The United Nations Development Program or UNDP announces internship opportunity in the Gender Team of the organization.

Addressing gender equality and women’s empowerment is a key aspect of UNDP’s approach to achieving its core vision. Gender equality and women’s empowerment are seen as goals in their own right and are also central to the achievement of UNDP’s development mandate. The Gender Team of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS) is the institutional anchor of UNDP’s work on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Moreover, it provides policy advice and technical support to all of UNDP’s Bureaus and leadership on how to mainstream gender across all areas of their work. Further, it also works to implement gender equality as a core objective of UNDP through a two-pronged approach (i) mainstreaming gender in all core practices; and, (ii) dedicated interventions that empower women and promote gender equality.

What will the Gender Team Intern do at UNDP?

The Gender Team internship is under the supervision of the Senior Policy Advisor for Gender Mainstreaming and the Gender Seal Team. The intern will have several responsibilities which include:

• Support the implementation of the Gender Equality Seal program -– including assisting with tracking progress, review of results from the online assessment tool of the Gender Equality Seal; dissemination of results; systematization of good practices, innovations, and other data from the UNDP Gender Equality Seal Programme, etc.;
• Assist in monitoring and assessing progress on the Gender Equality Seal;
• Further, assist in the preparation and analysis of briefing notes and communications materials;
• Likewise, help in organizing and promoting learning and knowledge events;
• Scan the internal and external environment for relevant knowledge sharing opportunities;
• Assist with research, writing and sharing on UNDP knowledge networks.

What do you need for the UNDP Gender Team Internship?

To qualify for an internship with the UNDP Internship program, applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• Be in a graduate school program (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Be in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or Master’s level or equivalent); or
• Have graduated with a university degree and, must commence the internship within a one year period of graduation from an academic program.
• Academic knowledge and practical experience of gender mainstreaming processes;
• Candidates must have experience working collaboratively in a team structure in a multicultural environment is desirable;
• Further, they must have experience conducting research, writing and editing reports, creating presentations, and basic statistics knowledge;
• Experience in developing countries/development project management, especially on gender issues, is desirable.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications
• Demonstrate a keen interest in the UN’s work and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter;
• Further, applicants will require professional working experience in communication.
• Fluency of English (both written and spoken) is desirable. Additionally, knowledge of French and Spanish is a plus.

How to apply for an Internship at the UNDP?

Applicants may apply for the UNDP internship by submitting the online application. Further, the applicants will require a recent CV and cover letter to apply for the internship. Also, the interns may submit a relevant portfolio and documentation.

Interns, however, should note that they may submit only one PDF file via the online application portal. Hence, the applicants must merge all documents into one PDF file before uploading.

Deadline

Applicants may apply for the Gender Team Internship at UNDP until 05 September 2019. UNDP will not accept any more application after the past the deadline.