Internship to support specialist

Learning areas

The intern will provide assistance to the technical team of the ILO Country Office for Argentina in carrying out research tasks and in the preparation and systematization of labor market statistics.

Under the supervision of the employment and productive development specialist, the intern will carry out the following tasks:

• Review and systematize the literature and empirical evidence available on the priority work areas of the Office, which include: formalization of the economy, women and the labor market, employment policies, analysis of employment and the labor situation, productive development (incl. green jobs) and future of work.
• Provide assistance in the processing, validation and systematization of microdata from surveys carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC); the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security, and other organizations of both the National State and subnational governments.
• Collaborate in the preparation of descriptive statistics (disaggregated by gender, age groups and other dimensions) linked to the general performance of the labor market and social protection in Argentina and its provinces.
• Collaborate in the writing of technical reports in accordance with the times, standards and procedures established by the ILO.
• Collaborate with specialists from the ILO Country Office for Argentina in the preparation of basic information for internal and external meetings.
• Attend seminars, workshops, conferences and other activities related to the performance of the labor market and social protection in Argentina; collaborating in the preparation of presentations or other material that is useful for these activities.
• At the request of the supervisor, provide assistance in the tasks performed by the technical team of the ILO Country Office.

Required profile

• Graduate of Economic Sciences majors in the last year of postgraduate university studies or having completed postgraduate study the year prior to submitting the candidacy.
• Excellent skills in processing statistics and writing reports. Good command of Excel and STATA. Knowledge of R, i-graph would be an additional asset.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to adapt messages to different audiences with diplomacy. Ability to work on one’s own initiative and as a member of a team.
• Excellent writing in Spanish and good knowledge of English

Education

• Graduate of Economic Sciences majors in the last year of postgraduate university studies or having completed postgraduate study the year prior to submitting the candidacy.

Languages

Excellent command of Spanish and good knowledge of the English language.

Knowledge and skills to acquire

• Knowledge of the organization’s mandate and program of activities and labor issues in general and in Argentina;
• Institutional communication of an international organization, based on a clear, correct, diplomatic message with respect to diversity;
• Knowledge and management of the organization’s sources of information and documents.