experience of environment and health projects or a passion to learn and would
be essential in country experience for anyone wishing to enter International
Development as a career.
Job
Description
An exciting in
country internship supporting the health, WASH and education work of one of the
leading sustainable development and conservation NGOs in Sub Saharan Africa
Project
Development Internship (Uganda)
Position
Overview:
Based in the town of
Jinja this internship will provide support to the environment and public health
projects run through the NGO. Based within a joint Ugandan and
International team, your role will include developing the projects with Ugandan
staff, writing the proposals enabling these to gain funding, supporting with
the implementation of projects and evaluating their success. The
internship is predominantly office based, and the diversity of activities which
will be undertaken provide a complete training for a development professional
who can effectively and efficiently deal with a comprehensive range of tasks
related to the complex world of overseas development work.
This exciting post
would suit someone with some experience of environment and health projects or a
passion to learn and would be essential in country experience for anyone
wishing to enter International Development as a career.
Location: Jinja, Uganda
Timeframe: 12 months extendable
Probationary
period:
3 months
Contract: Definite period, renewable
Reporting
to:
Head of Project Development
Application:
Please
quote Internship as your reference and send cover letter and updated CV to hr@ssacf.org
Proposal / report
preparation, editing and writing; information formatting; development of new
projects; monitoring & evaluation of current projects; donor
communications; and liaison with the London project development team.
Required
skills:
The successful
applicant will:
- Hold an
undergraduate/Masters degree in or relating to international development,
environmental studies, finance, economics, public/community health or
WASH, or have equivalent experience in any area relating to the role
