Human Resource & Safeguarding Intern – Only Female

A person name Eglantyne Jebb and her sister Dorothy Buxton founded the first Save the Children organization in May 1919, in London, United Kingdom. Shocked by the aftermath of World War 1 and the Russian Revolution, they were determined to improve children’s lives. Their goal was to create ‘a powerful international organization, which would extend its ramifications to the remotest corner of the globe’. The plan began to take shape when Radda Barnen (Save the Children) was established in Sweden in 1919.

In 1920, the International Save the Children Union was founded in Geneva by two organizations, together with a number of other bodies working for children – some using the Save the Children name or a local variant. Over the years, Save the Children Members were created around the world, embodying Eglantyne and Dorothy’s vision. These organizations shared a common aim – to improve the lives of children. Eglantyne Jebb (founder of Save the Chidlren) was also the first to press for worldwide safeguards for children. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the United Nations in 1989 and now ratified by nearly all countries worldwide, has its roots in her pioneering work.

In 2009, twenty-nine Save the Children organizations work to secure children’s rights and improve children’s lives in over 120 countries worldwide. At the members’ meeting the ambitious new five-year strategy is agreed, including changing the name to simply Save the Children, demonstrating our commitment to work even more closely together as one organization. In 2012, nineteen countries transitioned to Save the Children International and regional offices in Istanbul, Pretoria, Dakar and Panama.

Today, Save the Children and its 30 member organizations work to deliver change for children in around 120 countries. The organization delivers its programs internationally to achieve the greatest possible impact for children. It has a small centre and seven regional offices. The members work together to campaign for better outcomes for children, and to deliver programs at scale to support children.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The HR intern will be supporting the different sections of HR department on the day-to-day tasks for the smooth accomplishment of the function.  Along with, this is an opportunity for individuals interested in human resources to gain practical experience and develop essential skills in the field

Reports to: FO- HR & Safeguarding Manager 

Location: Hawassa Field Office

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Human Resource 

• Assist with training and development activities, including scheduling training sessions and maintaining training records.
• Assist with documentation by compiling personal files both in hard and soft copy.
• Assist with the recruitment process by facilitating written and interview exams.
• Provide clerical and administrative support to Human Resources Department.
• Facilitate different events in HR department.
• Facilitate the issuance of ID Cards
• Assist the day-to-day activities of HR functions.

SAFEGUARDING

• Facilitate safeguarding (Child, Adult and Harassment) awareness for functions, project staff, partners, volunteers, beneficiaries, and other representatives (consultants, construction team, rental derivers, venders) for both humanitarian response and development programs.
• Facilitate/ coordinate safeguarding induction for new joiners with significant focus of humanitarian response team and conduct ongoing refreshment training for staff, partner’s focal points on child safeguarding and PSEA.
• Assist in Identifying project level contact person for beneficiaries and ensure local safeguarding reporting procedure is updated and displayed in project implementation areas.
• Assist in ensuring safeguarding concept and reporting procedure is well understood by beneficiaries, staff, volunteers, partners, and representatives and ensure safeguarding messages are displayed in local language at project level.
• Assist periodical assessment/survey on understanding and practice of safeguarding by beneficiaries, staff, volunteers, partners and representatives and the effectiveness of existing reporting procedures.
• Other assignment provided by line managers.

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
•  Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their personal development, and encourage their team to do the same.
•   widely shares their vision for Save the Children and engages and motivates others.
•  Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

·       Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members external partners, and supporters

·       Values diversity, and sees it as a source of competitive strength

·       Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

·       Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

·       Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity