National Intern: Advocacy (Research)

The internship supports UNICEF Ghana's advocacy work by conducting research, generating evidence, and analyzing policy and development trends to inform advocacy strategies and decision-making. The intern contributes to research on child rights, education, health, climate change, plastic pollution, and water systems, supporting stakeholder mapping, policy analysis, knowledge management, and development of advocacy products.

Responsibilities

• Conduct desk reviews and literature reviews on priority advocacy issues.
• Gather and analyze data from national, regional, and global sources.
• Monitor emerging trends, policy developments, and legislative processes relevant to advocacy priorities.
• Support the development of evidence summaries, fact sheets, and briefing notes.
• Assist in mapping key stakeholders, influencers, and decision-makers.
• Support analysis of policies, laws, budgets, and government commitments.
• Track progress on national and international development commitments.
• Maintain advocacy research databases and repositories.
• Organize research findings and support documentation.
• Support the preparation of presentations, reports, and knowledge products.
• Assist in monitoring advocacy activities and documenting outcomes.
• Support the collection of data for advocacy indicators and reporting.
• Contribute to the preparation of advocacy progress reports and updates.
• Translate research findings into accessible advocacy messages.
• Support the development of presentations, talking points, and policy briefs.
• Assist in preparing content for advocacy campaigns and stakeholder engagement activities.

Requirements

• Proof of enrolment in an undergraduate or advanced degree programme or a reference letter from school confirming student requires internship or up-to-date university transcript or statement of result/certificate evidencing completion of a degree within the last two years (if applicable).
• Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
• Academic background in Public Health and related disciplines, Planning, Development Studies, or related areas.
• Demonstrated ability in report writing qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) and/or local language(s) is an asset.
• Have no relatives (father, mother, brother or sister) working in any UNICEF office.
• Have no other relatives in the line of authority which the intern will report to.

Skills

• Report Writing
• Qualitative Data Collection
• Quantitative Analysis
• Research
• Policy Analysis
• Advocacy Strategies
• Stakeholder Mapping
• Knowledge Management
• Public Health
• Development Studies

Languages

English