Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)A (least hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeInternship
Target Start Date2023-07-06
Job Posting End DateJuly 25, 2023
Terms of ReferenceWith over a decade of economic downturn, linked to regional instability, the Syria crisis, high unemployment, and lately the impact of COVID-19, Jordan continues to host refugees, providing them with education and healthcare. Jordanโ s development vision underpins the countryโ s strategy and cooperation with international donors, and humanitarian, development and financial stakeholders, primarily with respect to socio-economic growth and the needs of refugee and host communities. As Jordan is not a state party to major international conventions relating to refugees and statelessness, a Memorandum of Understanding sets the parameters for cooperation between UNHCR and the Government of Jordan and outlines the major principles of international protection, including the definition of a refugee and the principle of non-refoulement. The countryโ s refugee response is framed by the government-led Jordan Response Plan, in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Compact.
The Development/Livelihoods unit is headed by the Senior Development Officer to whom the intern will directly report. The intern will contribute to the advocacy work with development partners and government bodies to explore sustainable solutions for economic inclusion of refugees in Jordan for refugees residing in both camps and host communities, through the production of quantitative research pieces.
UNHCR collects a myriad of household level data, which robust analysis is of great value to UNHCR Jordan and its partners. The intern will have access to data to produce high level analysis that could contribute to his own research agenda.
Duties and Responsibilities
โข The intern will be responsible to produce a total of at least 3 research policy notes based on quantitative data analysis on topics agreed with the management, to feed into the dialogue with the government and development partners. These would make use of UNHCR important household level data sources (Vulnerability Assessment Framework bi annual study and quarterly panel data, skills mapping data collection, ProGres registration data etc.) and could cover topics of : social protection, labor market and employment, livelihoods, energy, water, climate etc. The interests of the intern will also be considered in the choice of topics.
โข Support the dissemination of results of the research products internally (and externally when appropriate).
โข Provide field support to the new round of VAF data collection exercise (10,000 households) to be launched in August.
โข Provide advice/technical assistance to teams undergoing regular or punctual data collection to ensure synergies across internal exercises and upgrade to international standards/norms when necessary and suggest improvement or updates to data collection tools as necessary.
โข Explore possibilities to engage with the World Bank UNHCR Joint Data Centre on Forced Displacements.
โข Carry out any other supporting tasks required by the unit.
Minimum qualifications required
โข Masters degree in Economics or Development Economics, with a significant track record of being able to deliver high quality quantitative analysis to inform policy.
โข Deep knowledge of econometrics tool i.e. Stata, R and/or Python.
โข Good knowledge of data visualization tools I.e., ArcGIS, PowerBI, InDesign, etc.
โข Good writing skills in English.
โข Capacity to integrate in a multi-cultural environment.
Eligibility
In order to be considered for an internship, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:
โข Recent graduate (those persons who completed their studies within two years of applying) or current student in a graduate/undergraduate school programme from a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO; and
โข Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest to the work of the Organization.
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