Intern, Second Chance Education Programme at UN Women

Finance December 5, 2023

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Interns who are not in receipt of financial support from other sources such as universities or other institutions will receive a stipend from UN Women to partially subsidize their basic living costs for the duration of the internship.

Intern, Second Chance Education Programme at UN Women

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Aligned with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Women’s Second Chance Education and Vocational Learning (SCE) Programme is a solution for women who have missed out on education. This project aims to develop context specific, affordable and scalable learning, entrepreneurship and employment pathways for empowering the most disadvantaged women. It offers women, their families, local communities and societies the benefits of access to educational services which are tailored not only to their needs as learners, but also to their future as earners. The SCE Programme achieves this through partnerships with implementing organizations on the ground.

In its first phase (2018–2024), SCE is being piloted in six countries: Australia, Cameroon, Chile, India, Jordan, and Mexico, representing three different contexts: low and middle-income countries with pockets of exclusion, marginalization and poverty, including among indigenous groups; fragile and crisis countries with mass displacement and refugees; and a developed context with marginalized groups of refugees, migrant and indigenous women.

SCE is now in a critical phase of resource mobilization and targeted communications work as well as consolidation of knowledge and lessons learned from the pilot. SCE seeks the support of an intern in a range of tasks including support in social media management, support in the contextualization of blended learning materials, the production of communication assets and general translation assistance across all those areas.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance of the SCE Programme Manager, the direct supervision of the Knowledge Management and Research Analyst and close collaboration with E-learning Specialist and the SCE team, the intern is expected to work on/contribute to the below assignments:

Support the translation and contextualization of online SCE foundational courses, including through review of drafts, translation assistance, audio recordings, image selection, generation of video instructions, testing of online courses, and checking the alignment between face-to-face and digital materials.
Undertake general support functions for communication and resource mobilization work such as editing subtitles, drafting and proofreading documents, preparing PowerPoint presentations, transcription of video materials, contribute to the graphic design of concept notes and other documents.
Support the social media calendar creating posts and managing the SCE social media accounts.
Carry out regular updates of the SCE data base to ensure it always contains the latest data points available around themes that are relevant to SCE programme.
Provide any other support as advised by the supervisor.

Learning objectives:

Strengthening skills and experience in:

Applying knowledge of gender and communications to website design and presentation of content for marginalized women who have missed out on education
Developing customizable blended learning materials and online courses targeted at marginalized women, in multiple languages
Conducting desk research and data analysis on topics including but not limited to gender and humanitarian action, adult learning and education, employment, women’s economic empowerment and others
Developing a professional network in an international, inter-agency environment
Working in a multicultural, international environment
Working as a team member and taking initiative.

Competencies

Core Values:

Respect for Diversity
Integrity
Professionalism

Core Competencies:

Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
Accountability
Creative Problem Solving
Effective Communication
Inclusive Collaboration
Stakeholder Engagement
Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

Interest in social media management
Interest in gender studies
Skills in graphic design of images and document formatting
Skills in research and data
Interest in online or blended learning (either as a producer or user)
Computer skills (word processing, excel, power point, internet search, canva, etc.).

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

University studies in one of the following disciplines: the social science or political science field, such as gender/women’s studies, sociology, international development studies, economics, political science, or other relevant subjects is required.
Meet one of the following:

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)
Be enrolled in a mandatory national service programme of which the internship may form a part
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.

Languages:

Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required
Fluency in one or more of the following UN languages Spanish, French, Arabic is desirable

Renumeration:

Application Information:

All applicants must submit a completed and signed P.11 form with their application.
Due to the high volume of applications received, UN Women can ONLY contact successful candidates.
The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of enrollment in a valid health insurance plan at the duty station of the internship, proof of school enrollment or degree, a scanned copy of their passport/national ID and a copy of a valid visa (as applicable).

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