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Dear EPDers,
This week's newsletter includes:
- Last EPD Job Search Discussion - Thursday, July 1st with 3 alumni speakers
- UNDP Graduate Programme: 2-year Entry-level positions available.
- [Opportunities] UN Women
- Internship Opportunity with UNESCO
- Event: Demographic and Socioeconomic Changes Induced by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh
- Opportunities on SIPALink with Approaching Deadlines
- Student Summer Story
- Book & Film/TV Recs
- What's Happening in New York City!? - Bryant Park Summer Performances
- Summer Office Hours
EPD Job Search Strategy Discussion Groups
EPD has partnered with the Office of Career Services on the EPD Job Search Strategy Discussion Groups, a series of four meetings for recent graduates and continuing students who are currently actively engaged in a job or internship search. These sessions are held every other Thursday at 11am.
To receive the Zoom details, please register using this link:
https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcodOGtrD4pGd2tbMiYpmOW6U4WRBOqY6OI
The fourth and last session will take place on Thursday, July 1st at 11:00 AM EDT and will feature the following speakers:
- Anashya Srinivasan (MPA'20) | Chemonics International | Senior Project Management Associate
- Anindita Chakraborty (MPA '20) | Accion International | Center for Financial Inclusion Special Projects and Operations Senior Specialist
- Mario Nascimento (MIA '12) | United Nations Department of Peace Operations | DDR Policy and Planning Officer
UNDP Graduate Programme: 2-year entry-level positions available.
Recent graduates: UNDP is launching a Graduate Programme to increase UNDP’s workforce diversity and give dynamic recent graduates a learning and career opportunity. This provides a great chance to get an entry-level position working on development. Applications are due on July 4th. For more information and the eligibility criteria (including a list of preferred nationalities), see here: https://bit.ly/3cwjqZh.
[Opportunities] UN Women: Programme Manager, Transformative approaches to recognize, reduce, and redistribute unpaid care work in women’s economic empowerment programming (3R Programme) Deadline: 23-Jun-21 (Midnight New York, USA)
To apply and for more info CLICK HERE
UN Women is implementing a new programme called the ‘Transformative approaches to recognize, reduce, and redistribute unpaid care work in women’s economic empowerment programming’ programme (‘3R Programme’) which will be implemented in Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa. The overarching goal of the programme is to remove the structural barriers to women’s full and equal participation in the economy by recognizing, reducing, and redistributing unpaid care work. The programme will complement existing UN Women programmes on climate-resilient agriculture and rural women’s economic empowerment in the three countries, by developing a care component which aims to recognize, reduce and redistribute women’s unpaid care and domestic workloads and overall time poverty.
Reporting to the Policy Advisor, Sustainable Development at UN Women HQ in New York, the Programme Manager exercises overall responsibility for planning, implementing, and managing the 3R Programme, including the financial management of the overall programme. The Programme Manager provides overall guidance to the National Coordinators in Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa, and works in close collaboration with colleagues in Economic Empowerment as well as key partners and stakeholders. The Programme Manager is responsible for coordinating the knowledge management and communication efforts coming out of the programme, as well as results-based monitoring and reporting.
Internship Opportunity with UNESCO
The incumbent works under the overall authority of the Director and the direct supervision of the Liaison Officer. The portfolio covers Human Rights, Freedom of Expression, Security Council, Information, Media, and Culture. Students should send a cover letter and CV to Estelle Zadra, Liaison Officer at UNESCO Liaison Office to the UN, at e.zadra@unesco.org. Check out the TOR for the internship HERE.
- Assist in reporting on items of the UN General Assembly relevant to UNESCO’s mandate, including on Agenda 2030; assist in reporting on UN discussions in the United Nations Security Council regarding peace and security issues, as well as the work of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and its subsidiary bodies.
- Support the promotion of UNESCO’s activities and programmes, in particular those related to the implementation of the SDGs, at the UN Headquarters and in New York.
- Support the liaison with the other UN Funds, Programmes, Agencies as well as Permanent Missions of the member states.
- Help in organizing special events at the UN or/in fostering relevant cooperation with the academia, civil society and private sector.
- Provide documentation, research and analysis on UNESCO issues and assist in the organization of the documentation for the Office.
