UN World Food Programme Internship - Social Protection Jobs in Rwanda
UN World Food Programme Internship - Social Protection Jobs in Rwanda
About WFP The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking to fill an internship position under the WFP Programme Unit. The position will be based in Kigali, Rwanda. The Internship will be for an initial period of 6 months starting from July 2022.
Background and Purpose of the Assignment
Social protection is an increasingly popular strategy for governments to reduce extreme poverty, hunger, and inequalities and promote the access to essential needs for the most vulnerable. As a global leader in fighting hunger and malnutrition worldwide, WFP is increasingly called upon by governments to support national social protection systems.
In 2020, WFP partnered with governments in 78 countries to strengthen their national social protection systems, making support in social protection an integral part of its activities in most of the countries where it operates.
In implementing its social protection activities, WFP Rwanda is supporting the Government of Rwanda’s efforts to extend the coverage, comprehensiveness, adequacy, and quality of its national social protection system.
The objective is to ensure that all people have access, throughout their lives, to strong national social protection systems that should help individuals to meet their food security, nutrition and associated essential needs, and to reduce and address the risks and shocks they face. WFP activities also have a particular focus on advancing national efforts at
shock-responsive social protection by strengthening linkages between disaster risk management and the national social protection system to address the contribution of disasters to poverty and food insecurity.
Standard Minimum Qualifications
Currently enrolled in a graduate programme from a recognized university and have completed at least 2 years of studies, preferably in political science, social sciences, community development, public policy, international development, development studies or related fields.
Must have attended courses in the last 12 months
Recently graduated from a graduate programme (within 12 months) prior to application of internship programme
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point);
Fluent in English (both oral and written)
or related fields.
Must have attended courses in the last 12 months
Recently graduated from a graduate programme (within 12 months) prior to application of internship programme
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point);
Fluent in English (both oral and written)
Key Accountabilities
Under the overall supervision of the Social Protection Programme Policy Officer, and in close collaboration with the Strategic Outcome 2 Manager, the intern will carry out the following responsibilities:
Support in delivering an international conference on social protection and disaster risk management in collaboration with various units in the Country Office as well as external suppliers and international guest speakers;
Support in coordination of partnership meetings and development of communication and engagement materials such as briefs, case studies, and documentation of lessons learnt in WFP Rwanda's work in social protection;
Support in social protection project management, including by participating in planning, implementation, and narrative and financial reporting of social protection activities
Support in organizing trainings and workshops for government and non-government stakeholders; and
Support on special projects and undertake additional responsibilities as required.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Internship - Social Protection Jobs in Rwanda
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