Economic Commission for Africa Statistics Internships in Addis Ababa

Economic Commission for Africa Statistics Internships in Addis Ababa

Posting Title: INTERN - STATISTICS, I (Temporary Job Opening)
Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA
Posting Period:23 February 2018 - 28 December 2018

Org. Setting and Reporting
The African Centre for Statistics (ACS) is offering an internship for a minimum of two (2) months with an opportunity for extension (up to maximum 6 months), pending on the needs of the department. The internship is UNPAID and full-time. Interns work five day per week (35 hours) under the supervision of the Chief of Geo-information and Sectoral Statistics Section, under the overall supervision of the Centre’s Coordinator at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa. The UNECA is mandated to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development. To find our more about UNECA, please visit our website: www.uneca.org.

Responsibilities

Undertake research and activities in support of programmes/projects ongoing in the team. This includes also editing, translation, formatting work and review of documents.

Support the GiSS Section with reviews including compiling critical information on key studies, project results and impacts e.g Use of Earth Observation to delineate and incorporate urbanization spatial patterns and socio-infrastructure into a GIS database, assess African etc.

Prepare case studies, technical analyses, compiling statistics etc. for publications including scientific journals, newsletters,

pamphlets, and communication material etc.

Support the development of databases of ongoing projects on geodetic reference frame, national spatial data infrastructures, etc. and updating them with information from projects including results achieved, pictures, videos, news articles.

Appraise the common standards and metadata that would make statistical and geospatial information more useable and more relevant to a wider range of stakeholders.

Assist in drafting and preparing official documents .

Working on geoportal development .

Perform any other duties as requested.

Requirements

Applications must meet one of the following educational requirements: (a) be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent); or (c) have graduated with a university degree (as defined above) and, if selected, must commence the internship within a one-year period of graduation;

Be computer literate in standard software applications;

Have a demonstrated and keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter; and

Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.

How to apply
For more information and job application details, see; Economic Commission for Africa Statistics Internships in Addis Ababa