United Nations Intern - Statistics Jobs in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
United Nations Intern - Statistics Jobs in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Posting Title:Intern - Statistics, I (Temporary Job Opening)
Job Code Title:
Intern - Statistics
Department/Office:
Economic Commission for Africa
Duty Station:
Addis Ababa
Job Opening Number:
18-Statistics-ECA-93483-J-Addis Ababa (O)
Org. Setting and Reporting
The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) is offering an internship for a minimum of two (2) months with an opportunity for extension (up to maximum 6 months), pending on the needs of the department.
The internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five day per week (35 hours) under the supervision of the Chief of Geo-information and Sectoral Statistics Section, under the overall supervision of the Centre’s Coordinator at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa.
The UNECA is mandated to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development. To find our more about UNECA, please visit our website: www.uneca.org.
Responsibilities
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
Undertake research and activities in support of programmes/projects ongoing in the team.
This includes also editing, translation, formatting work and review of documents.
Support the GiSS Section with reviews including compiling critical information on key studies, project results and impacts e.g Use of Earth Observation to delineate and incorporate urbanization spatial patterns and socio-infrastructure into a GIS database, assess African etc.
Prepare case studies, technical analyses, compiling statistics etc. for publications including scientific journals, newsletters, pamphlets, and communication material etc.
Support the development of databases of ongoing projects on geodetic reference frame, national spatial data infrastructures, etc. and updating them with information from projects including results achieved, pictures, videos, news articles.
Appraise the common standards and metadata that would make statistical and geospatial information more useable and more relevant to a wider range of stakeholders.
Identify some of the best practices and experiences, and outline the guiding principles for adopting common standards in the mapping practices in Africa.
Develop guiding principles on common regional standards in line with the international policy and standards.
Provide support to the organization of regional meetings and other geo-related events organized by ECA (UN-GGIM, AfricaGIS 2017, etc).
Assist in drafting and preparing official documents .
Working on geoportal development .
Perform any other duties as requested.
Competencies
Communication:
Speaks and writes clearly and effectively
Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately
Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication
Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience
Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed
Teamwork:
Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals
Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others
Places team agenda before personal agenda-Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position
Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings
Client Orientation:
Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients ” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view
Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect
Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions
Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems
Education
To qualify for an internship under the United Nations Internship Programme, the following conditions must be met:
Applications must meet one of the following educational requirements: (a)
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); or
have graduated with a university degree (as defined above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation;
Be computer literate in standard software applications;
Have a demonstrated and keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and
Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
Work Experience
Applicants are not required to have professional work experience for participation in the programme.
However, applicants are encourage to list all relevant work experience in their person history profile.
Languages
English and French are the working Languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required for the Internship Programme.
Working knowledge another UN language is an advantage.
Assessment
Potential candidates will be contacted by the hiring manager directly for further consideration.
Due to the high volume of applications received, Only successful candidates will be contacted.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 28 December 2018
For more information and job application details, see; United Nations Intern - Statistics Jobs in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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