Internship Opportunity Research & Content Development Assistant At Save the Children

Opportunity – Research and Content Development Assistant

Save the Children International MNEAEE is calling young professionals to apply for an internship with MENAEE Regional office.

The internship opportunity provides fresh graduates and young professionals with the opportunity to develop themselves in civic sector by getting to know international non-governmental organization (INGO) business environment. With this unique experience, potential talents will gain exposure to humanitarian sector which will allow them to see their potential; they will have the chance to work with and learn from experienced professionals and benefit from enhanced mentoring system and internal training programmes.

The interns will be assigned to work with Programme Development & Quality, Programme Operations. The Interns will be responsible for fulfilling challenging and complex tasks assigned by his/ her reporting line as per the description below `and have the chance to get trained on the job. Internships’ initial duration of 3 months, from April till June 2023 ,which may be extended further on specific circumstances.

Intern responsibility

• Adolescent & Youth Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, qualitative research project in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen and Egypt. The project is led by MENAEE Regional Office with support from a Consultant. The Intern will:
  • Contribute to literature review
  • Contribute to reviewing draft report of findings
  • Ensure appropriate referencing of sources
  • Proofread report of findings
  • Contribute to producing summary and child-friendly summary of findings
  • Translation support
  • Timeframe: – April-June 2023
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Diploma. The project is led by MENAEE Regional Office in partnership with the American University of Beirut. The intern will:
  • Support review of technical resources (Diploma course contents) produced by AUB
  • Translation support
  • Timeframe: – April-June 2023
• Other technical content in the area of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, and/or other Health-related topics:
  • Review of technical content
  • Produce summary of technical content
  • Translation support

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Masters-level student in Public Health, Mental Health
• Genuine interest and motivation to pursue a career in humanitarian sector;
• Research experience and research skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills in English & Arabic;
• Good attention to details and to be able to work under stress;
• Computer literate (including working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint and Outlook) and ability to do internet-based research;
• Strong organisational skills and discretion with confidential information;
• Ability to work independently and proactively;
• Proven ability to handle challenging workload;
• Preferably previous experience (including paid internships) in NGOs or private sector;

What we offer for our interns:

• Multicultural and flexible working environment;
• Development and training opportunities in their area;
• Out of the box internship experience to prepare them real working environment in their field;
• Competitive compensation with the pay-grade (intern) of the position;
• Improved knowledge on I/NGO sector and institutional donors.
• The Internship could be home-based where there is an SCI present and the Interns should be able to provide their own IT equipment and internet connection

The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.