Internship - Data Governance

Internship position supporting the Global Policy Centre for Governance's workstream on data sharing and systems. The role involves research, analysis, mapping country experiences, supporting stakeholder engagement, and contributing to knowledge products related to governance arrangements and data sharing for effective public policy and governance.

Responsibilities

• Support research and analysis on governance arrangements, institutional incentives and systems for trusted and effective data sharing across public institutions.
• Assist in mapping country experiences and practices related to data sharing, including applications to domestic resource mobilization and public finance.
• Support analysis of legal, institutional, organisational and trust-related barriers to effective data sharing, including transparency, privacy and data protection considerations.
• Contribute to country-level surveys, research, case studies, diagnostics and knowledge products on the governance of data sharing.
• Support stakeholder mapping, technical consultations, webinars and knowledge exchanges involving government institutions, national statistical offices, revenue authorities and other relevant partners.
• Support preparation of briefing materials, presentations, data analysis and communications products related to the data sharing workstream.
• Support GPCG’s engagement in international statistical processes and forums, including through background research, preparation of technical inputs and briefing materials, and follow-up to relevant meetings and processes.
• Support UNDP’s engagement and contribution to the work of the Praia Group in the advancement of standards on governance statistics, including governance household surveys.
• Support the Centre’s engagement with national statistical offices, UN statistical entities and other partners on emerging issues related to national data systems, governance statistics and the use of data for policymaking.
• Assist with research and documentation of citizen data approaches, including country experiences and emerging practices for integrating citizen-generated data into national data and statistical systems.
• Contribute to analytical and knowledge products examining how citizen data can complement official statistics and strengthen the inclusiveness and responsiveness of evidence used for public policy and decision-making.

Requirements

• The internship is open to citizens covered by the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA Agreement) or have 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, Psychology, Sociology or other relevant social sciences.
• Applicants may 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, Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation, Sociology or other relevant social sciences.
• Applicants may have recently graduated with a university degree as defined above and must start the internship within one-year of graduation.
• Applicants may be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.
• Excellent communication skills in English; written and oral.
• Demonstrated interest in global development and the work of international organisations.
• 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 data, statistics, public policy, public finance or evidence-informed decision-making.
• 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.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
• Fluency in French is desirable.
• Working knowledge in a Scandinavian language is an asset.

Skills

• Data Governance
• Data Sharing
• Research
• Data Analysis
• Statistics
• Policy Analysis
• Evidence-Based Decision Making
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Knowledge Product Development
• Social Media Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Time Management
• English Communication Skills
• Governance Framework Analysis
• Rule of Law
• Gender Equality Analysis

Languages

English, French, Norwegian