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Demographer, UN Population Fund 🇺🇳 Civil Registration & Vital Statistics, Demography of Armed Conflict, Human Rights, Population Data in Humanitarian Settings

Aug 3, 2020, 9 tweets

Early-career demographers! Excellent paid + mentored opportunities in vital statistics + demography to advance #CRVS + #genderequality. Int'l posts in #NYC, Panama + Guinea. Apply today! These posts are part of the ConVERGE Initiative tinyurl.com/y353253r @UNFPA #poptwitter

ConVERGE Initiative = Connecting Vital Events Registration and Gender Equality. Jointly convened by @UNFPA + @IDRC_CRDI See tinyurl.com/yydhk4pw for the work that we are advancing... Great opportunity to get experience with a @UN Agency on #vital #statistics Apply by Aug 14!

Full announcement for @UNFPA Population Data Fellowships on #CRVS available here: unv.org/News/New-cohor… . Huge thank you to @CanadaDev + @IDRC_CRDI for the support! @benoitkalasa @Atayeshe @MontasserK @ArjanDevDebate #LeaveNoOneBehind #EverybodyCounts #SDG16.9

The @UNFPA Population Data Fellows Program is building the next generation of population data scientists to strengthen integrated population data systems at country, regional + global levels. This cohort is focused on advancing gender transformative CRVS systems around the world!

Fellows are placed within UNFPA headquarters, regional and country offices, mentored by UNFPA technical staff and are fully integrated into ConVERGE technical assistance work with CRVS authorities and National Statistics Offices.

The cohort of @UNFPA Population Data Fellows is actively supported by UNFPA Division of Human Resources and @unv with learning opportunities, professional mentoring, and career development support.

This fellowship programme seeks to build a pipeline of new talent to channel the expertise + commitment of young population data scientists towards some of the most important CRVS + gender issues. A joint commitment of @UNFPA, @CanadaDev, @IDRC_CRDI + @UNVolunteers

.@UNFPA Population Data Fellows are engaged in field research on social + behavioral factors that lead to under-registration of vital events, assessments of #CRVS data completeness + quality, & capacity building in the areas of vital statistics production and usage. @PopDevUNFPA

Applications for @UNFPA Population Data Fellow posts in #NYC, Guinea and Panama close today. Apply now! #CRVS #2030agenda #LeaveNoOneBehind @PopDevUNFPA @IDRC_CRDI

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