Call for papers wider development conference inpartnership with uniandes: reducing inequality – the greatchallenge of our time the deadline for submissions is 31 march2022, 23:59 utc+3 the wider development conference organized inpartnership with universidad de los andes (uniandes) will takeplace in bogotá, colombia, on 5-7 october 2022. the three-dayconference will bring together specialists from around the world todiscuss the latest research on inequality in a broad sense,including inequalities that affect individuals or population groupsacross many dimensions of wellbeing (income, labour marketoutcomes, education, health, etc.). the conference will provide aforum to discuss innovative, theoretical, and empirical researchand its policy take-aways. it will consist of plenary sessions, twokeynote speakers (raquel fernández, new york university, and chicoferreira, london school of economics), and the wider annual lecture26, delivered by daren acemoğlu. unu-wider seeks paper submissionsfor the 2022 wider development conference on reducing inequality. paper submissions on the general topic of inequality and progresson sdg10 are welcome, including but not limited to those whichexplore trends, drivers, consequences in inequalities, methods,data, or policies, inequalities across various dimensions(earnings, income, education, health, subjective wellbeing, etc.),vertical and horizontal inequalities, global inequalities, andinequalities within countries, mainly in developing countries. papers which explore the links between inequality and othersocioeconomic outcomes (conflict, mi...
**this is our exciting opportunity!** we are now looking for a student (internship) for the sourcing and pre sales areas - 12 month period. you will have the phenomenal opportunity to develop strategic sourcing competences, analytical thinking, project management & commercial skills, negotiation techniques, team collaboration and multi-cultural skills with interfaces in latin american countries...the way to start your professional career. **you will learn activities and responsibilities related to the sourcing area**: - strategic sourcing process. - operational sourcing activities - give administrative support to strategic sourcing managers - update and register supplier vendor database - support on contract handling with contracts/amendment/termination - contact suppliers, partners, internal areas and ultimately be a valuable part of the ericsson team. **you will learn activities and responsibilities related to the pre sales area**: provide presales techno-commercial solutions for support and network services. the team is accountable to define and drive go to market strategies, be prime responsible for commercial discussions of network, secure and monetize support of installed base and enable growth through direct sales of our services portfolio. main activities to be developed in collaboration with senior presales leads and account managers: - development of solutions for support and network services - working in an international and team with varied strengths with different organizations involved - practical experience in the ongoing projects with t...
**about this opportunity!**: being a student at ericsson is special. we give you the knowledge to learn, challenging tasks to grow yourself, and the opportunity to work on projects that change the future of technology in telecommunication. you’ll only get to start your career once. let’s make it a good one. **you will,**: provide presales techno-commercial solutions for support and network services. the team is accountable to define and drive go to market strategies, be prime responsible for commercial discussions of network, secure and monetize support of installed base and enable growth through direct sales of our services portfolio. main activities to be developed in collaboration with senior presales leads and account managers: - development of solutions for support and network services - working in an international and team with varied strengths with different organizations involved - practical experience in the ongoing projects with the top telecom operators **to be successful in the role you are**: - university student with internships approved for 12 months, telecommunications, electronic engineering degrees or related fields. - advanced excel and data management is mandatory. - sophisticated english level. - ability to multi-task, - creative people that can move out of the shell getting out of personal perspectives exploring other ways of thinking and make unusual connections. - ethically consistent manner behavior with consistent personal standards. **what's in it for you?**: with over 90,000 employees across 180+ countries, we have a cul...
This position is located in the office of special representative secretary-general (osrsg) of the united nations verification mission in colombia (unvmc) in bogota. the assistant political affairs officer (no-a) will report to the liaison officer p4. **responsibilities**: within delegated authority, the assistant political affairs officer will be responsible for the following duties: - assists senior officers with preparing drafts, briefing notes, background papers and talking points. - prepares summaries of articles from a wide variety of sources and drafts a variety of correspondence, and sections of reports. - monitors political, socio-economic, and other politically relevant developments in an assigned area, including gender-related matters. - serves as focal point for assigned thematic areas, including the youth peace and security agenda. - creates databases that track project progress and provides other information relevant to assigned area. - supports the head of the office of the srsg on programmatic and budget issues. - ensures that all unvmc policies are applied and followed thoroughly across all processes, including adherence to unvmc code of conduct and ethics, and integrates a gender-sensitive approach in all functions. - performs other related duties as required. competencies teamwork: works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. places team agenda before personal agenda. supports and acts in accordance with final group de...
Org. setting and reporting - these two positions are based in the united nations verification mission in colombia (unvmc), in quibdo (choco department). the liaison officers will report to the head of the regional office. the liaison officers will work alongside civilian colleagues and international observers, interacting with government officials, former members of the fuerzas armadas revolucionarias de colombia - ejército del pueblo (farc), victims of the conflict and representatives of the local communities to support the regional office in the implementation of verification, reporting, and liaison activities. - responsibilities - within the limits of delegated authority, the liaison officers are responsible for performing the following: - participates fully in assigned operational activities related to the work of the office or mission, i.e., engaging with host country stakeholders and multilateral organizations on peacekeeping, peace building, crisis management, conflict-prevention and mediation. - prepares briefing notes and talking points for the senior staff and mission leadership related to mission’s mandate. - as requested, provides information on assigned issues regarding the colombia peace process and final peace agreement, cooperates and collaborates with counterparts to develop strategies to address peace challenges as per mission’s mandate objectives. - develops and maintains relations with peace signatories, un country team colleagues, government representatives, regional intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, law enforcement act...
