Title: FRANCE– INTERNSHIP: ASSISTANT SAME–CLICHY/PARIS
Job Description:
WHAT DO WE DO …
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association that, for nearly 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs: drinking, eating, 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 the promotion of hygiene, but also in food security and livelihoods as well as shelters. Present in around twenty countries, SI teams – 3,200 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.
THE MISSION
The intern will be integrated into the Operations Department within the Deputy Operations Directorate for Programs (DOAP) and more specifically the Food Security and Livelihoods Division (SAME). The DOAP aims to provide technical support to field teams or at headquarters, support the definition of mission strategies, provide a critical look at the quality of the projects implemented, contribute to the technical development and visibility of the association, improve the skills of technical teams through the development of tools and training materials.
DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFER
As part of its FSS (Food Security and Livelihoods) interventions, Solidarités International implements two intervention components in support of populations affected by conflicts or disasters: emergency food assistance and support for economic activities in the medium and long term. These activities can be of different types:
- Food distributions and cash transfers
- Distribution of productive inputs (seeds, agricultural tools, livestock, fishing kits, etc.)
- Support for agricultural and animal sectors
- Support for Income Generating Activities (IGA) (small businesses, food processing, etc.)
- Technical training
- Infrastructure rehabilitation/construction (markets, road rehabilitation, agricultural field drainage, irrigation systems, storage warehouse, etc.)
- Awareness campaigns on good food and nutritional practices
- Access to microcredit (WITH, tontines, etc.)
Main objectives of the internship:
- Contribute to the main mission of the SAME pole which is to strengthen the quality of SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL SAME projects, from the diagnosis and design phase to the implementation and monitoring-evaluation phase.
- Contribute to the various ongoing projects: Agroecology toolkit, beneficiary targeting methodology, work on the Nutrition approach, etc. by supporting the writing and/or proofreading/translation of technical documents and supporting the organization of meetings and their note-taking.
- Contribute to providing technical support to geographic offices (desks) and missions on research into technical and/or thematic information (bibliographic research, documentary synthesis, revision of program documents, etc.)
Main tasks :
The intern will work within the DOAP SAME division under the hierarchical responsibility of the SAME Division Manager. They will contribute to the capitalization and improvement of IS expertise in their activities. They will be required to work in collaboration with other DOAP divisions (in particular with the Learning and Evaluation Officer, the Water, Hygiene and Sanitation division or the Environment & Climate Officer) as well as potentially other departments (Communication & Development, Logistics, etc.).
Other tasks of the intern are:
- Attend DOAP and SAME pole meetings and contribute to note-taking
- Write the quarterly newsletter for the SAME hub
- Support the organization of internal or external events (webinars, conferences, etc.)
- Monitors technical and/or humanitarian events related to SAME and may be likely to participate in some of these events online or in person
The tasks described in this announcement are likely to evolve depending on the projects in progress at headquarters and according to needs. For more information on SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL’s FAM interventions, please consult SI’s Food Security and Livelihoods Strategy 2020-2025 .
YOUR PROFILE
- Higher technical training from bac + 2 level (BTS type) to 4/5 (Professional License, Master 1 or 2, Engineer) in the field of food safety, agriculture and/or livestock breeding or local/rural development, studies in economic, social and/or geographical sciences including a specialty in food safety.
- Field experience appreciated: employment, internship, volunteering.
- Experience in writing capitalization documents, methodological guides, technical sheets appreciated.
Required Skills :
- Strong writing and synthesis skills in French and English
- Knowledge of the humanitarian project cycle
- Sensitive to the quality approach in the implementation of humanitarian programs
- Technical knowledge specific to agriculture and livestock farming in rural areas (particularly in southern countries)
- Sensitivity to sustainable practices (agroecology, organic farming, climate-smart agriculture, permaculture, etc.)
- Sensitivity to sociological/anthropological sciences for taking into account socio-cultural specificities in the development and implementation of projects
Required qualities :
- Real interest and motivation for community and humanitarian work
- Critical thinking and power of proposal
- Rigor
- Adaptability and autonomy
- Good computer skills (Microsoft Teams, Pack Office, InDesign, others)
IF YOU WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
- Internship based at the headquarters of SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL in Clichy (92 ), Mairie de Clichy metro station
- Duration: 6 months to be filled from 10/01/2024
- Intern with mandatory internship agreement.
- Compensation: 4.90 euros/hour
- The gratuity is calculated in proportion to the actual hours of presence during the month. (On average 1 month = 154 hours, or 22 days of 7 hours/day
- Public transport covered 50% by SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL
- Meal vouchers at €8.90/day of training, with 60% participation from SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL
- Teleworking authorized (up to 12 days/month)
- Leave 2 days/month
SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL is committed to offering the intern a variety of tasks as well as internal training in preparation for departure, allowing him to usefully strengthen his training/experience with a view to a future humanitarian commitment. This internship is an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of how a humanitarian NGO works, its constraints and the different approaches.
HOW TO APPLY
Do you recognize yourself in this description?
If so, send us your CV and Cover Letter!
Applications containing only CVs will not be considered.
Solidarités International reserves the right to close a recruitment before the deadline of the announcement. Thank you for your understanding.
And to find out more about Solidarités International: www.solidarites.org
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Solidarités International (SI) is committed to preventing and combating any type of abuse – any act of sexual exploitation, abuse and/or harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or its collaborators, harm to persons and/or property, fraud, corruption, undeclared conflict of interest, financing of activities that violate human rights – that could be perpetrated in the context of its interventions. SI applies zero tolerance to 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 remuneration in order to participate 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 finding all forms of discrimination. SI will never ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.