Global Database on Violence against Women Intern

Contract

This is a Internship contract. It usually requires 0 years of experience, depending on education. More about Internship contracts.

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.

The work of UN Women’s Ending Violence against Women (EVAW) Section is broadly focused on a comprehensive approach to ending violence against women (VAW) that addresses legislation and policies, prevention, services for survivors, research and data. Therein, the Global Joint Programme Strengthening Methodologies and Measurement and Building National Capacities for Violence against Women Data, with UN Women and WHO as participating UN organizations, aims to ensure that quality, comparable data on different forms of violence against women are available and collected over time to address national data gaps and meet policy and reporting commitments under the SDGs, CEDAW and the Beijing Platform for Action.

Statistics that adequately reflect the lived realities of all persons are indispensable tools for developing evidence-based policies and interventions to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. Such statistics help understand the issue being addressed, shed light on areas where progress is made, provide evidence of what works and what does not work, and reveal gaps where further efforts are needed.

In December 2006, the UN General Assembly adopted a comprehensive resolution calling for intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of VAW and requesting the Secretary-General to establish a coordinated database on the extent, nature and consequences of all forms of VAW, and on the impact and effectiveness of policies and programmes for eliminating such violence. The database was developed and launched in 2009 and was called the “UN Secretary-General’s database on violence against women”. In 2016, in accordance with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Women updated and redesigned the database and relaunched it as the “Global Database on Violence against Women”. UN Women serves as the Secretariat for the database. The database was designed to provide easy access to comprehensive and up-to-date information on measures undertaken by Governments to address all forms of VAW. It generates country profiles that include prevalence data on different forms of VAW and harmful practices. This data is updated annually to include the most up to date figures. The database also serves as a repository for laws and policies informed by Member States reports to the United Nations and by questionnaires sent to Member States.

UN Women also hosts a data portal with dashboards with the latest data on gender-specific SDG indicators, data on UN Women’s key thematic areas, and the latest COVID-19-related resources. One of the thematic area dashboards is on VAW. This includes data on intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, female genital mutilation, child marriage, trafficking and attitudes towards wife beating.

Duties and Responsibilities

UN Women is currently upgrading the Global Database on EVAW, and under the direct supervision and guidance of the EVAW Section staff, the intern will assist the work of Ending Violence against Women Section.

Responsibilities:

Support to maintain and update data and measures in the Global Database on Violence against Women and UN Women VAW Data Portal (Research Oriented)

• Conduct a desk review of VAW surveys and extract updated/new country data into the master files of the database and the data portal
• Review reports and compile, in the master files of the database, information on measures undertaken by Member States to address violence against women through various resources, including reports submitted by States parties to intergovernmental, including the Beijing Platform for Action, CSW, Human Rights Council and independent human right treaty bodies, such as Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
• Upload collected data and measures on the website content management system.

Learning Objectives:

• Increase understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system;
• Increase knowledge in women’s rights, gender equality and ending violence against women and girls;
• Increase knowledge of violence against women and girls data production and management;
• Work as a team member in a multicultural setting.

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 ExamplePlease 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:

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to implement methodologies rigorously
• Ability to keep meticulous records, including data records

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• University studies in one of the following disciplines: gender, statistics, social sciences, public policies, social work, law, or other relevant subjects is required.
• Meet one of the following:

1. Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
2. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent);
3. Have graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation; or
4. Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements.

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.

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).

Note:

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.

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.)