Type: Fellowship
About the Award
UNFPA will host a cohort of FGM Data and Research Fellows in countries affected by female genital mutilation around the world through 2020 and 2021, to support the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme to Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation on the implementation of UNFPA’s Global Agenda for Research on FGM.
How to Apply
What national UN Volunteer Specialist assignments are available?
- UN Volunteer Population Data Fellow, FGM Data and Research, with UNFPA in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- UN Volunteer Population Data Fellow, FGM Data and Research, with UNFPA in Abuja, Nigeria
- UN Volunteer Population Data Fellow, FGM Data and Research, with UNFPA in Dakar, Senegal
- UN Volunteer Population Data Fellow, FGM Data and Research, with UNFPA in Cairo, Egypt
- UN Volunteer Population Data Fellow, FGM Data and Research, with UNFPA in Nairobi, Kenya
What international UN Volunteer Expert assignments are available?
- UN Volunteer Population Data Fellow, FGM Data and Research, with UNFPA in Dakar, Senegal
- UN Volunteer Population Data Fellow, FGM Data and Research, with UNFPA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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Eligible Countries
African countries & International
To be Taken at (Country): See links above.
Eligibility Criteria
- Are you an early-career professional, with at least two years of professional experience related to demography, data science, applied statistics or mixed methods research?
- Are you self-motivated and can thrive in an international, multidisciplinary environment? Then check out available assignments below.
- Women, indigenous people, people with disabilities, LGBTQI candidates and other marginalized persons are encouraged to apply.
Potential Awards
Number of Awards: 7
Value of Award:
- UNFPA is initiating the research initiative both to further innovative analytical solutions for the advancement of FGM programming and knowledge generation. FGM Data and Research Fellows will be able to be part of a dynamic team, and will have the opportunity to shape certain parts of the research initiative and contribute to expansion of evidence on FGM.
- In addition, they will be able to advance their technical skills by gaining experience in processing data from complex survey designs and application of appropriate statistical methods, applying demographic, and statistical and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) methods.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Reference: https://www.unv.org/News/UNV-and-UNFPA-call-Population-Data-Fellows-FGM-Data-and-Research
