UN Women : Data Analyst Intern, Istanbul, Turkiye

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.

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. Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. 

The availability, accessibility and use of reliable and timely gender data and statistics are critical for monitoring progress towards gender equality and women's empowerment, identifying inequalities and emerging trends, and informing evidence-based policies and programmes. UN Women works to strengthen the production, dissemination and use of gender statistics and to address persistent gender data gaps.

The UN Women Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECA RO) supports country offices and national partners in strengthening gender data and statistics, promotes greater availability and use of gender data for policy and advocacy, and develops regional and country-level analysis on key gender equality issues. This includes compiling and maintaining country and regional gender data, monitoring trends and data gaps, supporting the development of analytical and knowledge products, and strengthening the visualization and communication of gender statistics.

To support the implementation of the regional gender data and statistics portfolio, UN Women ECA RO is seeking a Data Analyst Intern. The intern will provide analytical and data management support, including compiling and updating data from multiple sources, processing and analyzing gender statistics, developing data visualizations, and supporting thematic analyses on priority gender equality issues. 

Under the guidance and supervision of the Regional Gender Statistics Specialist of UN Women ECA Regional Office (ECA RO), the intern will support the implementation of the regional gender data and statistics portfolio. his includes the following:  

• Support the compilation, processing and organization of gender-related data and indicators from a range of national, regional and international data sources, including official statistics, household surveys, administrative data and international statistical databases.
• Support the regular updating and maintenance of country and regional gender datasets, ensuring that the most recent available data are systematically incorporated and appropriately documented.
• Conduct basic data cleaning, validation and consistency checks, including reviewing data sources, reference years, definitions, units of measurement, disaggregation and other relevant metadata, and flagging potential data gaps or inconsistencies.
• Conduct descriptive statistical analysis and analysis of trends and patterns on topics related to GEWE, including comparative and time-series analysis, where data availability permits.
• Prepare charts, tables and other data visualizations for inclusion in regional and country-level reports, gender data profiles, analytical briefs, presentations and other knowledge products.
• Support the preparation of data and analytical inputs in response to ad hoc requests from UN Women ECA RO, country offices and other relevant stakeholders.
• Additional support to the Regional Gender Statistics Specialist as needed. 

Core Values and Guiding Principles:

Integrity

• Demonstrate consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UN Women in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct. 

Professionalism

• Demonstrate professional competence and expert knowledge of the pertinent substantive areas of work. 

Cultural sensitivity and valuing diversity

• Demonstrate an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff;
• Demonstrate an international outlook, appreciating difference in values and learning from cultural diversity.

 Ethics and Values

• Demonstrate and safeguard ethics and integrity.
• Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment.

Organizational Awareness: 

Core Competencies:

Development and Innovation: 

• Take charge of self-development and take initiative.

Work in teams: 

• Demonstrate ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Communicating and Information Sharing: 

• Facilitate and encourage open communication and strive for effective communication.

Conflict Management: 

• Surface conflicts and address them proactively acknowledging different feelings and views and directing energy towards a mutually acceptable solution. 

Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing:

• Encourage learning and sharing of knowledge. 

Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making:

• Demonstrate informed and transparent decision making.

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.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

• Stay composed and positive even in difficult moments, handle tense situations with diplomacy and tact, and have a consistent behavior towards other;
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to analyze and interpret statistical data;
• Ability to work with, organize and manage datasets from multiple data sources;
• Ability to work with different actors, including through remote contact;
• Ability to multi-task and address competing priorities.

Experience and skills:

• Strong computer skills with the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point are required. 
• Knowledge and practical experience in at least one statistical software package, such as R, Stata or SPSS, is required.
• Knowledge of basic statistical methods, descriptive analysis, trend analysis and data visualization is required.
• Demonstrated ability to produce complex charts, tables and other visual representations of quantitative data is required.
• Experience in conducting comparative/multi-country analysis and generating analytical reports, using quantitative and qualitative methods, would be an asset.
• Knowledge and experience in Microsoft Power BI, including the development of data visualizations and/or dashboards, would be a strong asset.

Education:

• The intern should be pursuing academic studies in gender studies, statistics, demography, social sciences with a strong quantitative component or other similar subject at post graduate level. 
• Be enrolled in a post graduate school programme (second university degree, or equivalent, or higher)
• Academic coursework or research related to quantitative research methods statistics, statistics, data science, gender equality study would be a strong asset.

Language:

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) in English are required.
• Knowledge of Russian would be an asset.
• Experience in organizing events and/or training would be an asset. 

Conditions:

• UN Women will pay stipend for the internship; all other expenses connected with it will be borne by the intern;
• UN Women accepts no responsibility for costs arising from accidents and/or illness or death incurred during the internship;
• The Intern must provide proof of enrolment in a health insurance plan;
• The Intern will not be eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UN Women during the period of my internship or for the six months immediately following the expiration date thereof;

• The Intern will be personally responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed.

Once the candidate has been selected, the following additional documents need to be submitted:

• Letter of enrolment from school or proof of (Master’s programme) graduation if within less than one year;
• Scanned visa document/scanned passport document if no visa is required;
• Scanned medical insurance document.

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.