Locations: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Deadline: 11 July 2024
Job Description
Background
Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations (CEHRO) is a Consortium of 30 CSOs working on Human Rights, democracy, and peacebuilding, and registered under the Civil Society Organization Proclamation No. 1113/2011 with Registration No. 3932. CEHRO is working to promote the protection of Human Rights, improve the culture of democracy and peacebuilding serve as a common platform for members, and to initiate evidence-based advocacy. It is also working to strengthen the capacity of existing and new Human Rights CSOs.
This internship is a great opportunity for students and recent graduates who are interested in human rights. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, including researching human rights issues, writing reports and articles, organizing events and workshops, and conducting advocacy campaigns.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Working with the project officer / Project coordinator/manager to establish priorities, schedules, and deadlines for task.
- Assist in the development of Project Proposal
- Assist in scheduling meetings and appointments, collecting field supportive supervision data, compiling reports, and summarizing information
- Assist logistic facilitation in workshop/event coordination/facilitation
- Assist to compile reports about particular incidents, events, or updates about an important issue for the implementation of the project activities
- Promptly respond to incidents and other events as necessary
- Proactively solve and address issues that could hinder the effective implementation of the respective project activities
- Prepare weekly reports, briefings, training minutes, and analytical documents and contribute to the production of project documentation and reports
- Other tasks as required
Location: CEHRO is looking to hire interns and they will be based at the main office
Duration: For three months with the possibility of an extension for additional months.
Hours: 40 hours per week, one year contract with the possibility of extension.
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Based at: Addis Ababa with possibility of field travel
Salary: Scale with negotiation
About You
Qualifications
- This internship program will be provided for young women who are recent graduates or within a year after their graduation or Masters Class students in law, social science, political science, international relations, journalism, or other relevant fields of studies.
Competencies
- Communication skills: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively, listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately, asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication.
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.
- Remains calm, in control, and good humored even under pressure, Diplomatic Skills
- Ability to write clear and concise reports
- Uphold accountability and integrity of the organization
- Demonstrated and extensive social media experience is an added advantage
- Proven advocacy, analytical and writing skills
- Advanced working knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Publisher)
Language requirement
- Fluency in spoken and written Amharic, English, and other local languages
Required Skills
- Oral and written communication
- Analytical skills
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Critical thinking
How to Apply
All qualified individuals are invited to apply for the advertised position. All applications, including a CV, three references, and all applicable official papers, must be sent electronically at: https://forms.gle/4tiwB4Y5EfHHjaM9A within seven (7) consecutive days from the day of this announcement.
Copy of the most recent CV in English;
Letter of motivation
Copies of Academic documents for fresh graduates or proof of enrollment for students
At CEHRO, all employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity, and organizational need.
Deadline for Submission:
The Interested applicant must submit their application within 7 consecutive days of publication of the advertisement and the submitted applications will be reviewed within 10 days and the shortlisted applicants will be communicated for the next stage.
Only candidates that are short-listed will be contacted for exams
