Program Coordination Intern Vacancy at Save the Children in Nairobi Kenya April 2016
Internship Vacancy In Nairobi : Save the Children Program Coordination Intern April 2016
Job Opportunity : Save the Children career Vacancies April 2016
Save the Children Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office is looking to recruit for a position of Program Coordination Intern – International / National
Team / Programme: Regional Program and Advocacy team
Role Purpose: A key part of the role will focus on documentation of good practice and learning across the portfolios of Advocacy and Campaigns and Program Quality Support.
Reports to: Regional Program Director
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
TA support and coordination support:
- Administratively coordinate the Communities of Practice
- Assist in the documentation of Technical Advisers’ contribution to participation and advocacy as well as Community of Practice case studies and lessons learnt.
- Working with the IT team to set-up a web-interface for TA and manage TA mapping
- Provide support for meetings, training sessions/workshops organized or attended by the Program Quality Support team or Technical Assistants (TAs) supporting Communities of Practice.
- Support compilation of frequent information products providing high quality and added value information on Advocacy, Program Quality and Technical expertise
- Support the Program Quality Support team to conduct desk studies and research on identified advocacy and cross-cutting thematic issues such as gender and urbanization and other areas. Focus on gathering of accurate and up to date information, analyzing the data and drafting reports.
- Assist the Program Quality Support and Advocacy teams to draft a cross-cutting learning agenda for 2016
- Supporting the Program Quality Support team’s internal communication by creating and setting a newsletter to Country programs on latest learning initiatives
- Providing administrative support to the Regional Program Director
- Liaising with RO Administration Department to ensure smooth operations
- Other tasks delegated by the line manager
- holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and takes responsibility for their own personal development
- widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- future orientated, thinks strategically and on a regional scale
- builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members, external partners and supporters
- values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
- develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- willing to take disciplined risks
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
- Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, international relations and/or related fields
- International/ regional experience highly recommended
- International candidates with right to volunteer/ work in Kenya may apply
- Experience working with non-government organizations
- Experience in communications, advocacy and/or research
- Child Rights and Child Protection focus, especially in Africa
- Experience in program administration
- Strong written and oral communications skills
- Strong computer skills
- Ability to think creatively
- Highly responsible, self-motivated
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team
- Commitment to Save the Children Values
Please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org
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