Grade: Internship
Publication date: 30 September 2024
Application deadline (midnight Geneva time): 14 October 2024
Vacancy no.: INTERNROSTER/2024//2/RESEARCH/3
Job ID: 12430
Department: RESEARCH
Organization Unit: RESEARCH
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Duration of contract: 3 to 6 months (starting on the 1st or the 15th of a given month)
You are applying to the ILO generic internship roster, which is published several times per year. The roster will be made available to all departments and field offices, which will then select and directly contact suitable candidates. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, the ILO does not inform candidates about the status of their application.
ILO Internship Programme provides an opportunity for talented individuals to:
(a) increase understanding of relevant issues at the international level by involving them directly in the work of the Office and the application of ILO principles, programmes and strategies;
(b) gain practical experience with the ILO directly related to their field of study.
The internship programme is not intended to lead to a career in the ILO. There should be no expectation of further employment at the end of the internship.
**Please note that you can apply to a maximum of three internship profiles during the current application period. If you apply to more than three internship profiles, your application will not be considered for any profile.** Note that you may withdraw your candidature at any time via the Jobs Applied section of your profile.
It is highly recommended that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid last minute technical issues or delays. Late applications will not be considered.
The ILO values diversity. We welcome applications from candidates from non- or under- represented member States.
The ILO also encourages applications from persons with disabilities. If needed, reasonable accommodation will be provided to candidates with disabilities in the recruitment phase as well as during the internship to promote equality of opportunities. For assistance, please send an email to ilojobs@ilo.org.
IMPORTANT:
Please only apply for an internship if you fulfil the following two criteria:
(1) You have no close relative serving in the ILO.
(2) This is your first internship with the ILO (only one internship is permitted).
The Research Department of the ILO conducts research on labour and employment issues with the aim of contributing to policy formulation for ILO constituents. The department is currently investigating the consequences for decent work of major transformative changes related to new technologies, inequalities and demographic shifts, climate change and trade and global supply chains. The Research Department produces the ILO’s annual Flagship publication, “World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO): Trends” and is home to the ILO’s peer-reviewed academic journal, the International Labour Review. It also publishes widely in different formats, including ILO major reports, research briefings, academic journal papers, working papers, collaborative reports with academics and other policy organisations and is present in social media.
The position for the internship sits within the Effective Labour Institutions (ELI) Unit of the ILO Research Department which analyses the effectiveness of labour institutions in a world characterized by inequality and continual transformation, especially technological. Priority is given to analyses that differentiate between countries at different income levels, with different industrial relations systems, and across different groups of workers, with special attention to migrant workers. The intern will contribute to the ILO Research Project ‘Improving compliance with labour protection’. This research project stems from an observation that how the law is observed in practice – the ‘degree of compliance’ – has paradoxically received less attention. Yet noncompliance with labour protections undermines the credibility of the ILO, and the regulatory system of its Member States. More importantly, it hurts the well-being of workers and their families. Labour protection is at the heart of the ILO’s mandate, and the ILO Research Agenda on ‘labour compliance’ aims to provide ILO constituents and the wider public with a greater understanding of current deficiencies in compliance with labour protection and ultimately, to provide insights that can support ILO constituents in strengthening enforcement and compliance. Building on the existing literature in labour studies, the research project adopts an inter-disciplinary and multi-faceted approach to analyse the subject conceptually and empirically, with a view to developing informed strategies.
As an intern in the Effective Labour Institutions Team of the ILO Research Department, you will be exposed to a whole range of areas such as industrial and labour relations, technological transformations of the world of work, the role of labour market institutions in labour protection, the intersecting spheres of labour and migration governance and its impacts on decent work and working conditions more broadly, and enforcement and compliance approaches in the field of labour regulation.
You would be gaining experience in working with specialists who are involved in the following tasks e.g. conceptual and practical analysis of strategies to improve compliance of labour regulations; the design and consequences of transnational labour migration schemes and the effects of artificial intelligence on job quantity and job quality.
Interns should expect to devote 10% to 20% of their time to administrative tasks.
Sociology, linguistics, political science, industrial relations, political economy, law or other social science discipline requiring both writing and quantitative skills. The candidate should be enrolled in their final year of graduate degree programme or should have completed such a programme no longer than 1 year ago
The candidate should have experience in any area of labour regulation, including enforcement, compliance, as well as the regulation of labour migration. Working with databases in the field of labour regulation and knowledge of computational analysis would be an advantage.
Working (both oral and written) knowledge of at least one of the ILO’s official languages (English, French, Spanish).
Applicants should be able to adapt to an international, multicultural and multilingual environment, have good communication skills, and be able to work in teams.
Very good English language writing skills, experience managing databases in the field of labour standards is an advantage as well as knowledge of statistical programmes and some experience with programming (R, STATA, Python or similar). Knowledge of Zotero is a bonus.
How to apply:
1. Search for an internship profile via the page on ILO Jobs
2. Select the internship profile you would like to apply for, and create a profile on ILO Jobs
3. Complete your candidate profile and apply to the internship profile
4. Be sure to attach a cover letter in the last section of the application, as applications without a cover letter will not be considered and you cannot attach a cover letter after the deadline.
Selection process:
Following a first screening by the Human Resources Development Department (HRD), hiring departments will short-list applicants. You will be directly contacted should an internship opportunity match your profile. If you have not been contacted by any department within six months after your application, you can consider that you have not been selected by any department for this roster. If still eligible, you may apply to the next roster.
If shortlisted, you may be contacted by the hiring department for a written test and/or interview. The ILO may use communication technologies such as Skype, Video or teleconference, e-mail, etc for the assessment and evaluation of candidates.
Stipend/Financial compensations:
As an intern in Geneva, you will receive a stipend of 2450 CHF per month from the ILO, unless you receive funding through another institution (for example your university or a foundation). If you receive partial funding, ILO will cover the difference to ensure you receive 2450 CHF per month. Your travel to Geneva will be at your own expense. In addition to the amounts referred above, each intern shall receive the amount of CHF45 per month, or the equivalent amount in the currency in which the monthly stipend is paid, which is a contribution from the Office towards the cost of medical insurance to cover the period of the internship.
Qualified candidates from non- and under- represented countries may be eligible for a special fund that provides financial assistance for round-trip airfare (economy class) in addition to the stipend.
Insurance:
Please note that the ILO does not take responsibility for any costs arising from accidents and/or illness incurred during the internship. You will be responsible for your own insurance coverage for illness and accidents for the duration of the internship at the duty station (whether Geneva or the field).
Fraud warning:
The ILO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process whether at the application, interview, processing or training stage. Messages originating from a non ILO e-mail account - @ilo.org - should be disregarded. In addition, the ILO does not require or need to know any information relating to the bank account details of applicants.