Senior Research Assistant, Social Affairs

hace 6 días


Santiago de Chile United Nations A tiempo completo

Org. Setting and Reporting
- Responsibilities
- Within delegated authority, the Research Assistant will be responsible for the following duties: - Selects and evaluates a variety of documents, summarizes pertinent material, collects and analyses data and prepares background materials for assessment papers, studies, briefs and reports. - Systematically follows through and retrieves, highlights and compiles information from a wide variety of information sources; prepares input for the electronic database and the internet and co-operates with research institutes and organizations in the collection of data. - Prepares charts, graphs and other outputs for reporting and presentation on women´s autonomy and gender equality. - Assists in formulating project proposals and co-ordinates day-to-day monitoring and implementation of these projects. - Produces analytical, quantitative and qualitative elements required for the elaboration of documents and reports contained in the regular work programme and extraordinary work assigned to the Unit. - Builds special data sets for specific research needs or for reports. - Designs and updates databases and complete programme regarding procedures, sources and final presentations. - Carries out preparatory work for and assists in organizing expert meetings on women´s autonomy and strategic meetings with partners of the Gender Equality Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean. Drafts agenda and procedural notes for meetings of various committees. - Establishes internal databases; sets up, files, stores and manages data and information relevant to the scope of programme/project activities. - Participates in technical meetings, conferences, and seminars. Serves as Secretary to committees, ad hoc task forces, etc.; takes notes, draft summary reports, minutes, notes for the files or assessment reports for presentation to the head of the Branch/Unit; monitors follow-up actions, etc. - Drafts and edits complicated, complex and often technical texts. - Prepares newsletters on programme/project-related activities; drafts inputs for a wide range of documents/reports, briefings/debriefings, correspondence, etc. - Processes information gathered (background, data, statistics, etc.) using various computer programmes and periodically updates the information to allow its distribution and easy access by multiple and potential users. - Tracks resolutions and other legislative decisions that affect programme/project content and oversees the preparation of the relevant databases to ensure the incorporation of programmatic and other changes enacted by legislations. - May provide guidance and support to more junior staff and review work assignments, provide training and inputs to performance evaluation. - Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making. - Assists with visualizations and updating information material such as web pages or brochures. - Performs other duties as assigned.
- Competencies
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Job - Specific Qualification
- Technical or vocational certificate in social sciences; economics, sociology or equivalent is desirable.
- Work Experience
- Languages
- English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat and Spanish is a working language of ECLAC. For the position advertised, fluency in both English and Spanish is required.
- Assessment
- Applicants will be assessed based on the information provided in their APs. Short-listed applicants might be contact by the Hiring Manager for further assessment.
- Special Notice
- United Nations Considerations
- No Fee
- THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.



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