is expected to undertake the following tasks.

• Support in designing and implementing intervention plans for gender responsive governance programme;
• Draft meeting minutes, notes, work closely with Programme Analyst and prepare briefing notes, talking points as required;
• Contribute to documentation process, support to data entry and database management;
• Support in drafting web articles, stories, and case studies;
• Contribute to programmatic reporting, data collection and drafting presentations for gender responsive governance programme;

Learning objectives:

• Support maintaining files, databases, and systems relevant to the digital presence;
• Increase understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system;
• Increase knowledge and understanding of issues related to Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women;
• Build and develop professional relationships with UN Women colleagues and from other UN agencies;
• Develop project management, communication, donor engagement, administrative, reporting and organizational skills.

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.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf?la=en&vs=637Functional Competencies:

• Strong academic background in international development, humanitarian assistance or peace and security;
• Ability to think and work logically and work precisely;
• Ability to write clearly and concisely;
• Initiative, sound judgment and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members of different national and cultural background;
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment;
• Excellent communications skills;
• Knowledge and understanding of post-conflict contexts, especially as related to Women and Gender issues.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• University studies in one of the following disciplines: Gender Studies, Economic, Social Science or other relevant subjects;
• 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.

Remuneration: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.UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment;
• Due to the high volume of applications received, we can ONLY contact successful candidates;
• The 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.