Internship - Data & Analytics

The internship supports the Global Policy Centre for Governance's workstreams on SDG 16 Data & Analytics and Gender Data. The role involves data collection, statistical analysis, visualization, and support for digital platforms and analytical reports related to governance and gender data.

Responsibilities

• Support data collection, statistical analysis and visualization related to SDG 16, including preparation, validation and presentation of data for global and country-level analytical products.
• Contribute to preparation of datasets, code scripts and reproducible analytical workflows using statistical software such as R, Python or Stata.
• Support design, development, and enhancement of digital platforms and interactive dashboards including data preparation, automation of data pipelines, quality assurance, visualization and user-oriented analytical outputs.
• Support management, documentation and quality assurance of data and metadata, ensuring consistency, reproducibility and adherence to statistical standards.
• Support development of the annual SDG 16 Global Progress Report and other analytical reports and knowledge products on SDG 16 and governance.
• Support efforts to increase country reporting on SDG 16 indicators drawing on administrative data, including outreach, data compilation and follow-up with national counterparts, with attention to strengthening reporting on representation of women in the judiciary.
• Assist in preparation of technical consultations, webinars, workshops and in-person meetings related to SDG 16 and governance data, and support dissemination, communications and advocacy activities around the Centre’s SDG 16 data products.
• Contribute to research and analysis on governance data and measurement, including emerging methodological issues and approaches to strengthening availability, quality and use of SDG 16 data.
• Support desk research and evidence mapping on use of gender data, particularly time-use data, in policy, planning, budgeting and public investment processes.
• Assist in mapping country experiences and examples of how time-use and other gender data are translated into policy and fiscal decision-making, including relevant institutional and cross-ministerial arrangements.
• Support analysis of governance and institutional barriers to uptake and use of gender data, including coordination, incentives, capacities and links between national statistical systems and policy-making institutions.
• Contribute to country-level research, case studies, policy briefs and other knowledge products on gender data utilisation.
• Support stakeholder and partnership mapping and preparation of technical consultations and knowledge exchanges related to gender data utilisation, governance and inclusive public finance.
• Additional tasks as required to support the work of the Centre.

Requirements

• The internship is open to citizens covered by the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA Agreement) or with legal residency in Norway.
• Applicants must be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as bachelor’s degree or equivalent) preferably in Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Public Policy, Gender Studies, Sociology or other relevant social sciences with a strong quantitative background.
• Or be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher) preferably in Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Public Policy, Gender Studies, Sociology or other relevant social sciences.
• Or have recently graduated with a university degree as defined above and must start the internship within one year of graduation.
• Or be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative data analysis, statistical methods and data visualization using software such as R, Stata, or Python, including data cleaning, data management, exploratory analysis and interpretation of results.
• Experience working with population survey data and/or administrative records is highly desirable.
• Strong interest in governance, rule of law, justice and gender equality questions, including the use of data and evidence in public policy.
• Strong research and analytical skills, with an interest in gender data, statistics, public policy, public finance or evidence-informed decision-making.
• Excellent communication skills in English; written and oral.
• Fluency in English is required; fluency in French is desirable; working knowledge in a Scandinavian language is an asset.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Able to work independently and take initiative.
• Good social media skills.
• Experience from a developing country and/or international organisation or related is an advantage.

Skills

• Quantitative Analysis
• Statistical Methods
• Data Visualization
• Data Cleaning
• Data Management
• Exploratory Data Analysis
• Interpretation of Results
• STATA
• Python
• Population Survey Data
• Administrative Records
• Research Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Gender Data Analysis
• Policy Analysis
• Public Finance
• Evidence-Based Decision Making
• Communication Skills in English
• Social Media Skills

Languages

English, French, Norwegian