Student Intern- Kamuli 364 views0 applications

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Background

Plan International Uganda is an independent child centred development and humanitarian not for profit organization offering internship opportunities for students pursuing their academic qualifications from recognized training institutions, as it’s mandatory by the institutions that students have to undergo industrial training to provide them with practical application of theory and  learning opportunity that is closely monitored to ensure learning occurs through practical work experience from either an on-going project or within a department. It provides interns with the opportunity to benefit from practical knowledge and/or skills of interacting and working with the communities as they gain understanding of community work in relation to the theory learnt from the institutions. While it’s aimed at providing the intern with a substantive and challenging work experience, internship is a process that exposes the students to the working environment and enables him/her to apply his/her competencies and skills in performing project assignments that are in line with their career aspirations. The program is designed in such a way that it provides the intern opportunity to interact with experienced employees to enhance their confidence in performing the responsibilities in the assignment and professional growth with ultimate intention of enabling them to face the challenges of the labour market with confidence.

Responsibilities and Scope of Internship Work

• Support in mobilization of the communities for any planned activity as they work together with project point persons.
• Gives support to the project point person during the facilitation process in terms of trainings, meetings and community dialogues.
• Participate in home visits while working together with respective Community Development Facilitators (CDF) and the community volunteers; this exposes him/her to gain interaction skills in guidance and counseling.
• S/he is expected to provide weekly work plans and the internship/progress report to the attached supervisor in the organization and to the institutional supervisor.
• Takes up to perform any other responsibilities as may be requested and assigned by the supervisor and other staff to promote team work and good working environment within work place and organization.
• The intern shall declare that all works carried out during the internship duration remain the property of the organization.

Skills and knowledge required for the internship.

• University students in 2nd or 3rd year. The university should recommend you, please attaché the university letter.
• Excellent communication and public relations skills with strong English language. Capability (written and oral) and ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and principles.
• Experience with personal computing, email and general office productivity software.

Duration of internship

The duration of the internship is limited to 3 months for University/College students and the dates of commencement will vary from one institution to another.

East Central Program Area of Plan International Uganda with a regional office in Kamuli has got three (3) opportunities for students who would be interested to conduct their internship. The period is expected to run from May to August 2019.             

 Supervision of interns

They will be attached to Community Development Facilitators to provide continuous support and learning basing on the qualifications of the intern that would be aligned to the relevant departments and programs. The supervisor will:

• Mentor and coach the intern to ensure a successful internship experience for Plan International Uganda, the training institution and the student.

• Provide objective feedback to the intern regarding areas of strengths and improvement during the process of working together.
• Delegate tasks to the intern to perform with minimum supervision
• Give objective feedback  to the institution that placed the  students for internship as the internship assessment is one of the  requirements leading to the qualification and award of the Intern student’s degree
• Always monitor the intern and support him/her live to the organization’s work processes, policies and values.

Location: Kamuli

Type of Role:  3Month

Reports to:  Comunity Development Facilitator

Grade: N/A

Closing Date: 5th April 2019