Overview
Support the Women's Economic Empowerment team in research, knowledge product development, and coordination of activities related to gender equality and women's economic empowerment in the West and Central Africa region.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in conducting targeted research and data collection on subject matters, sectors, and countries relevant to WEE in the region
- Assist in developing key knowledge and communication products (policy briefs/ advocacy briefs) on a range of topics
- Provide editorial and translation assistance and draft project documents, meeting minutes, reports, proposals, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
- Provide coordination and logistical support in the organization of webinars and workshops
- Participate in Women Economic Empowerment activities and events
Required Experience
- Having experience in women’s economic empowerment-related issues is a plus.
- Having experience and knowledge of development issues in Africa, preferably in West and Central Africa, is a plus.
- Knowledge of the SDGs, especially SDG 5, is a plus.
Qualifications
- University studies in one of the following disciplines: feminist/gender economics; gender and development, development economics, macroeconomics, or any other relevant development disciplines.
- Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program which is part of a degree programme and undertake the internship as part of the program requirements;
- Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher);
- Have recently graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must start the internship within two years of graduation.
