Intern - Inclusive Political Processes - UNDP - New York - Deadline : 27-Jan-17

Intern - Inclusive Political Processes - UNDP - New York - Deadline : 27-Jan-17

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Intern - Inclusive Political Processes
Location :	NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Application Deadline :	27-Jan-17 (Midnight New York, USA)
Time left :	7d 2h 4m
Type of Contract :	Internship
Post Level :	Intern
Languages Required :	English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)	13-Feb-2017
Duration of Initial Contract :	3-6 MONTHS
Expected Duration of Assignment :	3-6 MONTHS

Background

UNDP has developed a holistic and integrated global approach to provide policy and programme support to country offices around Inclusive Political Processes (IPP). For achieving the outcomes of its Strategic Plan (2014 -2017), UNDP promotes a social contract approach that addresses both sides of the state-society relationship, and interlinks assistance to constitution making and reform, support to the political party landscape, electoral cycle assistance, and parliamentary development in both crisis and non-crisis settings. The Inclusive Political Processes team works to promote resilient state-society relations, focusing on: Institutional development – UNDP works to build the capacities of legislatures, electoral management bodies and constitution-making bodies; Women’s political participation and leadership - UNDP promotes inclusive and participative public institutions by ensuring they have the structure, legal framework and capacity to engage all citizens - particularly women - in the political process, and facilitate women’s participation and leadership in peacebuilding and other political processes; Civic Space – UNDP works to create space for civic engagement, as well as to develop the capacities of a range of civil society actors, including CSOs, women, young people and minorities, both to act as intermediaries in political advocacy and representation and to directly engage in political processes; Individual capacity development and accompaniment – UNDP works with political and civil society actors to develop their process skills, substantive knowledge and procedural skills. Narrowing the gap between states and societies and increasing people’s trust on the stewardship of their government and advocate for compliance for international norms and standards is the core responsibilities of IPP. In more detail, the work of the IPP team centers: Electoral cycle, institutions and process support, including risk and violence reduction strategies; Constitutional transitions, dialogue and process support; Parliamentary institutions, process and dialogue support; Political party capacity building and dialogue for peace and development; Women political participation, inclusion and leadership; Civil society engagement, advocacy for civic space and inclusion of marginalized groups

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the daily management of the Team Leader, Inclusive Political Processes, the intern has the opportunity to work on a range of issues related to Inclusive Political Processes, website content management and communication as well as general tasks to support the IPP team. In particular, the intern is responsible for the following outputs: Support IPP’s interaction with UNDP’s Civil Society Advisory Committee (CSAC) and support the IPP team in organizing the annual CSAC meeting; Assist the IPP team in conducting research on certain thematic areas (i.e.: ‘costs of elections’; ‘out-of-country voting’; ‘ID management’; ‘gender, political processes and peacebuilding’; ‘constitution-making’ and ‘civic engagement’) or on the respective structures, capacities and institutions in selected countries; Complete drafting tasks, in particular with regard to policy briefs, fact sheets, blog posts and reporting on various topics related to IPP including the development of region-specific briefs based on the global mapping of UNDP’s work on civic engagement; Conduct translations of written documents if requested; Capture innovation and emerging trends related to inclusive political processes and institutions; support the collection of data, lessons learned, good practices and case studies; Prepare statistical overviews and analyze project documents, progress reports, donor strategies and other documents; Assist the IPP team in keeping the knowledge platforms AGORA (www.agora-parl.org), ACE and iKNOWpolitics up to date by uploading news, resources, events and partner updates; Support the administration of IPP Team’s work (attend team meetings, draft minutes of meetings, prepare background documents, etc.); Conducting other tasks as requested by the IPP team.

Competencies

Competencies: Core Values and Guiding Principles: Integrity: Demonstrating consistency in upholding and promoting the values of UNDP in actions and decisions, in line with the UN Code of Conduct. Cultural Sensitivity/Valuing diversity: Demonstrating an appreciation of the multicultural nature of the organization and the diversity of its staff. Demonstrating an international outlook, appreciating differences in values and learning from cultural diversity. Corporate Competencies: Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN's values and ethical standards; Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP and the UN; Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability; Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Required Skills and Experience

Required Skills and Experience: Enrollment in a graduate-level degree programme at the time of application and during the internship in a relevant discipline (social or political sciences, law, international relations, economics, public or business administration, etc.) with a demonstrated interest in democracy promotion, public institutions, good governance and peacebuilding. Exposure to democratic governance agenda, and preferably parliamentary development, constitution-making support, electoral cycle, women’s political participation and/or civic engagement. Experience in research and analysis. Excellent communication and writing skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Experience organizing meetings. Computer proficiency, including working knowledge of MS Office products. Experience managing web portals is an asset. Prior experience with NGOs, UN, or international institutions is a strong asset. Experience working collaboratively in a team structure in a multicultural environment. Fluency in spoken and written English. Second official UN language an asset. Eligibility: Applicants to UNDP internship programme must at the time of application meet one of the following 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 univeristy degree programme (minimum Bachelor's level or equivalent); c) Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above and if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.