Intern - Statistics, New York

• Organization: CTED - Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate
• Country: United States
• City: New York, USA
• Office: CTED New York

 

Closing date: Thursday, 8 November 2018

Job Opening
Posting Title: INTERN - STATISTICS, I (Temporary Job Opening)
Job Code Title: INTERN - STATISTICS
Department/Office: Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate
Duty Station: NEW YORK
Posting Period: 26 October 2018 - 08 November 2018
Job Opening Number: 18-Statistics-CTED-106044-J-New York (O)
United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity
Organizational Setting and Reporting
The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) internships are for (3) months with the opportunity for extension, pending on the needs of the Executive Directorate.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the internship position will consist in assisting the Directorate in improving the collection of quantitative data and setting up an analytical platform for its country assessments.
These responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: assist in reviewing existing IT analytical/ statistical tools that could be considered in the development of CTED analytical platform; assist in the collection of quantitative and comparable data; assist in generating graphs, tables and statistical maps to facilitate further review and analysis of data by users.
Competencies

• Teamwork: -Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; -solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; -is willing to learn from others.Creativity: -Actively seeks to improve programmes or services; -offers new and different options to solve problems or meet client needs; -thinks 'outside the box'; -takes an interest in new ideas and new ways of doing things. Education
  Applicants must be enrolled in graduate degree programme in social studies with experience on analysis of statistics or related field.
  Must be enrolled in the final academic year of a graduate university degree programme and/or commence internship within a one-year period of graduation. Work Experience
  Applicants are not required to have professional work experience for participation in the internship programme. However, applicants are encouraged to list all relevant work experience in their UN professional history profile (PHP).
  Languages
  Fluency in English is required.
  Assessment
  Should there be a need for an intern who matches the profile above, the applicant will be contacted directly by the Directorate. Please note that due to the large number of applicants, the Directorate would not be in a position to reply to each application. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for further consideration if required.
  Special Notice
  A completed online application (cover note and personal history profile) is required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  United Nations Considerations
  According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation or sexual abuse, or crimes other than minor traffic offences, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term 'sexual exploitation' means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term 'sexual abuse' means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions.
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