Review of research papers on Economic Development and Planning in Africa: Determinants of Female Labor Force Participation

Contract

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The UN African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (UN IDEP), together with their research fellows, produces policy and research papers which complements the Institute’s training programme and responds to the needs of the policy-making communities and other multi-stakeholders with the purpose of supporting the global community to achieve the 2030 and 2063 Agendas and implement Paris Agreement. To ensure the high-quality of research papers, IDEP is looking for volunteers with a strong background on Economics, Development and Trade to peer-review research papers. The selected volunteers will peer-review the research paper under the thematic area of work mentioned in the title of the volunteer opportunity. The research papers are and will need to be worked in MS word file.

• Research

• Development programmes, technical assistance and volunteer management

  UN IDEP, a subsidiary body for UNECA, is a pan-African institution with its primary purpose of accompanying and supporting its member States for their social advancement, economic prosperity and environmental sustainability. IDEP acts as a think tank with the aim of guiding policy change and decision making at the highest level on a number of development challenges. The policy research work undertaken at IDEP complements the Institute’s training programme and responds to the needs of the policy-making communities and other multi-stakeholders. IDEP publications serve to contribute to the nurturing of a research-policy nexus in Africa. To ensure the research papers are written in a concise, clear and good understandable way, IDEP is looking forward to collaborating with online UN volunteers with strong background on Economics, Development and Trade to review research papers. After the review is finished by the online volunteers, the research papers are expected to be proof-read and digitally published by the UN IDEP.

• Volunteers: 3 needed

• 1-5 hours per week / 2 weeks

  The ideal online volunteer for this task would have a strong background in Economics, Development, International Cooperation, Trade and/or Gender. Having relevant experience in publication of research paper would be an asset.

• Africa

• English