- Prepare technical briefings and reports on meetings attended by the Director or/and Programme Specialists.
- Assist in the updating of the website of the Office and in liaising with UN Department of Public Information; draft articles, and prepare visuals.
- Carry out any other duty considered relevant to the experience he/she needs to acquire and that may be required for the success of the work team.
 Demographic and Socioeconomic Changes Induced by the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: Dynamics and challenges of new circumstances.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021|10:00 - 11:30 AM EDT |
Register Here
Meeting ID: 928 7698 3605
Passcode: Brac1234
NYU Center on International Cooperation, BRAC, and UN Women recently concluded a study of the demographic and socioeconomic changes induced by the unprecedented reverse (urban-to-rural) migration that took place in Bangladesh following the COVID-19 lockdown. Findings from the study reveal the dire circumstances facing returnee migrants, their families, and their rural communities, including an alarmingly high incidence of child marriages among surveyed households, an explosion in household debt, and the drying up of income opportunities. This virtual dialogue will provide an opportunity for the research partners to discuss these and other findings, and identify solutions, with regional and migration experts. Additionally, a keynote address will be delivered by Professor Dr. Gowher Rizvi, International Relation Affairs Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Event attendees will have an opportunity to engage in this important discussion and ask questions of the panelists.
Opportunities on SIPALink with Approaching Deadlines
Student Summer Story
 Kohei Kawabata is a first-year EPD-er with regional specialization in Africa. He is from Osaka, Japan and holds a bachelor degree in law from University of Tokyo. He worked for 3 years in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, managing US - Japan relations through coordinating Summit talks and Foreign Ministerial talks.
This summer Kohei is doing internship for a NGO Enveritas, which tries to sustainably verify 100% of the world's coffee production and end poverty in the coffee sector. He is working (remotely) with a team in Uganda analyzing its coffee value chain and evaluating sustainability programs done by international coffee roasters.
Kohei also traveled to Hawaii to be a certified speciality coffee taster (Q grader Arabica), a bit like a sommelier of coffee world. Reach out to him when you need a quality cup of coffee!
Book & Film/TV Recs
 The Three-Body Problem - Liu Cixin
The Three-Body Problem (Chinese: õ©ëõ¢ô) is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. The title refers to the three-body problem in orbital mechanics. It is the first novel of the Remembrance of Earth's Past (Chinese: Õ£░þÉâÕ¥Çõ║ï) trilogy.
It became one of the most popular science fiction novels in China. It received the Chinese Science Fiction Yinhe Award ("Galaxy Award") in 2006. The English translation by Ken Liu was published by Tor Books became the first Asian novel ever to win a Hugo Award for Best Novel, and was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel. The series portrays a future where, in the first book, the Earth is awaiting an invasion from the closest star system, which in this universe consists of three solar-type stars orbiting each other in an unstable three-body system, with a single Earth-like planet unhappily being passed among them and suffering extremes of heat and cold, as well as the repeated destruction of its intelligent civilizations.
 The Plot Againts America (HBO)
The Plot Against America is an American alternate history drama television miniseries created and written by David Simon and Ed Burns, based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. It imagines "an alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, as they watch the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.
What's Happening in New York City!?
 Bryant Park Picnic Performances
Broadway may still be dark for the summer, but just a few avenues down 42nd Street, live performances are returning in a big way to Bryant Park.
The park’s Picnic Performances will be bringing 25 live, in-person events to the park, many featuring performers from the city’s top arts institutions. (The events will also be available to livestream.)
Planned this summer are concerts produced in partnership with Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City Opera, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Joe’s Pub, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Limón Dance Company, Elisa Monte Dance, National Sawdust, Harlem Stage with Jazzmobile and Historic Harlem Parks, Greenwich House Music School, New York Chinese Cultural Center, Music from the Sole, and more. All of the outdoor concerts will be free and open to the public. Audience registration will be required in advance. For more infor and schedule of performance CLICK HERE. (Source: TimeOut NY)
Summer Office Hours
Have any questions? Our Program Assistant, Saiful Salihudin MIA'21 holds office hour every Friday 9AM-10AM EST. Email him at sas2409@columbia.edu to make an appointment!
Best Regards,
The EPD Team
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