INTERN - ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (2 Interns), I (Temporary Job Opening)

Job Opening Posting Title: INTERN - ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (2 Interns), I (Temporary Job Opening) Job Code Title: INTERN - ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Department/Office: Economic Commission for Africa Duty Station: ADDIS ABABA Posting Period: 16 November 2020 - 29 June 2021 Job Opening Number: 20-Economic Affairs-ECA-143106-J-Addis Ababa (A) Staffing Exercise N/A United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity Apply Now Org. Setting and Reporting ECA's mission is to deliver ideas and actions for an empowered and transformed Africa; informed by the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063. The mission will be guided by ECA's five new strategic directions which are: advancing ECA's position as a premier knowledge institution that builds on its unique position and privilege to bring global solutions to the continent's problems and take local solution to the continent; developing macroeconomic and structural policy options to accelerate economic diversification and job creation; designing and implementing innovative financing models for infrastructure, and for human, physical and social assets for a transforming Africa; contributing solutions to regional and trans-boundary challenges, with a focus on peace security and social inclusion as an important development nexus; advocating Africa's position at the global level and developing regional responses as a contribution to global governance issues. The internship is located in the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Regional Integration and Trade Division (RITD) at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The internship is for four (4) months with an opportunity for extension, pending on the needs of the section. The internship is UNPAID, full-time, and home-based. Interns work five days per week (35 hours) under the supervision of a staff member in the department or office to which they are assigned. The ultimate objective of ATPC is to promote trade among African countries to reduce poverty, support gender-sensitive outcomes, generate economic growth, create jobs and increase food security, to strengthen the human and institutional capacities of African Governments to formulate and implement sound trade policies and participate more effectively in trade negotiations at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels. African women play a significant role in trade and will be essential to the continent’s success in exploiting its trade potential under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Up to 70% of informal cross-border traders on the continent are women, who are facing particular constraints to trading as a result of COVID-19. Typically, women trade more in lower value-added food items than manufactured goods when compared to men. Improved, digital, and harmonized trade facilitation measures can address barriers and constraints faced by cross-border traders. ATPC’s gender portfolio activities contribute to effective gender mainstreaming in trade agreements and policies; raising awareness and building capacity of policy makers, women’s entrepreneurs and traders, and business associations; and generating and sharing evidence on the relationship between gender and trade. ATPC Gender Strategy provides a framework for the institutionalization of gender analysis in all technical work and building of capacity of the Centre staff in gender mainstreaming. At the same time, ATPC is conducting research on and improving the measurement of informal cross-border trade and of women in trade. Finally, ATPC is supporting the design of continental guidelines to support cross-border trade during COVID-19. The focus of this internship will be to support these areas of work across the gender, cross-border trade, and trade facilitation portfolios. Apply Now