UN Women
Regional
Office for Eastern and Southern Africa
Terms of Reference for an Intern in Planning and Coordination
In Eastern
and Southern Africa, UNWOMEN has country offices in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa (Multi Country Office), South Sudan,
Sudan Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
HQ
frequently asks the representatives of the various Country Offices and the
Regional Director for briefing notes for high-level meetings e.g. involving the
ED/DED and senior Government officials including Presidents.
Sometimes
the requests come at very short notice when we are all busy with other
priorities and in some cases this has compromised the quality of the briefing
notes that have been sent to HQ.
In order to
effectively respond to requests for briefing notes by HQ, the regional office
is trying to put in place a system to reduce the burden of preparing briefing
notes.
We would
like to have all the background information ready and updated on monthly basis.
Ideally,
this means that the Country Offices/Regional Office will only have to do
talking points whenever we get a request for briefing notes since all the
background information would be ready.
Responsibilities
Under the
overall supervision of the Strategic Planning and Coordination Specialist, the
intern will have the following specific responsibilities;
In
consultation with programme staff and country focal points;
i. Research
on important background information for countries in Eastern and Southern
Africa which consists of key highlights about the country in particular recent
developments or upcoming events e.g. elections, strikes, changes in the
economy, changes in government structures, any controversies and or sensitive
issues.
ii.
Research and provide information on general country background information that
should contain information about the country divided in the below three
categories:
- Political situation
- Socio-economic context
- Situation of women in the country
iii. In
consultation with Country offices provide Biographies of key Government
officials.
This should
include the following depending on the country context; the President/Head of
State, Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister responsible for Gender,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Planning/Finance and the Permanent
Representative of your country in New York.
Qualification
- Academic qualification in Public Administration, Economics, Political Science or related socials science is a requirement provided that applicants meet either of the following:
- Applicants must 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 (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation,
Learning Elements
- Increased understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system
- Learning different aspects of UN Women’s priority areas in Eastern and Southern Africa
- Work as a team member in a multicultural setting
Application Procedures:
Interested
candidates are invited to submit their applications with the subject heading
(Planning and Coordination Internship) to consultancies.eharo@unwomen.org
with the following documents
UN Women
Internship Programme Application Form, available http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment/internship-programme/
- Resume
- Cover letter
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Once the candidate has been selected, the following additional documents need to be submitted:
- Letter of enrollment from school
- Scanned life and medical insurance document
- Signed internship agreement
