Population and Social Statistics InternNew

Supports ESCAP’s Population and Social Statistics Section with research, analysis and communication across gender, census, migration, disability and civil-registration topics. The intern reviews evidence, drafts technical materials, supports regional meetings and training, and helps share statistical knowledge.

• Conduct literature reviews and research on population and social-statistics topics
• Support work on gender statistics, censuses, migration, displacement, statelessness and disability statistics
• Contribute to work on population registers, citizen-generated data and civil registration and vital statistics
• Draft background papers, presentations, blogs and technical documentation
• Support meetings, training events and regional workshops
• Contribute to capacity-building materials and activities
• Update newsletters, websites and knowledge-sharing platforms

• Enrollment in or completion of a graduate programme, or enrollment in or completion of the final academic year of a first university degree
• English proficiency
• Ability to work full-time in person in Bangkok
• No professional work experience is required

• Knowledge of another official United Nations language

• Statistical research
• Literature review
• Technical writing
• Data analysis
• Knowledge sharing
• Workshop support
• Capacity building

• Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
• Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
• Principles Governing International Statistical Activities

• The internship is unpaid
• Travel, visa, accommodation and living costs are the intern's responsibility