Internship Human Development Report Office

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Job Description

The mission of the Human Development Report Office (HDRO) is to advance human development. The goal is to contribute towards the expansion of opportunities, choice and freedom. HDRO works towards this goal by promoting innovative new ideas, advocating practical policy changes, and constructively challenging policies and approaches that constrain human development. HDRO works with others to achieve change through writing and research, data analysis and presentation, and knowledge management, outreach and advocacy work.

The recruited interns will be able to contribute through research, knowledge and data management and analysis, digital platforms and systems, or communication to the Human Development Reports and related products.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The intern will be supervised by a senior HDRO staff and work closely with the team on the management of HDRO’s data, knowledge and digital systems and platforms and preparation of the Human Development Reports and related products. In particular, they are expected to deliver the following tasks:

Provide assistance in managing HDRO digital platforms, including the public website (hdr.undp.org) and Human Climate Horizons.
Contribute to knowledge management efforts and developing content and supporting events for the human development community of practice.
Contribute to data management, preparation of datasets for uploads and APIs, and verification and quality assurance.
Assist in identifying data sources and preparing visualizations.
Assist in fact-checking and proofreading.
Perform literature review, research and prepare short research notes.
Support the development of high-impact communication materials.
Support other activities as requested, including providing logistical support for various events organized by HDRO, such as consultations, workshops, and side events.

Required Skills and Experience:
Education:

Currently enrolled in a Master’s Program in data science, environment and sustainable science, software engineering, statistics, or related field.

Experience:

Previous experience in data for development or in communication for development.
Familiarity with the Human Development concept is an asset.
Experience with and knowledge of data visualizations approaches and techniques, SQL, content management systems, Excel, Stata, R and/or Python is an asset.

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