Faith & Development Intern (Stagiaire en foi et Développement)

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Intern (Fixed Term) (Trainee)Job Description:

Job Purpose:

The Faith & Development (F&D) Intern shall support the Regional F&D Lead with roles in program management and business support processes to achieve World Vision International F&D objectives. The Intern shall be working in close partnership with the F&D focal points from the field or country offices to plan and execute F&D activities at all the levels.

Key Objectives:

1.Contribute to the various teams or F&D related project activities under the direction of the Regional F&D Advisor.

2.Support the department with the desk reviews, landscape analyses and or secondary data analyses on F&D and its complements.

3.Support the F&D lead in organizing and participating in team meetings and country calls with the Country F&D leads, F&D Teams GC and WARO Teams (assisting with meeting preparation, meeting minutes, post meeting reports and follow ups).

4.Support the documentation of Regional F&D achievements and aid in the development of external engagement materials, fact sheets, newsletters, etc.

5.Contribute to F&D projects related presentations, social media content and blogs, reports and or manuscripts.

6.Assist the Regional F&D Advisor with project related administrative tasks, as needed.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree with experience in a field of Social Sciences and/ or Humanities or a related area.
• Qualifications in Theology, Data Analysis and Management may be an added advantage.
• Must be comprehensively Bilingual in English and French.
• Demonstrates interest in international development and interfaith engagements, with significant understanding of denominational diversities, through studies, work experience, and/ or personal endeavors.
• Working knowledge of data entry, collection and analysis, and summarizing and reporting results, and related information technology.
• Significant level of conceptual and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Very strong relational and communication skills.
• Commitment to World Vision mission and partnership values and sensitivity to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.
• Must have knowledge in computer applications like MS Office and data base management.
• Must have significant understanding of denominational diversities.

Competencies/Attributes:

• Must be able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Strong understanding of transformational development and frameworks.
• Strong communicator at all levels with interpersonal skills, ability and commitment to listen to others.
• Performs other duties as required.

Working Environment / Conditions:

• Work environment: Office Based
• Travel: 30%, In-country when called upon
• On call: 30%

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only