Description of Responsibilities
Support the Policy Specialist to review/conduct economic empowerment related research from a gender economics perspective
Support the Policy Specialist in programme management and implementation
Support the Policy Specialist in various communications tasks such as writing position papers, talking points, website articles, developing social media posts, etc.
Support the Policy Specialist on administrative tasks as required
Learning goals include:
Enhanced knowledge on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment
Enhanced knowledge on gender and economics in development in Africa
Enhance knowledge on the programmatic and operational aspects of working at UN Women
Competencies :
Core Values:
Integrity;
Professionalism;
Respect for Diversity.
Core Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
Accountability;
Creative Problem Solving;
Effective Communication;
Inclusive Collaboration;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Leading by Example.
Functional Competencies:
Demonstrable knowledge of feminist/gender economics;
Demonstrable Knowledge of development issues in Africa, preferably in East and Southern Africa;
Qualifications
Education:
University studies in one of the following disciplines: feminist/gender economics.
Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); 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.
Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within two-years of graduation.
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