Intern: Youth Empowerment

Who we are

SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. We started our humanitarian work in Ethiopia with the opening of our first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. Since then, we have expanded our programs to different regions where there are significant needs for intervention and where we believe we can work in partnership with all relevant actors to bring sustainable positive outcomes for children’s and young people.

Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and those that are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; we aspire that every child grows up with love, respect and security.

Why we need you?

SOS is implementing the “Leave No Youth Behind” project to contribute to the impact where young care leavers in Ethiopia demonstrate resilience and self-reliance to become independent and contributing members of society. The project envisions targeting a minimum of 1,400 young care leavers directly, while indirectly benefitting 2.8 million young care leavers, by encouraging resilience and self-reliance to empower young care leavers to become independent and contributing members of society.

Hence, we are seeking a proactive Youth Empowerment Intern to actively contribute to and support the implementation of the project as required.

What we provide?

An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!

Position Summary 

This jobholder mainly engages in empowering young people to have experience in world of work through apprenticeship, internship, and volunteering. Moreover, s/he facilitates the follow-up on potential recruiters/employers, host organizations and training institutions.  As the project focuses volunteerism and skills development trainings, which aims to sustainably reduce (youth) unemployment and underemployment through the provision of access to employment in project areas of intervention. The Youth Empowerment Intern will implement youth workforce development activities.

Duties and Responsiblities

With guidance and overall supervision from the National Project Coordinator, the Intern is expected to undertake the following tasks:

• Support the implementation of project activities related to Rise and Help (e.g. preparation of training, workshops, advocacy platforms, drafting letters and other documents).
• Draft meeting minutes or any other documentation for managing knowledge.
• Provide follow-up support towards the progress of volunteers’ civic engagement.
• Maintain a channel of communication between the National Office, Addis Ababa and Bahirdar Location Offices, Project Office and partner organisations 
• Undertake other administrative tasks and support volunteerism activities.

Requirements

The intern must have: -

• an educational background in social science, development studies, political science, law, or other similar subject at the university level.
• Be enrolled in a degree programme or postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme) or have recently graduated with a university degree listed above within the last two years of graduation.
• Excellent communication skill (written and oral) in both Amharic and English is required.

Functional Competencies

• Ability to learn quickly.
• Attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks with varying complexity.
• Ability to adapt in a constantly changing and fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written, verbal, & interpersonal communication skills.
• A self-starter able to anticipate issues and propose solutions.
• Strong interest in working in the CSO sector, particularly in youth empowerment, child rights and gender.
• General competence and command of main office software programmes (Microsoft word, excel, PowerPoint).

Core Values

Courage

Commitment

Trust

Accountability

Awareness and sensitivity to child safeguarding

Core Competencies 

• • Kindness: Act with empathy towards everyone he/she works with. 
  • Continuous Learning: Make an effort to learn, understand and grow as a person, admitting your own mistakes. 
  • Inclusiveness: In any actions show respect and care for others. 
  • Initiative: speak up when things are not right, do not hesitate to act, and adapt to change when necessary. 
  • Results Orientation: look for solutions and focus on desired results. 

Learning Objectives 

• Increase understanding of youth volunteerism, youth empowerment and child rights.
• Gain knowledge and understanding of issues related to youth empowerment, youth participation, communications and branding.
• Build and develop professional relationships with SOS Colleagues and partner organisations.
• Develop project management and monitoring skills.

Safeguarding

• Conduct themselves per the Code of Conduct, Safeguarding and Local/Country Policies and Procedures.
• Be vigilant about any possible form of abuse/harm, neglect, harassment, or exploitation against, children, youth and adults in personal and professional lives.

• Report any safeguarding incident or concern within 24 hours to the Incident Management Team concerned party through the defined channels for reporting the allegation

How to Apply

Excited to take on a new Challenge...

Then send us your application (application letter, detailed CV containing contact details of their references) electronically through SOS Children Villages Application portal (ICIMS)

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Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

SOS Children’s Villages in Ethiopia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conduct of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered.  Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection, and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, and police clearance reference check processes.

SOS Children's Villages in Ethiopia provides equal employment opportunities to all co-workers & qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class.