Internship: Africa Program Development
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permanent
Kenya
Search for Common Ground
15/11/2023
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Position Summary
Search for
Common Ground’s Africa Program Development Hub is seeking program
development interns who will support the team in the design of
programs and successful proposals that will contribute to building
peace and transforming conflict across the African continent.
The interns will join a high-performing,
diverse and dynamic team based across Europe, the US, East and West
Africa, who are passionate about designing impactful programs for a
portfolio that covers the conflict geographies of the Sahel, the Lake
Chad Basin, the Great Lakes, the Horn of Africa and the Sudans, in
over 15 countries.
Program development
commences with scoping and pre-positioning for potential funding
opportunities, and completes with the signing of a project award.
Interns will have the opportunity to be involved in the different
stages of program development, from contributing to developing
fundraising strategies for the different conflict geographies and
countries in the region, to proposal writing, and engaging with
institutional donors and partners. Each intern will be assigned a
conflict geography within the region, but may be requested to support
other geographies within the Africa portfolio.
**Please note that this internship is based in Kenya
(Mombasa office or remote) or Nigeria (Abuja office or remote)**
Responsibilities
- Assist with the development of grant proposals, including but not limited to writing proposal narratives, developing theories of change, articulating program activities, drafting logical frameworks and copy-editing.
- Contribute to the development of up-to-date and accurate context statements through rigorous desk research.
- Support the development of fundraising strategies.
- Analyze calls for proposals and support the team’s pre-positioning efforts.
- Edit English (and/or French) proposals and communications materials for clarity and precision.
- Attend conferences and policy meetings, representing the team.
- Backstop the Africa Program Development Hub and our country offices overseas on a range of logistical and administrative tasks
Minimum Qualifications
- Degree in relevant subject
- Strong writing, editing and communication skills in English
- Demonstrable interest in and knowledge of peacebuilding or international development in Sub-Saharan Africa
- A self-starting, detail-oriented and flexible approach to tasks
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and tight deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail
- Proficiency in French
- Other languages (Portuguese, Somali) an asset
- Experience working at a non-governmental organization/non-profit or similar environment
- Practical experience in program design
- International experience, preferably in developing countries
Essential
Desirable
To Apply : Please send a resume, cover letter and a
one-page writing sample in English
The deadline to apply
is November 18th, 2023.
This
position requires a commitment of no less than 20 hours a week for
a minimum of six months , ideally starting on January 8th.
Undergraduates (juniors and seniors),
graduate students, and recent graduates are welcome to apply. Interns
will receive modest stipends in line with local pay regulations.
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Only applicants invited for an interview
will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website for full details of our work. All Search
Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity -
Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search
enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on
Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse,
Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is
committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of
children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and
to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for
children, youth, and vulnerable adults. Search for Common Ground
does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin
(ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or
military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our
code of conduct here here .
Les
descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du
poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d'autres tâches qui
correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.
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Seuls
les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d'appels
téléphoniques s'il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web pour tous les détails de notre mission.
Tous les employés de Search doivent
adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité -
Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait
respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte
contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l'exploitation
et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d'intérêts et la
lutte contre la fraude. Search s'engage à préserver les intérêts, les
droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes
vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses
programmes et ses opérations d'une manière qui soit sûre pour les
enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.
Search for
Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination
fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe,
l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale (ascendance), le
handicap, l'état matrimonial, l'orientation sexuelle ou le statut
militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.
Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialité ici.
Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser
exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras
tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades
clave mencionadas.
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Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una
entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte
nuestro sitio web para conocer todos
los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben
adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia -
Tenacidad - Empatía - Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search
hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con
luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la
explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos
de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a
salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes
y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo
sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los
niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables. Search for Common Ground no
discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión
(credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional
(ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o
condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones.
Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí
y nuestra política de privacidad aquí
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