Internship Recruitment (26 weeks) – Geospatial Risk Analysis Intern, Istanbul, Turkey

• Country: Istanbul, Turkey
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: UNICEF
• Gender: Both
• Deadline: 2024-01-25

Main duties and responsibilities:

The intern, under the supervision of the Emergency Specialist (Geospatial Risk Analysis), will be responsible for:

Data Management and Processing

• Clean, process, and document geospatial datasets from domains such as natural hazards, climate, conflict, public health emergencies and UNICEF operations.
• Collaborate with team members to perform quality assurance on data to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Integrate processed geospatial data into GeoSight.
• Learn the data standards and models used in the GeoSight platform and RAPS emergency mapping templates.

GIS Analysis and Visualization

• Produce maps, dashboards, and visual products to communicate insights on risk analysis and preparedness.
• Assist in developing customizable GIS-based analysis models and workflows.

Knowledge Management

• Document and store maps and associated metadata in a standardized format to facilitate easy discovery and access.
• Assist in developing knowledge products such as use cases, guidelines on the use of Geosight and general geospatial analysis.

Training Support

• Contribute to developing training materials and facilitate related workshops.
• Collect feedback received from training participants to improve quality.

Product Tracker

• Assist with geospatial product trackers to enable monitoring and planning.
• Help ensure trackers have accurate and up-to-date progress

Other Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members on ongoing initiatives, offering support as required.

Benefits to Intern:

The intern would be able to:

• Gain knowledge about geospatial risk analysis in a humanitarian context
• Build understanding of how geospatial tools and technologies informs emergency preparedness
• Gain hands on experience in using GIS applications (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS) and programming languages (R, Python) for geospatial data management, visualization and risk analysis
• Gain access to various professional networks within UNICEF (Young UNICEF, for example)

Minimum Requirements: (Standard for ALL internship advertisement):

•      Letter of verification from the college or university that the intern is currently enrolled in an undergraduate school and has completed at least two years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of an undergraduate degree (if the candidate is 18 years old, this replaces the two-year bachelor’s completion requirement); or, Graduate Degree Program (i.e., Master’s, PhD).  It should also state the expected graduation date.  Recent graduates are allowed until 2 years after degree completion.

•      Copy of their most recent official transcript showing excellent academic performance

•      Copy of Identification Card (ID)

•      One letter of signed recommendation on letterhead or from professional email address

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Current enrollment in a graduate program such as Geography, GIS, Urban Planning, Environmental Science, or a related quantitative field. Or a recent graduate (completed degree within the past year) from a bachelor’s program in one of the above fields.
• Basic understanding or experience with geospatial data and tools (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS). The ability to use Power BI or any other Dashboard visualization tool is an asset
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to different tasks and software within the geospatial domain.
• Verbal and written communication skills to assist in documentation and training support.
• Attentiveness to detail is crucial, especially in data cleaning and management tasks.
• Willingness to collaborate with team members on various ongoing initiatives and projects.
• Passionate about humanitarian relief, climate change, or related domain
• Fluent in English (written and oral); intermediate knowledge of any additional UN languages (French, Arabic, Spanish, Russian) is an asset

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