Gender and Peacebuilding Knowledge Management Internship

UNDP is the knowledge frontier organization for sustainable development in the UN Development System and serves as the integrator for collective action to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UNDP’s policy work is carried out at HQ, Regional and Country Office levels, and forms a contiguous spectrum of deep local knowledge to cutting-edge global perspectives and advocacy. In this context, UNDP invests in the Global Policy Network (GPN), a network of field-based and global technical expertise across a wide range of knowledge domains. Governance and Peacebuilding (GP) Team in the Bangkok Regional Hub (BRH) working in the Asia Pacific Region is one of them.

GP Team in BRH closely work with the UNDP’s Crisis Bureau’s relevant teams in the HQ as well as in other offices, and in collaboration with other specialists in Regional Hubs, HQ, Country Offices and the Oslo Governance Global Policy Center. The CP team in BRH is responsible for contributing substantive policy and programme advisory services to multiple Asia-Pacific Country Offices and applying products and tools relevant to the thematic area. Working to ensure quality and coherent policy and programme advisory services, it advances the credibility and recognition of the organization’s programmes in this thematic area. 

The team seeks the services of a Knowledge Management Intern – with a background in gender/human rights/Conflict resolution – to work with the team on a project focused on Gender, Climate Resilience and Green Recovery in Crisis and Post-Conflict Contexts. The programme aims at strengthening women’s agency, representation, and participation in building climate resilience, peaceful communities, and green recovery. This programme recognizes the differential, disproportionate and interrelated impacts of disaster, climate change, and conflict on women, as well as the essential role that women play in preventing and addressing crises, driving recovery, promoting peace and social cohesion, and steering their communities back towards sustainable development.

The intern will support the team with organizing a regional forum that will be held in September 2024; conducting research and mappings; drafting of knowledge products and project documents (including drafting and research on Women, Peace and Security and Gender, Conflict and Climate) in the region; creating communication materials for the project based on this research; provide project support during events, coordinating with and supporting Country Offices based on needs; assisting meetings and communications with partners; and assisting with the M&E database of this project.

Under the supervision of the Gender and Peacebuilding Specialist and the Migrant Protection and Development Specialist, the Intern will also be involved in other conflict prevention and peacebuilding work across the Peacebuilding and Human Mobility teams and support elevating UNDP’s peace work in the Asia-Pacific context, with a focus on Women Peace and Security, Youth Peace and Security, Prevention of Violent Extremism, MHPSS, Human Mobility, Insider Mediation, and Climate Security. 

Duties and responsibilities:

• Support the team with the organization of a regional event to be held in September 2023 on Gender, Climate Resilience and Green Recovery in Crisis and Post-Conflict Contexts – this includes drafting documents, coordinating with Country Offices and participants, producing communication materials for the event, support logistics, conduct research and overall support to all teams involved in this forum

Project support:

• Conducting research and mappings; drafting of knowledge products and project documents (including drafting and research on Women, Peace and Security and Gender, Conflict and Climate) in the region; creating a database for ongoing UNDP initiatives linked to WPS and Women’s economic empowerment and other tasks as appointed by the supervisor related to Women Peace and Security, Youth Peace and Security, Prevention of Violent Extremism, MHPSS, Human Mobility, Insider Mediation, and Climate Security

Required Skills and Experience:

Education:

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

• currently in the final year of a Bachelor’s degree; or
• currently enrolled in a Master’s degree; or
• have graduated no longer than 1 year ago from a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree or equivalent studies.
• Field of study: Gender, International Relations, Conflict Analysis/Management, Political Science, Development Studies, Social Sciences  or equivalent.

IT skills:

• Good information technology (IT) skills;
• Knowledge of data visualization tools is an advantage;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office productivity tools;
• Knowledge and experience using Microsoft PowerPoint.

Language skills:

• Fluent in English- both written and spoken is required;
• Knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage.

Source:   https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=115727