Current internship opportunities

When?

We are looking for interns starting in January 2008 or later.

Where?

UN Economic Commission for Europe, Population Activities Unit.

What would your responsibilities be?

Assistance to the Programme officers within the inter-governmental programme on Ageing and support to the coordination and development of a research infrastructure project on demographic challenges in the ECE region - Generations and Gender Programme.

Based on the requirements of the programmes and of your background the following tasks would be performed under the supervision of the programme officers and the chief of the unit:

• Contribute towards the UNECE intergovernmental programme on Ageing and especially to the follow-up of the 2007 UNECE Ministerial Conference on Ageing
  • Research of the background materials and preparation of briefs on them for team leaders
  • Draft evaluation and monitoring reports and prepare visualizations for presentations and publications
  • Communicate with the national focal points, representatives of international organizations and other diplomatic bodies such as permanent missions
• Work on the development and implementation of the GGP and its organizational as well as scientific aspects
  • Contribute towards the functional organization of the network of consortium institutions as well as network of national focal points; research background material, draft reports and prepare briefs for the project manager
  • Research, organize, visualize and present macro-demographic data
  • Analyze Generations and Gender Survey micro data
• Creatively contribute to the overall image of the programmes and the unit as a whole
  • Design printer ready copies of unit's publications
  • Contribute to the development of web pages

What could you gain?

• Hands-on experience with the intergovernmental political process and coordination of an international research infrastructure
• Greater understanding of the major demographic challenges in contemporary developed societies
• On-the-job training in survey data collection, micro data analysis
• Training in the use of SPSS

What should your qualifications be?

MOTIVATION, excellent drafting skills, knowledge in sociology, demography, or a related field. Good understanding of statistics and IT skills desirable.

How to apply?

Please check eligibility requirements at UNECE Internship and follow the application procedures outlined there. In addition, please also send your CV and cover letter as soon as possible to pau@unece.org

Should you have questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.

The Generations and Gender Programme (GGP) is a system of national Generations and Gender Surveys (GGS) and contextual databases, which aims at improving the knowledge base for policy-making in UNECE countries.The GGS is a panel survey of a nationally representative sample of 18-79 year-old resident population in each participating country with at least three panel waves and an interval of three years between each wave. The contextual databases are designed to complement micro-level survey data with macro-level information on policies and aggregate indicators.

Programme coordination at the UNECE is carried out with support from the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission.