Women’s Economic Empowerment Intern

Supports the UN Women East and Southern Africa women’s economic empowerment portfolio through gender-economics research, programme implementation, communications and administration. The internship builds practical experience in regional work on climate-resilient livelihoods, the care economy, entrepreneurship and decent work.

Department: Women’s Economic Empowerment Programme

• Review and conduct women’s economic empowerment research from a gender-economics perspective
• Support programme management and implementation across the regional portfolio
• Draft position papers, talking points and website articles
• Develop social-media content for programme communications
• Provide administrative support to the Women’s Economic Empowerment Policy Specialist

• Enrollment in a postgraduate degree, the final year of a bachelor’s degree, or a mandatory national-service programme in feminist or gender economics or a related field, or graduation from such a degree within two years
• Excellent written and oral English
• Demonstrable knowledge of feminist or gender economics
• Knowledge of development issues in Africa, preferably East and Southern Africa

• A stipend is available when the intern receives no financial support from another source