Internships

Reports To: Deputy Director, Leadership & Capacity Building

Duration: May 21-July 6, 2012

A daily stipend will be provided

Background: The Global Women in Management (GWIM) program strengthens women’s program management and leadership abilities to create positive and sustainable changes at all levels of society—personal, organizational, community and national. The program leverages CEDPA’s 35+ year history of women’s leadership programs and responds to the call for greater involvement of women in development efforts and to a development context that demands increasingly higher levels of management accountability and programmatic results. The intern’s primary work is to assist CEDPA staff to implement this 4-week program in Washington, DC.

Qualifications:

The candidate should hold a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in sociology, anthropology, international education, African or Asian or Latin American studies, public health, management, or other area of relevant study. Ability to work with other cultures is highly desired. Strong writing skills are important. The candidates should have proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, Publisher and other Microsoft applications. Proficiency in Spanish or Arabic is desired but not required.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Prior to workshop, draft participant profiles (background statements about participants and their institutions) using information extracted from workshop applications and participants’ CVs.
• Attend and document all training sessions. Laptop will be provided.
• Draft final workshop report.
• Provide assistance to workshop facilitators with materials and equipment before, during, and after training sessions.
• Assist in preparing and hosting of receptions and other special events during a workshop.
• Maintain the training room by organizing and preparing flip charts for facilitators, writing the following day’s schedule, arranging chairs/tables, etc.
• Coordinate distribution, collection, and analysis of session evaluations with participant evaluation teams; analyze session and overall workshop evaluations.
• Accompany participants on Saturday tours, outside institutional visits, field trips.
• Oversee the production and submission of the final proposal.
• Other responsibilities relating to training programs as assigned by Leadership and Capacity Building team.

Qualified candidates send resume and three references to:
Human Resources
The Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)
1120 20th Street NW, Suite 720
Washington, DC 20036 USA
Fax: 202-667-1900
E-mail: CEDPA Jobs Mailbox

Please no phone calls.