Middle East Region Intern

Curricolare-Amministrazione - contabilità

Descrizione

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.

Terms of reference

Job Title: Middle East Region Intern

Code: SR-00-9544

Duty station: 3 months HQ (remotely) + 3 months Field (Middle East Region)

Starting date:14/10/2024

Contract duration: 6 months

Reporting to: Deputy Regional Director

Type of duty station: Non-family duty station

General context of the project

The person will support the HQ Regional teams in the supervision of the activities put in place in the Middle East countries (Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Yemen).

For the second part of the internship, the intern has to be ready and willing to spend three months in one of the ME countries. The decision will be made according to a number of criteria, among the others security conditions, coaching by well experienced staff, other learning opportunities and exposures

General purpose of the position

Better understanding of Intersos way of working, in terms of internal procedures, methodologies, policies, others;

Better understanding of humanitarian aid mechanisms;

Enhanced capacities in developing and monitoring humanitarian interventions, with a specific focus on main INTERSOS donors (ECHO, UNHCR, OCHA Pool Fund, AICS, BPRM);

Enhanced understanding of Middle East humanitarian panorama (main actors, donors, approaches and methodologies)

Hand-on experience in implementing humanitarian interventions (through field experience)

Main responsibilities and tasks

Supporting Regional Grant and Reporting Officer and Deputy Regional Directors in:

Gathering information / going through programme docs, in order to collect and systematize data in INTERSOS Management Platform (agreements, reports, Project Appraisal Tool, locations, beneficiaries, etc.)

Systematize the drive folders at regional level and support mission in systematise drive folders

Support proposal development process carrying out desk reviews and donors’ priorities analysis, compiling annexes for proposal package, etc.

Support revision of project reports, internal (PAT) and external (donor) as needed

Produce internal documents (operation reviews for annual report, country analyses, other), to be shared within the Programmes Dept or with other Depts;

Support missions related dashboards developments and follow up

Carry out translation when needed (English to Italian and Italian to English)

Implement any other activity, according to work plans developed by Regional Grants and Reporting Officer on a monthly / quarterly basis.

Required profile and experience

Education

Ongoing Master degree in Economics, Political Sciences, International Cooperation and Development, other (related to Humanitarian Aid) subjects

Professional Experience

Previous volunteering and/or internship experiences in non-profit organisations will be evaluated positively.

Professional Requirements

Good analysis skills and capacity to design complex texts

Languages

Italian and English: compulsory

French and/or Arabic are considered an asset

Personal Requirements

Able to handle different types of tasks with a strong prioritization capacity

Proactivity

Flexibility

Holding a student status throughout the internship

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates are invited to apply following the link below: https://www.intersos.org/en/work-with-us-internship/#intersos-vacancies-intern/vacancy-details/66e7f257a2bb4002ba0c63e9/

Please note that our application process is made of 3 quick steps: register (including your name, email, password and citizenship), sign-up and apply by attaching your CV in PDF format. Through the platform, candidates will be able to track their applications’ history with INTERSOS.

Please also mention the name, position and contact details of at least three references: two line managers and one HR referent. Family members are to be excluded.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.