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Organization: UNDP – United Nations Development Programme
Country: South Africa
City: Pretoria
Office: UNDP in Pretoria, South Africa
Closing date: Friday, 8 April 2022
Sustainable Development Specialist/Economist – Intern
Location: Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA
Application Deadline: 08-Apr-22 (Midnight New York, USA)
Additional Category: Management
Type of Contract: Internship
Post Level: Intern
Languages Required: English
Starting Date: (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)
18-Apr-2022
Duration of Initial Contract: 6 months
Expected Duration of Assignment: 6 months
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Background
UNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP is on the ground in about 170 countries and territories, working with national counterparts on solutions to global and national development challenges.
In the programme countries, UNDP supports stabilization, state-building, governance and development priorities in in partnership with the host governments, the United Nations system, the development partners and other partners to help the country to achieve sustainable development by eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, accelerating structural transformations for sustainable development and building resilience to crises and shock.
In addition, UNDP now has the mandate to support SDG Integration to ensure faster progress on sustainable development and offers support in four areas, (1) integrated policy and programming solutions, (2) SDG metrics, data and analysis using state-of-the-art tools for modelling and forecasting, (3) knowledge and innovation and (4) SDG Financing options to help countries identify innovative ways to expand public and private contributions to reach the 2030 agenda. Lastly, the COVID-19 pandemic has also highlighted an urgent need to adopt a systems approach that is orientated towards building resilience to future shocks through continuously reviewed scenario analyses.
The intern economist will works under the guidance of the Senior Economist and s/he will work closely with the Strategic Policy and Research Unit, (SPRU, programme and operations teams in the country office, accelerator labs, and staff in the Africa Regional Service Centre and Strategic Analysis Team in New York in Regional Bureau of Africa as well as the Global Policy Network (GPN) of UNDP
Duties and Responsibilities
Work with the UNDP country office management and programme team to strengthen programme development and implementation
Under the guidance of the Senior Economist ormulate and manage strategic policy research on key socioeconomic development issues, in particular poverty reduction, equity, social policy innovation and social welfare, among others;
Provision of technical advice to national government counterparts and other partners, especially in support of the 2030 Agenda and the introduction of sustainable and inclusive economic policies.
Advocacy and promotion of UNDP’s mandate and mission
Competencies
Corporate Competencies:
Interest in development;
Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and Learning;
Ability to provide good quality policy notes and briefs on economic issues;
Good research and data management skills.
Required Skills and Experience
Education: Bachelor’s degree in economics.
Experience: Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Publisher, Excel, STATA, EViews and CGE modelling, etc) and advance knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages, experience in handling of web-based management systems.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English
Internship Conditions: A few key points regarding internships with UNDP:
Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of the nominating institution, related institution or government, which may provide the required financial assistance to its students; or the intern, who will have to obtain financing for subsistence through private sources.
Interns are responsible for securing adequate medical insurance for the duration of their internship with UNDP and must provide a medical certificate of good health prior to starting the internship. UNDP will not reimburse the medical insurance of the intern. Any costs arising from accidents and illness incurred during an internship assignment will be the responsibility of the intern.
The intern is responsible for obtaining necessary visas and arranging travel to and from the duty station where the internship will be performed;
UNDP accepts no responsibility for loss or damage to personal effects that may occur during the internship.
Interns are not eligible to apply for, or be appointed to, any post in UNDP during the period of the internship;
The intern must provide proof of enrollment in health insurance plan;
Interns are not staff members and may not represent UNDP in any official capacity;
Subsequent Employment: The purpose of the Internship Programme is not to lead to further employment with UNDP but to complement an intern’s studies. Therefore, there should be no expectation of employment at the end of an internship.
Website: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=105709
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