The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.

Responsibilities 

Under the direct supervision of the Head, Data and Analytics Section the intern will:

• Participate in collection, computation and analysis of human settlements Sustainable Development Goal Indicators and New Urban Agenda Indicators and other urban indicators.
• Participate in collection, computation, and analysis of Housing, Land and Property Indicators data for various cities.
• To assist in the collection, processing and analyzing of housing affordability data from Member states, and regional or field offices, civil society, NGOs and partner databases including those from other UN agencies, UN Statistical Division, UN Population Division, etc. – Assist with creating the tabulation plan for select indicators – Liaise with team members to advance the preparation of data – Prepare meta-data key to ensuring indicator data quality and consistency – Perform data quality checks  Prepare tables, graphs and visualizations for housing affordability data -draft 1-pager key messages of analyzed indicators  Carry out any other tasks requested to support the Data and Analytics Section.   Due to volume of applications only short-listed applicants will be contacted by the Hiring Manager.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher),  Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree program (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent),  Have graduated with Bachelor’s degree, Masters, PhD or equivalent.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications (Microsoft Office Suite).  Have demonstrated a keen interest in the work of the United Nations and have a personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Have a demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, which includes a willingness to try and understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Preferred areas of study: Studies in: Statistics, economics or related subjects. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.  Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Experience in collecting data and data base managements skills is desirable.