Result of service the national consultant on territorial integration for peacebuilding is expected to provide support and advice to mission leadership regarding territorial integration. the consultant is expected to participate in strategic meetings and to provide advice for mission leadership and relevant staff on such matters as appropriate. likewise, the consultant is expected to facilitate contacts with relevant counterparts. work location bogota expected duration 2 months **responsibilities**: unvmc requires dedicated capacity to provide senior expert advice regarding territorial integration to deepen the implementation of the sections of the final peace agreement. the consultant will provide, in addition, high quality assistance and recommendations to identify and follow up with relevant counterparts on advances related to such provisions. the consultant will also identify opportunities and challenges in this regard and propose as appropriate. qualifications/special skills advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in law, political science, social science or security studies or related area. a first level university degree in combination with two (2) years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in law, political science, international relations, security issues, conflict resolution, development management, or related area is required. experience at the senior level is required. demonstrated experience in and knowledge of the contents o...
**this is our exciting opportunity!** we are now looking for a student (internship) for the sourcing and pre sales areas - 12 month period. you will have the phenomenal opportunity to develop strategic sourcing competences, analytical thinking, project management & commercial skills, negotiation techniques, team collaboration and multi-cultural skills with interfaces in latin american countries...the way to start your professional career. **you will learn activities and responsibilities related to the sourcing area**: - strategic sourcing process. - operational sourcing activities - give administrative support to strategic sourcing managers - update and register supplier vendor database - support on contract handling with contracts/amendment/termination - contact suppliers, partners, internal areas and ultimately be a valuable part of the ericsson team. **you will learn activities and responsibilities related to the pre sales area**: provide presales techno-commercial solutions for support and network services. the team is accountable to define and drive go to market strategies, be prime responsible for commercial discussions of network, secure and monetize support of installed base and enable growth through direct sales of our services portfolio. main activities to be developed in collaboration with senior presales leads and account managers: - development of solutions for support and network services - working in an international and team with varied strengths with different organizations involved - practical experience in the ongoing projects with t...
**about this opportunity!**: being a student at ericsson is special. we give you the knowledge to learn, challenging tasks to grow yourself, and the opportunity to work on projects that change the future of technology in telecommunication. you’ll only get to start your career once. let’s make it a good one. **you will,**: provide presales techno-commercial solutions for support and network services. the team is accountable to define and drive go to market strategies, be prime responsible for commercial discussions of network, secure and monetize support of installed base and enable growth through direct sales of our services portfolio. main activities to be developed in collaboration with senior presales leads and account managers: - development of solutions for support and network services - working in an international and team with varied strengths with different organizations involved - practical experience in the ongoing projects with the top telecom operators **to be successful in the role you are**: - university student with internships approved for 12 months, telecommunications, electronic engineering degrees or related fields. - advanced excel and data management is mandatory. - sophisticated english level. - ability to multi-task, - creative people that can move out of the shell getting out of personal perspectives exploring other ways of thinking and make unusual connections. - ethically consistent manner behavior with consistent personal standards. **what's in it for you?**: with over 90,000 employees across 180+ countries, we have a cul...
Org. setting and reporting - responsibilities - and inter-departmental undertakings of broader concern to represent the views or interests of the organizational unit. - performs other related duties as required, including a variety of administrative tasks necessary for the final delivery of the work unit’s service. - undertakes on-the-job and other training activities, both internally and externally. - collects and analyzes data to identify trends or patterns and provide insights through graphs, charts, tables and reports using data visualization methods to enable data-driven planning, decision-making, presentation and reporting. - competencies - education - advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in economics or related field. a first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. - job - specific qualification - successful completion of both degree and non-degree programs in data analytics, business analytics or data science programs is desirable. - work experience - languages - english and french are the working languages of the united nations secretariat and spanish is the working language of eclac. for the position advised, fluency in english and spanish is required. knowledge of another language is desirable. - assessment - special notice - united nations considerations - no fee - the united nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, or training). the united natio...
Request for research proposals world income inequality database unu-wider is seeking to commission research papers from researchers working in inequality, income distribution, welfare, and related fields who would like to contribute to the world income inequality database project. submission deadline: 31 october 2021, 23:59 utc+2. background united nations university world institute for development economics research (unu-wider) is requesting research proposals on the world income inequality database (wiid) project. proposals for original research that speak to the core themes of this project and offer strong empirical, methodological, or theoretical contributions will be considered. there is a growing need to understand income inequality trends and how they interplay with other social, economic, and political outcomes, both at the country level and worldwide. despite significant progress during the last decades in improving the availability of data to study inequalities, substantial constraints still limit our ability to conduct consistent cross-country comparisons and analyses of long-term trends of income distributions. this project aims to better understand inequality — how it varies, why it varies, and what the implications of this might be — and to offer new frameworks that provide insight into how to address it. it maps empirical patterns and trends in inequalities and builds our understanding of inequality as both an outcome and a causal variable. unu-wider has contributed to this important task by hosting and updating the world income inequality database (wiid), wh...
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