WASH Intern (People with Reduced Mobility)

Gain work experience in WASH and humanitarian sectors

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Overview

Gain work experience in WASH and humanitarian sectors

You have:

  • Bachelor in WASH, Geography, Cartography, or Statistics required.
  • Perfect knowledge of ArcGIS needed.
  • Perfect knowledge of Archicad needed.
  • Only people with reduced mobility are eligible for this internship.

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

Background and justification

Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world's largest humanitarian organizations. The IRC provides relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of oppression and violent conflict. Operating in over 40 countries, IRC's mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods have been shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and take control of their future.

This humanitarian crisis reinforces gender inequalities (men/women; boys/girls), with negative impacts such as: violence, rape, limited access to resources, restricted movement, etc.

IRC's 2020 commitment to gender aims to reduce disparities in its programs and operations. Programming will seek to put in place programs that overcome the barriers women and girls face to leading good lives in health, education, security, power and the economy. This involves all programs in all sectors that seek to reduce gender disparities by positively changing harmful norms and inequalities. IRC's commitments are not limited to the promotion of gender but are also centered on inclusion and diversity objectives that seek to promote the differences of each staff member, as well as respect for different cultures. IRC aims to be an inclusive environment that takes into account all categories of staff.

In view of this inclusion and diversity, and as part of the implementation of the GEDI action plan, the country program has decided to promote the integration of people with reduced mobility into an internship program within IRC Cameroon for a period of two (02) months and in various sectors according to the needs identified by the program and operations managers, in order to give them access to a professional environment and strengthen their capacity in their respective areas of expertise. Objectives of the internship program

This internship program aims to:

- Offer work experience to people with reduced mobility in a highly competitive professional context which is highly competitive and difficult for them to access

- Promote equal opportunities for all social classes

- Strengthen their skills in the humanitarian world

- Promote ethical values, GEDI within IRC Cameroon

Responsibilities

- Mapping of all IRC intervention zones,

- Production of the national hydraulic map, the map of regular and emergency interventions,

- Guidance and training of teams on taking coordinates in the field in zones not opened up by the communication network,

_ Data collection,

- Drafting of ToRs for collecting geolocalised data from IRC responses,

- Participation in POMs, PIMs, PCMs,

- Assisting the TC EH in producing decision-support tools, etc.

Qualifications

Job requirements

Bachelor in WASH, Geography, Cartography, Statistics, with a perfect knowledge of Arc Gis and Archicad.

File composition

- A curriculum vitae - A cover letter

Candidates may apply online or hand in their application in a sealed envelope, specifying the position to be filled, at the IRC office located in Bastos, at the intersection of streets 1.866 and 1.771.

NB: Only people with reduced mobility are eligible.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you faced a challenge in a team setting? This question assesses your teamwork and problem-solving skills. Discuss specific challenges you've faced, how you navigated them, and what the outcome was.
What motivates you to work in the humanitarian sector? The interviewer wants to gauge your passion and commitment to the field. Pro members can see the explanation.
How familiar are you with tools like ArcGIS, and can you give an example of how you've used it? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a situation where you had to adapt your communication style to suit different audiences. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies would you employ to ensure inclusion of diverse participants in a project? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 1 year ago - Updated 2 months ago - Source: rescue.org