Desired start date : 04/15/2024
Internship duration: 6 months
Location of the internship: Marseille 1st arrondissement or Passamaïnty, Mamoudzou, department of Mayotte
WHAT DO WE DO …
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, for more than 40 years, has provided relief to populations victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters by responding to vital needs, drinking, eating and shelter. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the leading cause of death in the world, SI implements through its interventions expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and promotion hygiene but also in the essential aspect of food security and means of existence. Present in around twenty countries, the SI teams – 2,000 people in total made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, a few volunteers, etc. – intervene with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures.
Since March 2020, SI has been operating in France in five territories. Our projects target people living in precarious housing sites such as shanty towns or squats and in particular having limited access to basic services, in terms of drinking water, sanitation, and access to first-class hygiene products. need.
Although the rights to water and sanitation have been recognized by the UN since 2010, access to these basic services is not currently considered a fundamental right in France. Through advocacy activities, SI aims to achieve the recognition and effective application of the right to drinking water in France.
The IS strategy consists of:
(i) to support local stakeholders in their search for concrete solutions, by proposing to improve the sanitary conditions of the sites, in particular through the installation of drinking water supplies, sanitation infrastructure, distribution of health products hygiene and work on risk reduction;
(ii) to provide advocacy (A) for the transformation of the legal framework of the right to water in France and (B) the implementation of an effective, universal and sustainable public policy for access to water for everyone in France.
Following requests from local associative partners, the France mission was established in Mayotte at the end of 2022. Although a French department, the challenges in Mayotte are very different from mainland France. The work that accompanied the implementation first consisted of understanding the territory, its stakeholders and its challenges. Multiplying crises, this department is particularly marked by widespread problems of access to water on the island. The on-site IS team now needs to capitalize on the knowledge acquired and intervention data, bring them together for future publications on the level of access to WASH in this department and structure future advocacy areas. .
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Mayotte ADVOCACY assistant of the France Mission exercises his functions under the authority of the IS Field Coordinator in Mayotte and the EHA Coordinator, in liaison with the Lawyer, Advocacy Officer, the Community Mobilization referent and the Head of Mission Activities in France to support local and national advocacy regarding access to WASH in Mayotte and the application of the right to water and sanitation in this area.
List of main responsibilities:
Support the Mayotte Field Coordinator in the development of capitalization actions with a view to advocacy, in particular:
- Capitalize on IS data and those of our partners to support and highlight the situation of access to WASH
- Support inter-association approaches to develop local advocacy actions in favor of access to WASH
- Support the NGO to raise the issues of water and sanitation rights in Mayotte and support their deployment
Task details:
- DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS – OBSERVATORY
Mayotte – Support for the development of an observatory for access to WASH in Mayotte
- Support and monitoring of the collection of qualitative (testimonials) and qualitative (data from IS teams and its partners) data locally in order to bring out the reality of the needs of people with non-existent or insufficient access to WASH
- Assistance with the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data on access to WASH in Mayotte
National – Formalization of territorial data to bring them to the national level
- Generally, secondary data analysis (publication and reports)
- Support for IS teams in charge of “degraded areas” observatories and the national observatory
- Harmonization of deliverables, analysis grids and archiving methods for documents (evidence)
MONITORING, RESEARCH AND CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
- Ensure monitoring and set up a calendar of advocacy and questioning opportunities for effective access to water and sanitation in Mayotte;
- Provide contextual analysis and media and legal monitoring on the local context and the application of water and sanitation rights in Mayotte
- Deployment of an internal context monitoring tool
ADVOCACY
- Drafting of advocacy documents, letters of inquiry, internal and external publications;
- Mobilization of a network of associative partners to promote the reporting of WASH information in Mayotte and its centralization by IS
- Take part in inter-association meetings with SI partners and ensure reporting
- Support for the organization of training for local IS partners to encourage the collection of qualitative and quantitative data
- Participate in disseminating to partners and institutions knowledge of the rights to water and sanitation applicable in the territory
- Participate in the mobilization of national and international human rights protection mechanisms
GENERAL
- Participate in weekly and monthly meetings of the office and the different departments worked;
- Provide support to all areas based on requests.
YOUR PROFILE
- Minimum BAC +4 level, with higher education in political science, social sciences, public policy or law
- With a marked interest and knowledge in the issues of water insecurity and overseas
- Good writing, analytical and writing skills
- A desire to work in a team
- Mastery of the Microsoft Office pack (good knowledge of Excel);
- Desired experience in data collection and analysis
- Good synthesis and relational skills
- Proactivity and critical thinking
- Organisation et anticipation
- Commitment to the principles and work of SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL.
Objectives of the internship for the student:
- Understand the relationships between the different stakeholders in the implementation of access to water and sanitation as well as the promotion of this fundamental right in France;
- Put into practice humanitarian advocacy (here on the right to water) in connection with the projects of an NGO.
IF WILL OFFER YOU THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
- Position based at the offices of the Mission France of Solidarités International in Marseille or Mayotte
- 6 month contract WITH MANDATORY INTERNSHIP AGREEMENT
- Bonus: 4.90 euros/hour, a “cost of living” supplement is applied in Mayotte
- The bonus is calculated in proportion to the actual hours of presence over the month. (On average 1 month = 154 hours, or 22 days of 7 hours/day)
- Public transport covered at 50% by SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL
- Restaurant tickets at €8.90/effective day of training, with 60% participation from SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL
HOW TO APPLY
Do you recognize yourself in this description?
If so, send us your CV and Cover Letter before 04/08/2024!
Applications containing CVs only will not be considered.
Solidarités International reserves the right to close a recruitment before the deadline of the advertisement. Thank you for your understanding.
And to learn more about Solidarités International: www.solidarites.org
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Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and combat any type of abuse – any act of sexual exploitation, abuse and/or harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or its collaborators and collaborators, harm to persons and/or property, fraud, corruption, undeclared conflict of interest, financing of activities violating human rights – which could be perpetrated within the framework of its interventions. SI has zero tolerance for any type of abuse, particularly acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International is a fair employer that fights all forms of discrimination. SI will never ask for any compensation for participating in a recruitment process.
Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of abuse, notably acts of SEAH.
Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to find all forms of discrimination. SI will ever ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.