Gender mainstreaming intern

Duties and Responsibilities

Key tasks:

Support the implementation of activities of the UN Women Country Office:

• Support the development and implementation of the Annual Work Plan (AWP) through the compilation, analysis and presentation of information;
• Provide support in fact-checking, analysing, organizing and preparing briefing documents, statements, talking points and reports.
• Prepare inputs for timely submission of reports on results;
• Ensure that information on national activites are included and updated in the UNCT website;
• Support dissemination and communication actions for the activities carried out by the national programme;
• Provide other assistance for the national programme as required.

Support the implementation and monitoring of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) in the Dominican Republic

• Support follow up of UN Women’s outputs and indicators included in the UNDAF;
• Support the Country Office in its role as Secretary to the Interagency Working Group tasked with following up on the Women's empowerment component of the 2012-2016 UNDAF through logistical and secretarial services for the monthly meetings;
• Ensure that the group’s activities are included and updated in the UNCT website.

Support the UN Women Country Office in the UN Cares interagency group and other groups, as needed:

• Prepare brief reports on participation to keep the National Gender Advisor informed;
• Participate in other interagency groups, as needed.

Competencies

Core Values/Guiding Principles:

Integrity:

• Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct.

Professionalism:

• Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work.

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity:

• Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
• Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

Functional Competencies:

Commitment to Continuous Learning:

• Promote a learning environment in the office personal example;
• Shows willingness to learn from others;
• Seeks feedback to learn and improve.

Client Orientation:

• Identify client’s needs and match them to appropriate solutions ensuring the inclusion of new and emerging issues/approaches;
• Monitor ongoing developments inside and outside the client’s environment to keep them informed and anticipate problems;
• Meet timeline for delivery of products or services to clients.

Technological Awareness:

• Fluency in office software, email, web-based applications and databases;
• Keeps abreast of available technology;
• Understands applicability and limitations of technology to the work of the office;
• Actively seeks to apply technology to appropriate tasks.

Planning and Organizing:

• Ability to plan own work and manage conflicting priorities;
• Ability to develop clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies;
• Ability to identify priority activities and assignments and adjusts priorities as required.

Ability to organize, facilitate and participate in workshops:

• Basic networking, team-building, organizational and communication skills;
• Capacity to work with diverse partners including governments, donors and civil society;
• Interest and commitment to the empowerment of women particularly through training for gender equality and capacity development;
• Ample knowledge of gender issues.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• Enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
• Enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);
• Have studies in Gender, Social Sciences, International Development, or other similar subjects at the university level;
• Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation.

Experience:

• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, good knowledge and experience in supporting web-based management systems;
• Experience in working in a web-based environment.

Language:

• Excellent written and spoken Spanish is required;
• Working knowledge of other UN Official languages is an asset.

Conditions:

• UN Women will not pay for the internship; all the expenses connected with it will be borne by the intern;
• UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;
• The Intern must provide proof of enrolment in a health insurance plan;
• The Intern will not be eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UN Women during the period of my internship or for the six months immediately following the expiration date thereof;
• The Intern will be personally responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed.

Once the candidate has been selected, the following additional documents need to be submitted:

• Letter of enrolment from school or proof of (Master’s programme) graduation if within less than one year;
• Scanned visa document/scanned passport document if no visa is required;
• Scanned medical insurance document.

Application Information:

• UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest;
• Selected applicants must provide the signed internship application, two letters of recommendation, proof of health insurance and school enrollment, passport, and visa (if applicable).