Research Assistant- Sweden
Intern Inst For Democracy & Electoral Assistance / Matematikerjobb / Stockholm
2024-01-25
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Responding to increasing challenges to democracy and a shrinking democratic space around the world, including in more established democracies, International IDEA's Democracy Assessment team through its Global State of Democracy (GSoD) Initiative (
https://idea.int/gsod/gsod) (established in 2016 as part of International IDEA's Global Programmes) seeks to contribute to the global debate on democracy and inform the development and implementation of strategies and policies that build, advance, and safeguard democracy worldwide.
The GSoD Initiative been organized around three primary knowledge products: (1) International IDEA's flagship Global State of Democracy Report, (2) an annually-updated data set on democratic quality called the GSoD Indices, and (3) a monthly-updated data project tracking democracy and human rights across 173 countries called the Democracy Tracker (
https://idea.int/democracytracker/).The Democracy Assessment team at International IDEA is now recruiting a Research Assistant with strong research, analysis and writing skills to support these three knowledge products, and further contribute to the GSoD Initiative.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Conducts research on topics related to democracy and human rights, primarily related to the Americas;
• Supports in the identification of event reports for the Democracy Tracker, primarily related to the Americas and conducts research to verify or gather more information on certain event reports;
• Supports the conceptualisation and prepares drafts for the content development related to the Democracy Tracker and other Democracy Assessment products;
• Performs a key role in fact-checking content;
• Conducts research to support updates to Democracy Tracker's country profile pages;
• Assists with drafting of social media posts for outreach and visibility of Democracy Assessment knowledge products/resources;
• Assists with minute taking, notes and drafting of activities/events reports;
• Assist with logistics for setting up of Americas partnership hub event.
General Profile
• Strong knowledge and initial experience in the field of democracy, human rights, political analysis and good governance or related fields;
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office and has experience in uploading content using CMS to websites;
• Adds value to team-based activities in his/her unit; collaborates with other entities of the Institute as required.
• Follows internal procedures to ensure high standards of performance and compliance with Institutional guidelines.
• Acts in accordance with International IDEA's Core Values; Respect, Integrity and Professionalism.
• Integrates a gender and diversity perspective in all activities.
Reporting line
• Head of Programme, Democracy Assessment
Education and Experience
• A University degree in International Relations, Political Science, Law or other social science field;
• Minimum of two (2) years experience with research work on topics related to democracy and human rights, preferably within the context of an international organization or NGO working in the field of democracy or human rights;
• Has knowledge of democratization and good governance. Experience in the development and implementation of such projects, preferably within the context of an international organization or NGO working in the field of democracy assistance or advocacy is considered an advantage;
• Fluency in written and oral Spanish and English is required;
• Field experience in the Americas is desirable.
Terms of Contract:
• Local Post.
• Fixed term appointment for one (1) year.
• Remuneration - SEK 24 331 (Net) per month.
Please note as this is a local post, International IDEA will bear no costs relating to relocation of the selected candidate to the duty station. This position is open to those legally authorized to live and work in Sweden at the time of the application and for the duration of the contract. International IDEA is not able to support work permit applications.
Applying for this position:
• Applications should be submitted online no later than 23:59 (CEST) 10 February 2024.
• Please note that all applications must be made in English.
Selection Process:
• Evaluation of qualified candidates will include a written test assessment and up to two (2) interviews.
• Candidates selected to proceed to the next stage of the process will be contacted once all applications have been carefully reviewed.
• All candidates will be notified on the status of their application via email once the process has been finalized.
International IDEA is an equal opportunity employer which seeks to further diversify its staff in terms of gender, culture and nationality.
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Arbetsgivare Intern Inst For Democracy & Electoral Assistance,
https://www.idea.int/ Arbetsplats International Idea
Jobbnummer 8420300