Intern - Ending Violence Against Women Across Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus in East and Southern Africa

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Nairobi, Kenya UN Women Full time

ABOUT THE COMPANY

UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.

JOB SUMMARY

UN Women ESARO seeks to hire an intern to support the EVAW and Women, Peace and Security portfolios in these efforts, working under the direct supervision of the EVAW Policy Specialist/ WPS Policy Specialist and in collaboration with country offices and regional partners in East and Southern Africa.CompetenciesCore Values:Respect for DiversityIntegrityProfessionalismCore Competencies:Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender IssuesAccountabilityCreative Problem SolvingEffective CommunicationInclusive CollaborationStakeholder EngagementLeading by ExampleFunctional Competencies:Demonstrable knowledge of ending violence against women;Demonstrable experience working on advocacy for gender equality in Africa, preferably in East and Southern Africa.Required Skills and ExperienceEducation:University studies in one of the following disciplines: gender studies, gender and development, international relations, peace studies, social work or or other relevant subjects is required related field;Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher).Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);Have graduated with a university degree in (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation;Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Support the EVAW/WPS Units to review/conduct research and analysis on regional policy frameworks related to EVAW and WPS to identify linkages and complementary aspects across the frameworks;Support the Policy Specialists to develop integrated regional analysis on key regional trends, emerging issues, risks and opportunities in relation to EVAW/WPS;Support the EVAW/WPS Units in conducting a mapping of promising practices for protecting diverse women human rights defenders from violence and threats of violence in East and Southern Africa;Support the EVAW/WPS Units in developing a proposed approach to monitoring backlash against gender equality and women's rights advocates and changes in civic space in the region, drawing upon existing indices and monitoring tools, as well as early warning and response systems for enhanced visibility and data-based advocacy to advance gender equality in ESAR;Support the EVAW/WPS Units to package and present the analysis and mapping conducted to stakeholders (internal UN Women personnel, regional State and non-state actors and development partners);Support the EVAW/WPS Units in preparing advocacy messages and briefs related to the analysis, mapping and reviews conducted for sharing with diverse partners and amplifying during the WPS Open Days and the 16 Days Campaign in East and Southern Africa, including via preparing and consulting on advocacy messages, consolidating secondary data, drafting concept notes, coordinating meetings, preparing talking points, drafting text for articles, developing communication plans, etc.Learning goals include:Enhanced knowledge on gender equality, ending violence against women and girls and the women, peace and security agenda;Enhanced knowledge on evidence-based approaches for EVAWG across the HDP Nexus;Enhance knowledge on the analyzing and packaging data for advocacy and uptake by diverse stakeholders working on EVAW and WPS.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Reporting, Stakeholder communication, Collaboration, Communication, Research planning

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

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