As an intern in FUNDAMENTALS, you will be exposed to a whole range of areas such as child labour, forced labour, non-discrimination and freedom of association, both from the research and from the policy standpoints. It is expected that the incumbent will assist researchers in the Unit by performing some of the following tasks, depending on the incumbent’s background:

• Contribute to the effective implementation of projects by organizing, planning, analysing and disseminating both primary data from the surveys carried out by the FUNDAMENTALS on child labour and forced labour and secondary data from ILO and other external sources.
• Contribute to methodological development on measurement of forced labour and human trafficking.
• Contribute to the development of global and national research agendas on effectiveness of interventions to tackle forced labour
• Contribute to the organization of Expert Group Meetings, staff missions to field work and other events organized by the Unit.
• Contribute to analytical work regarding vulnerabilities associated with prevalence of child labour and forced labour.
• Contribute to study design (questionnaire development, sampling) and analysis of household surveys through tabulation of indicators, econometric and statistical analyses.
• Contribute to literature reviews on topics related to the economic mechanisms explaining forced labour issues, as a part of a broader research agenda.
• Contribute to the development of data visualization tools, as needed
• Co-draft short notes or technical papers.

You would be gaining experience in working with specialists preparing policy reports for policymakers and other tripartite constituents on a broad set of topics, as well as setting up global consultations on research tools.

Interns should expect to devote 10% to 20% of their time to administrative tasks.

• An advanced university degree in economics, statistics, survey methodology, demography or social sciences with strong emphasis on quantitative analyses. The candidate should be enrolled in their final year of graduate degree programme or should have completed such a programme no longer than 1 years ago.
• Experience in quantitative research is essential. Experience in qualitative research and/or data visualization (e.g., R packages) would be an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to organise and summarise complex material and draft clear, concise and high-quality documents are necessary.
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly and quickly and to deal with highly technical subjects.
• Fluency in English is required; working knowledge of at least one of the other ILO’s official languages (French and/or Spanish) is an advantage
• Adaptable to an international, multicultural and multilingual environment, good communication skills and be able to work in a team.
• Advanced knowledge and track record of using statistical packages (e.g., Stata, R) is essential.