Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Intern at UN Women

Description of Responsibilities

• Support the Policy Specialist to review/conduct economic empowerment related research from a gender economics perspective
• Support the Policy Specialist in programme management and implementation 
• Support the Policy Specialist in various communications tasks such as writing position papers, talking points, website articles, developing social media posts, etc.
• Support the Policy Specialist on administrative tasks as required 

Learning goals include:

• Enhanced knowledge on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment 
• Enhanced knowledge on gender and economics in development in Africa
• Enhance knowledge on the programmatic and operational aspects of working at UN Women 

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

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

Functional Competencies:

• Demonstrable knowledge of feminist/gender economics;
• Demonstrable Knowledge of development issues in Africa, preferably in East and Southern Africa;

Qualifications

Education:

Applicants to the Internship Programme must at the time of application meet one of the following requirements:

• Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher) in feminist/gender economics or any related field  ;
• Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent)  in feminist/gender economics or any related field;
• 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.

Language:

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required; 
• Working knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

Renumeration: 

• 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.