United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Vacancy
Role description
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Economic Commission for Africa Careers: The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is committed to advancing inclusion, gender parity, and diversity in its workforce. In line with the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy and the System-wide Strategy on Gender Parity, ECA is undertaking targeted outreach efforts to attract candidates from underrepresented groups, including persons with disabilities.
This internship will offer a unique opportunity to contribute to ECA’s diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda, particularly in relation to improving outreach strategies and supporting inclusive recruitment practices.
Position: ACS intern on Data Analysis
Qualifications:
(a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher);
(b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
Completion of a master’s degree or enrollment in a Ph.D. program in a development-related field are strongly desirable. NA
Key Responsibilities
- Profile use cases for emerging data sources and evaluate their suitability for addressing data gaps.
- Assist in compiling metadata from national and international statistical websites.
- Support the harmonization and comparability of African development indicators across multiple databases.
- Contribute to the development of statistical tools that automate analytical processes.
- Provide recommendations on modern tools for visualizing statistical results.
- Prepare statistical summaries, methodologies, and key analytical findings.
- Support statistical data compilation, analysis, and economic data management.
- Assist with research activities for policy-oriented analytical work.
- Contribute to dashboard development and data management tools.
- Prepare documentation, reports, and background materials.
- Support capacity-building initiatives and training activities.
- Assist in organizing and maintaining standardized datasets and statistical records.
Location: Addis Ababa
Deadline: Aug 21, 2026