Local Rights Programme & Sponsorship Graduate Intern (Humanitarian)-Mbire
Graduate Trainee Jobs
- ActionAid Zimbabwe
- Expires 28 Feb 2025
- Mbire
- Full Time
Job Description
ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) is a locally registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that collaborates with various stakeholders to support sustainable development, amplify the voices of marginalized communities, and challenge systemic inequalities. Since its establishment in 2003, AAZ has been dedicated to addressing the root causes of poverty and social injustice while promoting gender equality. The organization upholds strong child protection policies and measures against sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse. AAZ also adopts an intersectional feminist approach to safeguarding, acknowledging the interconnectedness of various forms of abuse and oppression that impact vulnerable groups. Globally, ActionAid operates in over 40 countries.
AAZ seeks to recruit for the following Internship position for a fixed 9 months period – April – December 2025:
Duties and Responsibilities
Local Rights Programme & Sponsorship Graduate Intern (Humanitarian)-Mbire
The position shall function collaboratively as a member of the Programs team and will be required to play a significant role in providing sponsorship, programmatic and administrative support in the Local Rights Programs. The intern will assist the Humanitarian Programme to scale up and manage AAZ’s emergency programmes, ensuring linkages between advocacy, policy, and programming to increase impact and enable positive change. AAZ’s humanitarian work hinges on its humanitarian signature of women and youth led community-based emergency response, accountability and resilience building.
Qualifications and Experience
Requirements
• The candidate should be a recent graduate with a degree in Social Sciences, Disaster Management, development studies, Rural development or any other relevant discipline from a recognized institute.
• Strong understanding of humanitarian principles
• Good understanding of global humanitarian work / policies / strategies with working knowledge of humanitarian affairs.
• Must be highly organised and detail-oriented and can multi-task under limited supervision.
• Attention to detail and ability to follow tasks and ideas through to completion.
• Ability and preparedness to travel and work in difficult conditions
• Must be able to work and relate with children.
• Must be a resident of Mbire and possess knowledge of the terrain.
How to Apply
How to apply:
All interested candidates should submit their applications by 28 February 2025 at 1700hours.
ActionAid is committed to recruiting candidates who are committed to ActionAid’s SHEA and Safeguarding policies and values, thereby helping to create safer working cultures.
