Gender Intern at UNDP

About UNDP

UNDP’s mission is an ambitious one: to lead the United Nations in its fight for a world without poverty, in which women are empowered, inequality is addressed and the planet is protected.

At UNDP, we have a keen interest in attracting talent with the drive and passion to turn this transformational vision for the future into reality. Our people work in more than 170 countries but are united by a call-to-action to build successful and sustainable development across the globe.

About the Opportunity

You are invited to join a team of future smart development professionals to support India in achieving the national and globally agreed goals.

As part of the UNDP team, your focus will be to work with diverse stakeholders to find country-specific solutions that lead to sustainable development and reach those furthest behind first.

Project Background

UNDP India’s gender and Leave No One Behind (LNOB) work focuses on integrating inclusive and intersectional approaches across development portfolios.

The intern will support ongoing efforts to strengthen gender mainstreaming, facilitate cross-portfolio collaboration, and contribute to strategic initiatives led by the Gender Focal Team (GFT) and the LNOB core group.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Knowledge Management, Research, and Documentation:
• Gender and LNOB Research: Assist in conducting secondary research, drafting concept notes and articles on gender, LNOB and its intersection with different thematic areas as relevant to the CO.
• Legal analysis of thematic national policies and schemes from the human rights-based approach perspective.
• Gender Repository & Resource Organization: Maintain an internal gender and LNOB knowledge
• repository by compiling key reports, frameworks, case studies, toolkits, and best practices.
• Gender Data: Support in the development of a streamlined mechanism to collect gender results and LNOB.
• Transcribe and Summarize Meetings: Take notes during gender-related meetings and summarize key takeaways for action points.
• Communications and Advocacy:
• Campaigns: Support in women/gender/LNOB focused communications and advocacy campaigns.
• Events: Provide planning and coordination support for events including workshops/webinars/trainings/brown bags.

Competencies

• Achieve Results: Plans and monitors own work, pay attention to details, deliver quality work by deadline
• Think Innovatively: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
• Learn Continuously: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with Agility: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
• Act with Determination: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
• Engage and Partner: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants from marginalized communities (e.g., gender minorities, LGBTQI+, persons with disabilities, indigenous or tribal backgrounds) are strongly encouraged to apply.

Eligibility Criteria

• Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize information and present it clearly.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• IT skills related to administration will be an advantage. Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).and effective use of internet and web- based systems.
• Ability to work with quick turnaround time.
• Good team player and ability to adapt to changes in work environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work within tight deadlines and adjust accordingly as new priorities arise
• Proficiency in English is required. Working knowledge of Hindi and/or any other Indian language will be considered an asset

Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of application:

• Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme or higher) in one of the following disciplines: Law, Development Studies, Gender Studies, or other relevant subjects.
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (suchas Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the above field.
• Have recently graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one year of graduation;
• Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake theinternship as part of this program.

How to Apply?

Interested candidates can apply through the link given below this post.

Location

Delhi.

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