Job Opportunity: Research and Content Intern, Data Feminism Program
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Data-Pop Alliance is looking for a Content and Research Intern for our Data Feminism Program. We are an international non-profit “think-and-do-tank” created in 2013 by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), the MIT Media Lab and ODI. We bring together researchers, experts, practitioners, and activists to “Change the world with data” through three pillars of work: diagnosing local realities and human problems with data and AI; mobilizing capacities, communities, and ideas towards more data literate societies, and transforming the systems and processes that underpin our societies and countries.
DPA has partnered with and received funding from organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank, UNDP, FAO, UN ESCWA, GIZ (German development agency), the Vodafone Institute, Oxfam México and other key international stakeholders to develop projects in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the Middle-East and North Africa (MENA), and Asia. To learn more about DPA, please visit our website or read our “Outlook and Overview” annual reports for 2019-20, 2020-22, and 2021-23.
DPA’s projects are managed and carried out by a core team of about 41 people, including Directors, Managers, Officers, Data Scientists, Research Assistants, and Interns.
Dates: 3 months, full-time (possibility for extension and growth within the organization).
Location: Remote. Preferably within Latin America or the MENA region.
Scope of Work
Reporting to the Program Lead and Project Managers in the “Data Feminism” Program, and working closely with the Communications Manager, the Content and Research Intern will have the opportunity to collaborate on multiple projects with international partner organizations and produce research in the fields of gender equality, gender-based violence, Data4Development, COVID-19, and other human rights topics, as well as generate content for our website. Among others, primary activities for the Content and Research Intern include:
| 1.Gender Research (65%) |
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| 2.Support Data Collection (30%) |
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| 3.Content Creation (5%) |
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4. Participate in meetings with other DPA researchers.
5. Other tasks and duties as required.
Profile/Qualifications
- Recent graduate (or student in last semester of university) with a degree in Gender, International Relations, International Development, Political Science or other social science fields.
- Strong interest in research at the intersection of international development and gender (data), proven by previous academic projects, volunteer work of professional experience.
- Previous experience analyzing and reviewing policies (national and international), institutional and legal frameworks, including human rights frameworks, and strategies from a gender perspective to identify good practices and gaps.
- Familiarity and experience with qualitative and quantitative research and analysis (especially if the candidate has proven knowledge of R and/or Python and/or WordPress will be considered a plus).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English (fluency in Spanish, Portuguese and/or Arabic is a plus).
- Ability to work with people from different cultural backgrounds.
- Highly proactive, analytical and organized.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and remote productivity tools (Drive, Slack, Zoom, etc.).
- Comfortable with remote teams and processes.
Candidates should be able to work independently, manage their time wisely, and meet deadlines. They should be detail-focused, reliable, professional, and possess strong research, writing, editing, and analysis skills, as well as excellent communication, and interpersonal skills.
Remuneration
500 USD/ month
Recruitment process
Qualified candidates are requested to submit a CV, a cover letter (1 page) with two academic or work references, and one writing sample (in English, maximum 2 pages) to jobs@datapopalliance.org with the subject line “R2023007_P4 Content and Research Intern” by March 24, 6:00 pm EST.
Please note that only complete applications submitted entirely in English will be considered. Due to the large volume of applications, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Equal opportunity
Data-Pop Alliance employs personnel without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic origin, language, citizenship, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, physical and/or mental handicap or financial ability. While remaining alert and sensitive to the issue of fair and equitable treatment for all, Data-Pop Alliance has a special concern with the participation and advancement of members of four designated groups that have traditionally been disadvantaged in employment: women, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities.
