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UN Women, grounded in the imagination and visionary of equality enshrined within the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination in opposition to ladies and women; the empowerment of ladies; and the achievement of equality between men and women as companions and beneficiaries of improvement, human rights, philanthropic motion and peace and safety. The Country Programme Division under the management of the Deputy Country Representative manages the Programme assist to Ethiopia, together with Joint Programmes. In its work by way of Strategic Note 2021- 2025, UN Women ECO is focusing on six thematic areas Women's profitable Empowerment, National planning and budgeting; Coordination for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women; Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action; Ending Violence against Women and Girls and Women’s Participation in Leadership and Governance( WiLG). In Ethiopia, the UN Women’s pillar around Women’s participation in Leadership and Governance contributes to the UN Women's Global Strategic Plan( 2022- 2025) Impact Space One‘ Governance and participation in public life ’, and helps Ethiopia’s effort in the direction of the achievement of SDG Goal 5, Target5.5; Goal 16, Target16.7. The program is in keeping with United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework UNSDCF( 2020- 2025) in Ethiopia, notably with Outcome 1( All individuals in Ethiopia benefit from the rights and capabilities to realize their potential inequality and with dignity) and Outcome 2( All individuals in Ethiopia dwell in a cohesive, simply inclusive and popular society); and UN Women Ethiopia’s Strategic Note( 2021- 2025) and Government of Ethiopia’s 10- year Perspective Plan(2020/21-2029/30) that aspires to deliver ladies on the middle of the nation’s development. Under its WiLG program, UN Women has engaged with over 4,000 ladies leaders and political aspirants in Ethiopia by way of capacity-building, mentorship, and networking initiatives. In this context, UN Women is in search of the help of a public Intern to reinforce the supply of colorful actions underneath its WiLG program. The intern can even contribute to increasing UN Women’s attain to youthful rising leaders to facilitate intergenerational management improvement opportunities. Working intently with the WiLG staff, the intern will report to the Program Specialist, with total steering from the Deputy Representative.
Position Intern – Programme Assistant – Women’s Participation in Leadership and Governance Systems
Duties and Responsibilities
With guidance and overall supervision from the WiLG Programme Specialist, the Intern is predicted to undertake the coming duties
- Support the implementation of mission activities associated with the Women’s Leadership and Governance Program notably related to ladies leaders’ networking and capacity-building packages,(e.g. preparation of coaching, workshops or advocacy actions, drafting letters and different paperwork);
- Draft meeting minutes or some other related paperwork essential for managing data within the staff;
- Provide research assistance in the direction of the event of idea notes and program-related paperwork to the staff;
- Review analysis, tips, and translated documents and supply comments;
- Facilitate the initiation of a womanish youth-focused program for a sustainable and intergenerational cohort of competent ladies leaders
- Serving as a channel of communication and first contact for each Senior and Junior Women’s Leaders Networks
- Undertake multitudinous executive duties and provision of logistics and procurement( each HR and Services) assist together with facilitating journey, assembly group, and so forth.
Learning Objectives
- Increase understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system
- Gain knowledge and understanding of points related to ladies’ participation in leadership and governance processes together with in peace and safety areas;
- Build and develop professed relationships with UN Women colleagues and colleagues from different UN agencies.
- Work as a staff member in a multicultural setting
- Develop mission administration and monitoring expertise.
Competencies Core Values
- Respect for Diversity
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- Core Competencies
- mindfulness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
- Accountability
- Creative Problem Solving
- Effective Communication
- Inclusive Collaboration
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Leading by Example
Please go to this link for redundant information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies https//www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdfFunctional Competencies
- Familiarity with Gender Equality, Women’s right to political participation, and equal representation in governance and decision-making positions
- Good data and expertise in supporting programs
- Ability to study quickly
- Attention to the element
- Proven means to handle several duties with colorful complexity
- Ability to adapt to continuously altering and fast-paced surroundings
- Excellent written, verbal, & interpersonal communication expertise in addition to exemplary partnership-building expertise
- Ability to work in multicultural surroundings and important teamwork capability
- A self-starter; in a position to anticipate points and suggest options
- Strong curiosity in working within the UN system, notably on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women;
- General IT competence and command of primary workplace software program programs.
Required Skills and Experience
Education
- The intern must satisfy the below education requirements in the areas of social science, development studies, gender/ women studies, political science, law, or other related subjects at the university level.
- Having expertise on gender-related points is a plus. The intern must satisfy no lower than one of the following internship schooling requirements
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate diploma program ( akin to a grasp’s program, or larger);
- Be enrolled within the closing academic year of a primary college diploma program ( akin to a bachelor’s diploma or equal);
- Haven't too long ago graduated with a university degree( as outlined in( a) and( b) above) and, if chosen, should begin the internship within two years of commencement.
Language
- Excellent communication skill( written and oral) in Amharic and English is required. Note This internship is subject to and regulated by the UN Women’s Internship Programme Policy as in application effective from 5 August 2020
Place of Work Addis Ababa – Ethiopia
How to apply
All applications must include( as an attachment) a completed UN Women Personal History form( P- 11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment
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