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The UNDP Istanbul Regional Hub (IRH) is the organization’s knowledge and advisory center for 18 countries and territories across Europe and Central Asia. As the regional arm of UNDP’s global offer, the IRH translates corporate priorities into action by providing policy advice, technical leadership, capacity development and programme coordination. Its work strengthens inclusive institutions, gender responsive and locally grounded governance, and social protection systems, while supporting countries to adopt systems thinking, mission oriented approaches and data driven solutions that accelerate SDG progress.

 

1.    Research & Knowledge Management
•    Conduct desk research and compile basic qualitative and quantitative data to support gender responsive local governance analysis, including women’s leadership, care systems and inclusive municipal development.
•    Summarize relevant reports, guidance, municipal case examples and materials related to gender equality, inclusive governance and local innovation.
•    Support the preparation of analytical notes, short briefs and evidence based summaries that contribute to gender responsive diagnostics and the integration of gender considerations across the M4EG Facility’s work.
•    Assist in maintaining updated and well organized internal knowledge spaces and channels of communication, ensuring that key gender related and M4EG materials are easy to access and use.

2.    Learning & Communications Support
•    Collect, synthesize and help develop evidence based materials—including case studies, background notes, examples and slide content—that support learning sessions, regional capacity building activities and courses on gender responsive municipalities and women’s leadership.
•    Assist in creating communication and knowledge products that help convey the Facility’s priorities around gender responsive municipal planning, women’s leadership, inclusive innovation and gender-responsive economic development.

3.    Coordination & Operational Support
•    Support the Gender Analyst in coordination with IRH M4EG and Gender team members, Country Offices and municipal partners, including basic meeting and workflow support. 
•    Provide additional analytical and operational assistance to advance gender responsive governance and local transformation priorities.

1.    Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
2.    Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
3.    Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) in a degree programme in relevant discipline such as Gender Studies, International Development and Cooperation, Public Policy, Social and Political Sciences, Architecture, Urban Planning, Environmental Sciences or related disciplines and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.

•    Demonstrated interest and knowledge in theory and practice of women’s empowerment and gender equality issues;
•    Experience in research on gender equality issues is an asset;
•    Familiarity with gender-responsive planning and/or budgeting and gender mainstreaming in public policy or local development is an asset;
•    Excellent digital literacy, including Microsoft Suite, Canva, online tools and applications.

•    Proficiency in English, with excellent writing, research and analytical skills.