Vacancy title:
WASH Intern
Jobs at:
Action Against Hunger InternationalDeadline of this Job:
21 October 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 30, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Summary of position
• The main aim of this internship is to equip intern with necessary technical and management skills with interest to work in the humanitarian sector, particularly on climate change and WASH in the HOA. The intern is expected to support in follow-up activity progress and financial expenses, Ensure donor compliance and ACFIN program quality standard, Conduct supportive field visit in HR scarce missions and to Identify research topics and innovative idea.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Follow-up activity progress and financial expenses.
• Understanding the ACF working culture and environment.
• Develop follow-up tracker in consultation with the regional specialist
• Share challenges, lessens and recommendations per projects/mission
Ensure donor compliance and ACFIN program quality standards
• Develop donor specific compliance follow-up checklists.
• Support the WASH specialist on reviewing progress and completion reports
• Develop SOPs for WASH interventions in collaboration with the WASH specialist
Conduct supportive field visit
• Fill the WASH HR gaps as needed
• Generate field visit reports
Identify research topics and innovative ideas
• Identify feasible research topics
• Develop research proposals
• Share innovative ideas
• Generate reports
During the internship period, you are expected to demonstrate Action Against Hunger-USA’s five core values:
• Respect- we work with compassion and dedication, treating everyone the same way we expect them to treat us.
• Integrity-: we believe that being honest and fair is integral to every aspect of our work. Conducting our work with a spirit of sincerity, truthfulness and transparency is imperative.
• Creativity-we encourage new ideas, embrace innovative solutions, and create opportunities for meaningful and exciting ways to do our jobs and provide solutions to address the needs of the populations we serve.
• Excellence- we strive to provide services that meet and even exceed the expectations of our stakeholders (populations in need, staff, communities and donors).
• Empowerment- we are committed to fostering an environment in which our staff, partners and communities where we work have the space to grow, develop and feel confident about participating.
Gender Equality Commitments
• Ability to foster an environment that reinforces values of women and men, and equal access to information.
• Provide a work environment where women and men must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.
• Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion. race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status.
• Value and respect for all cultures.
Requirements
Graduate student (preferably MSc candidate in water resource and environmental engineering /management).
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience gained during industrial attachment in an International or local NGO.
• Demonstrated skills in producing high-quality technical reports on a tight deadline.
• Technical knowledge on Climate, Water and Sanitation is a plus.
• Ability to sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with internal colleagues and partners
• Excellent planning and resource management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively present complex ideas to diverse audiences.
• Ability to multitask with ease and grace, balancing and adapting to frequently changing priorities.
• Flexibility to adapt to any subsequent changes in the terms of reference.
• Work independently and the ability to motivate, inspire and influence others positively to achieve goals
• Communicate with and demonstrate accountability to organization and partners through consultation, liaison, feedback, reporting and transparent use of resources
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
• Interested and qualified? Click here to apply
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