Internship for the Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls Programme in Mexico

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Background

All around the world, women and girls fear and experience sexual harassment and other forms of violence in public spaces, from unwanted sexual remarks or groping to rape and gender-related killings. It is a universal issue that occurs on streets, in and around public transportation, schools and workplaces, digital spaces, amongst others.

As a result, many women and girls do not enjoy the right to freedom of movement and their opportunities to work, study and participate in public life suffer. Access to essential services and enjoyment of culture and recreation are constrained. This negatively impacts their health and well-being.

The Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces is one of UN Women’s Flagship Programming Initiatives designed to ensure that UN Women can deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Cities participating in UN Women’s Safe Cities Global Flagship initiative commit to i) the generation of evidence, building partnerships for change; ii) developing and implementing comprehensive laws and policies to prevent and respond to sexual violence; iii) investing in the safety and economic viability of public spaces, and iv) transforming social norms.

Currently, the Safe Cities Program is implemented in Mexico City and in the state of Coahuila, and its expansion to other cities is sought, as well as linkages with the private sector to ensure safe public, digital and workplace spaces free from violence against women.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to the Safe Cities Programme and to the EVAW unit.
• Assist in the technical review of knowledge products and undertake research on thematic areas of Safe Cities and EVAW.
• Map relevant news, briefing notes and legal reforms regarding topics related to Safe Cities.
• Collect and systematize information and data.
• Provide technical inputs to documents (briefing and concept notes, presentations, talking points, fact sheets, guides, reports, etc.) related to violence against women, femicide, sexual violence, sexual harassment, gender equality, among others related to UN Women’s mandate with the guidance and support of the Safe Cities Programme Coordinator and Specialist, and EVAWG National Officer.
• Provide technical and logistic accompaniment to the Safe Cities and EVAWG Communications Campaigns.
• Attend meetings and carry out activities related to the Safe Cities Programme and to EVAWG Programme area.
• Assist the Knowledge Management area with technical inputs for the development of guidelines and other tools to ensure the technical quality of knowledge products and for knowledge transmission and dissemination on thematic areas of Safe Cities and EVAW.
• Assist the Knowledge Management and data area with the systematization and consolidation of the knowledge stock developed within the framework of the different programs, projects and consultancies historically developed by the UN Women Mexico Office, especially those on thematic areas of Safe Cities and EVAW.

Learning Objectives:

• Increased understanding of UN Women’s work and the UN system.
• Learning different aspects of Programme coordination in an international environment.
• Increased knowledge in violence against women and different interventions to prevent and respond to it.
• Work as a team member in a multicultural setting.
• Understand how gender-based violence operates in public spaces.
• Learn the actions Mexico is taking to address the safety issue of gender-based violence in public spaces.

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 Example

Please 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:

• Strong academic background in gender, social science, public policies, architecture, foreign affairs or other related.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.
• Congruence with United Nations values.
• Ability to think and work logically and work precisely with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with staff members of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

• University studies in one of the following disciplines: social science, public policies, gender studies, foreign affairs, or other similar subject at the university level.
• Knowledge and academic work regarding public transport in Mexico is an advantage.
• 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 Spanish.
• Understanding (written and oral) of English is 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 organization 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.)