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Vacancy Announcement No: UPU/18/Intern/ISHIP/220
Title: Postal e-services market research and data analysis intern
Grade: Intern
Type of contract: Internship
Duration: 4 months
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Publication Date:
8 March 2018
Application Deadline:
31 March 2018
Vacancy Filled
Organizational Unit:
Policy, Regulation and Markets Directorate (DPRM)
Duty Station:
Bern Switzerland
Scheduled date for taking up appointment: Immeditely or as soon as possible by agrement
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Organizational Context:
The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a specialized agency of the United Nations and the principal forum for cooperation between postal sector stakeholders, establishes the rules for international mail exchanges. It has 192 member countries and has its headquarters in Berne.
The UPU comprises several bodies which consider policy, regulatory, operational and technical matters of interest to the postal sector covering physical, financial and electronic services.
Information and communications technologies (ICT) are also recognised as being key to achieving the UN 2030 development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Research conducted by the UPU in 2015, show a strong growth in importance of ICT within the postal business, with increased focus on services that support e-commerce and other core services
and significant progress in the take-up of postal e-services in all regions of the world.
However, the extent to which posts are using e-services still varies widely as they struggle with the implementation, indicating the potential is far from fully exploited across the entire globe.
The UPU Digital Economy, E-commerce and Trade Programme has recently surveyed governments and their Posts to get the latest details on the use of ICT within the worldwide postal sector, and intends to prepare a flagship publication for 2018 on the Posts in the Digital Economy.
The UPU is looking for a full-time intern to help in collating, analyzing and visualizing data on this strategic and operational eservices research across the 192 UPU member countries and their territories.
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Main duties:
The trainee will be required to:
- Assist in compiling responses of surveys and questionnaires
- Assist in performing statistical analysis of data
- Assist in monitoring and analysing a range of indicators measuring activity in the postal sector
- Design and develop interactive visualizations and dashboards, and produce infographics;
- Perform other tasks as requested.
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QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS REQUIRED |
Technical knowledge:
Following our rules, this internship is exclusively open to students enrolled in a bachelor's programme in statistics or IT or to recent graduates (less than 6 months) in the disciplines mentioned below:
The intern will:
- Be computer literate in standard office software applications;
- Have knowledge of statistical analysis tools (especially in Excel);
- Have ability to translate complex statistical analysis into clear and concise narrative, with impactful graphic presentations of data;
- Demonstrate strong interest in communicating data using innovative visualizations (interactive charts, gifs, dashboards, structuring data, and exploring new ways of engaging decision makers through data storytelling);
- Have ability to communicate in English orally and in writing, in a clear and concise style;
- Have general understanding of digital services (such as e-commerce, e-government, e-health).
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Additional Information:
In line with UPU rules, this traineeship is reserved EXCLUSIVELY for STUDENTS. Any other candidate profile will not be considered. Recent graduates in the areas described above are also invited to apply. They must have graduated within six months of the date of this announcement.
The traineeship will be remunerated in accordance with current UPU Human Resources rules.
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| The conditions of service are governed by the Staff Regulations and Rules of the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union.
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Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application form.
All applications must be received by the closing date as stated in the vacancy announcement.
Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted. |
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Applications from women and member states are particularly encouraged.
The UPU promotes diversity and work-life balance. |
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| For further instructions regarding the online application process, please visit the UPU internet page at: https://upu.int/en/Universal-Postal-Union/Careers |
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