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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Youth Livelihood Intern
Reference Number: MDG / HUMOPS / 2020 / 00038
Location:Maiduguri and Biu - Borno
Slots: 2
Length of Internship: 6 months
Interns Supervisor & Contact Information: Program Officer
Mercy Corps Responsibilities
For the duration of this internship assignment, the intern will receive a monthly stipend of N60,000 and health insurance.
Intern Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Program Coordinator, the Intern will be responsible for the day-to-day support to the department specifically:
Work with the program assistant’s in collecting and compiling all the documents ensuring they are filed both in hard and soft copy.
Under supervision raise PR’s for hotel bookings for any trainings and workshops
Track all the items that shall be purchased for the use of program activities such as training material, and refreshments
Support in conducting spot checks for program activities periodically, whilst collecting data on attendance and entry into the database
With the support of the assistant’s, track MAIDA costs and take the department’s inventory and make request in time
Support implementation of community engagement activities in collaboration with the program team.
Support with organization of meetings with relevant stakeholders and guide the project staffs to the various meeting points as required.
Support program officers to ensure progress according to the developed schedule and work plan.
Support in the coordination in target geographic areas.
Perform other tasks as required.
Project Description
The MAIDA program will directly support the recovery of at least 70,000 women, men, girls and boys who are returnees, IDPs and members of host communities affected by the Boko Haram insurgency in southern and central Borno State
The objective of MAIDA is to increase the social cohesion and resilience to economic, social and climate-related shocks in Borno State in an environmentally-conscious way
Four interrelated and mutually reinforcing intermediate outcomes will contribute to achieving this objective
First, MAIDA will restore and improve rural livelihoods in an ecologically sustainable manner by enabling households to take advantage of existing and new agricultural market opportunities
In parallel, adolescents and youth will be empowered as economic actors in their communities through access to employment, diversified livelihood opportunities, vocational training and business development initiatives
These outcomes will be reinforced by improved access to social protection and community-based services for women, youth, adolescent breadwinners and other at-risk groups.
Learning Objectives:
This position will offer the intern an opportunity to understand what Mercy Corps stands for as well as understand the Humanitarian program in Borno State.
Working in the MAIDA department, the Intern will be able to learn how to plan and prioritize work schedule in a fast demanding work environment, in addition to working with participants of the different component of the program and the community in general.
The Intern will work with other team members in MAIDA as well as other programs and should be able to develop good working relationship with the rest of the team.
Major part of the job responsibility will be to support program staff in the general program implementation and support with the logistical arrangements of moving to the field and participating in community sensitization.
Deliverables:
With the support of program officers, contribute to all fieldwork, including monitoring and supporting beneficiaries during spot checks coordinating with community leaders
Support in conducting monitoring and data collection as directed by the Program Coordinator assisting with specific surveys or assessments as needed
Support the program assistants in tracking costs as well documentation and filing of all program-related files.
Work together with the team to develop movement plans, raise PR’s for materials and hall hire.
