Internship with Planning Monitoring & Evaluation - Ankara, Turkey

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child,

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If you are committed and passionate about making a lasting difference for children, UNICEF Turkey would like to hear from you.

How can you make a difference?

As a UNICEF PM&E Intern you will dive into the world of evidence for children to understand the needs and measure the programme achievements. With the PM&E section, you will support UNICEF programmes and relevant implementing partners in making data more user-friendly and promote its use for the best interest of children in Turkey.

Your assignment will include:

• Support in reviewing, cleaning and entering situational and monitoring data in the data repository application (orientation and training will be provided, once onboard).

• Support in analyzing and visualizing situational and programme monitoring data using PowerBI and other relevant applications.

• Provide support in the preparatory work for evaluations and research activities.

• Support the team in optimizing the use of knowledge management ICT tools such as OneDrive, SharePoint, ECM platform (Enterprise Content Management) and other digital platforms (orientation on platforms will be provided).
• Perform other tasks to support the section, as appropriate.

Duty Station: Ankara

Supervisor: Information Management Officer

Duration: 24 weeks

Stipend: In accordance to UNICEF's guidelines, interns will be paid a nominal stipend per month. There is no expectancy of employment at the end of the internship.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree programme or have graduated within the past two years in the area of social science, statistics and research. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Have excellent academic performance as demonstrated by recent university or institution records.
• Additional consideration will be given for any relevant past experience.
• Excellent use of Excel, data analysis tools (example: Python, R and/or STATA, SPSS) and visualization tools is required (PowerBI, Infograph or other). Willingness to learn new software will be key to the selection of the candidate.
• Decent understanding in and/or knowledge of research, evaluation and data collection processes.
• Effective communication skills, excellent written English skills and ability to write clearly and succinctly.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills
• Knowledge and understanding of humanitarian response and development programmes is an asset.
• To be fluent in English, with strong writing skills. Additionally, fluency in another official and working language of the UN would be an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles 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.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.