Internships at Save the Children

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

This is an exciting opportunity for a young and dynamic, upcoming professional seeking to obtain first job experience in Climate Resilience, working with a multinational team across the region.  It requires a dedicated, independent, and highly motivated individual who is willing to learn and offer creative ideas to achieving the goals of Climate Resilience Management.

KEY RESPONSIBILLITIES:

• Support mapping ongoing and past projects in the region with a climate component and collect relevant information and data from countries
• Support preparing climate capacity building for country office staff including gathering relevant research and data for various sectors affected by climate change
• Research potential local climate and environmental partners in the region
• Support with harmonizing and structuring ongoing climate ambitions in the different country offices
• Review national climate relevant policies and frameworks and conduct a mapping exercise regarding children’s participation.
• Support climate and environmental advocacy work for various country offices in form of capacity statements, social media posts and factsheets
• Support research and knowledge gathering/dissemination of various climate and environmental topics for including in our ongoing climate ambitions

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• University degree (at least BSc) in climate change, geography, natural resource management, environmental science or similar from an acknowledged institute 
• Understanding of climate change projections and climate data and their interpretation for Eastern and Southern African countries
• Understanding of Eastern and Southern African’s climate change impacts and environmental issues across various sectors
• Understanding of nature-based solutions and locally-led adaptation principles and experience in applying adaptation and mitigation actions in developing country contexts, particularly at the community level
• Strong experience and interest in research, data analysis and report writing regarding various climate and environmental topics in the Eastern and Southern African countries
• Ability to work very independently and be proactive, set priorities as well as prepare manageable plans due to multiple tasks and deliver high-quality outputs
• Ability to interact with multiple stakeholders (government, partners, NGOs, SCI staff) effectively to successful collect information and data
• Ability to think across different sectors and include a holistic perspective 
• Very good written and oral communication skills
• Good social media skills to support advocacy work
• Preferably application skills of remote sensing and GIS software
• Preferably well connected through engagement in a Youth Climate Network

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SCOPE OF ROLE: 

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, upcoming professional seeking to obtain on the job experience in MHPSS programming while working with a motivated multinational team. It requires a dedicated and highly motivated individual who is willing to learn and at the same time offer creative ideas to achieving the goals of MHPSS programming in humanitarian and development settings.

KEY RESPONSIBILLITIES:

• Support mapping of ongoing and past MHPSS programmes and projects in the region and collect relevant information and data from countries.
• Support mapping MHPSS ambitions across the region and collect relevant information and data from countries.
• Support operationalizing the SCI MHPSS Strategic Framework in the region 
• Support preparing MHPSS capacity building for country office staff including gathering relevant research and data 
• Support researching potential local MHPSS partners in the region
• Support MHPSS advocacy work for various Country Offices in the form of developing capacity statements, social media posts and factsheets
• Support research and knowledge gathering/dissemination of various MHPSS topics with countries and relevant communities of practice. 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• University degree in psychology, social science, mental health or another similar field from an acknowledged institute.
• Knowledge of child development and child and adolescent mental health.   
• Experience in research, data analysis and report writing regarding mental health and psychosocial wellbeing and support.
• Ability to work independently, set priorities, prepare manageable work plans with multiple tasks and deliver high-quality outputs.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (English essential, other regional languages an asset)
• Preferably well connected to MHPSS communities of practice and professional networks. 
• Experience working with children and adolescent MHPSS programming is an asset. 
• Experience working with migrants and refugees is an asset.
• Experience with refugee/marginalized communities desired.
• Commitment to Save the Children values and Child Safeguarding.