Mercy Corps
Internship Announcement: Program
Interns
Mercy Corps is a leading
global relief and development agency saving and improving lives in the world’s
toughest places.
In more than 40 countries, we
partner with local people to put bold ideas into action, help them overcome
adversity and build stronger communities.
Working with communities, we
leverage local logic to help people transform their lives to grow more food,
earn higher incomes and ultimately advocate for their needs. We see global
challenges as an invitation to pioneer innovative, sustainable solutions.
Mercy Corps is looking for
committed and dynamic individuals to take up the following positions.
Position: Program Interns
Location: Nairobi, Nakuru & Kisumu
Mercy Corps implements
high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult places. We have
been operating in Kenya since 2008 and are presently implementing development
programs across the Central, Rift Valley, North Western and Northern Eastern
regions of Kenya.
Mercy Corps is implementing a
Kenya Election Violence Prevention and Response Program (KEVP) which is working
to mitigate the risk of escalation of election-related violence in the lead up
to, during, and immediately following the Kenyan elections scheduled for August
2017.
KEVP will shore up ongoing
efforts of Kenyan civil society organizations, including student organizations,
youth bunges (parliaments) and the local private sector, religious groups, as
well as current USG partners in Kisumu, Nakuru, Nandi and Nairobi, to ensure
that youth and communities are able to remain resilient to political
manipulation and ensure a peaceful election.
KEVP will work with these key
stakeholders to create communications materials such as film to be used in
workshop trainings and for public screenings.
The program will establish
and strengthen existing local networks, including the 2013 Champions for Peace
networks in Kisumu and Nakuru, establish county level Early Warning Early
Response (EWER) Hubs, and link them to Uwiano platform, leverage different
players and networks to preempt political manipulation by providing
administrative and logistical support to enable them to monitor risks, and
develop actionable plans for prevention and response.
Purpose of Internship: The objective of the internship to offer a learning opportunity in preparation of program reports, developing of concept notes and have an understanding of peace building and the stakeholders involved in the implementation of peace building activities.
Responsibilities:
Purpose of Internship: The objective of the internship to offer a learning opportunity in preparation of program reports, developing of concept notes and have an understanding of peace building and the stakeholders involved in the implementation of peace building activities.
Responsibilities:
The intern will support the
team through the following activities:
- Support the
KEVP team in drafting, reviewing and editing program reports;
- Support with
reviewing partners’ reports and supporting program partner’s whenever
called upon;
- Support the
program team with drafting concepts, background papers and other
background materials for the program;
- Support the
program team with planning coordinating and providing logistical support
during meetings, workshops, roundtables and learning;
- Participate
and support in trainings and workshops related to KEVP;
- Assist the
program team in tracking, reporting and monitoring incidences in areas of
operation by ensuring that all the tools to be used are updated;
- Support
program reporting, peer learning on key cross cutting issues within
programs and keep abreast of changing political scene and its impact on
the program;
- Contribute to
the development of a success stories and best practices;
- Conduct
himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to
positively acknowledge Mercy Corps and to support its humanitarian
mission;
- Any other
duties as assigned by your supervisor.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this
internship, the intern will:
- Have an
understanding of peace building and the roles played by both state and
non-state actors;
- Have a clear
understanding of conflict dynamics in different contexts and
implementation of peace building initiatives;
- Gain knowledge
and experience in report writing, developing concept notes, planning and
coordinating multiple stakeholder workshops;
- Gain
facilitation skills.
Deliverables:
- Well planned
and coordinated program activities;
- Timely
progressive reports;
- Updated
program activity files;
- Internship
report.
Ideal candidate should
possess the following qualifications:
- A recent
graduate or a student in the final year of study undertaking Bachelor’s
degree in conflict/peace studies preferred, or appropriate Social Science
discipline, community development, or related field;
- Ability and
commitment to team work;
- Ability to
interact effectively with the diverse project stakeholders especially
within the security sector and electoral bodies;
- Strong
analytical and report writing skills;
- Knowledge of
Kisumu, Nakuru and Nakuru Counties is an added advantage;
- Good
interpersonal communication skills;
- Good knowledge
and skills with the of MS Office applications such as Excel, Word,
PowerPoint , Outlook and Access
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the above required qualifications and experience should submit a Cover Letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) listing three references (including a University Lecturer) to ke-hrkenya@mercycorps.org on or before 27th June, 2017 by 4.00pm.
The email subject line must
clearly show the job title and location being applied for.
No hand delivery applications
will be accepted.
Please do not attach any
certificates.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
NB: Mercy Corps does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
NB: Mercy Corps does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.