INTERNATIONAL YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2012
Position: Health Outreach Officer
Location: Morogoro, Tanzania
Partner Organization: Faraja Trust Fund
Expected Start Date: March 2012
Length of Placement: 7 months
Deadline to Apply: January 2, 2012
Background:
Youth Challenge International is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Building on over 20 years of experience, YCI’s programs are designed to meet the needs of youth affected by poverty through three integrated sectors: youth leadership, youth health and youth livelihoods. YCI engages youth in creating solutions to the challenges they face, incorporating youth development, volunteerism, partnership, and equity into all that we do (www.yci.org).
Partner Organization:
Faraja Trust Fund is a registered non-governmental organization established in 1991 in Morogoro, Tanzania. Faraja is an HIV/AIDS and community focused organization with a strong emphasis on youth and women. Faraja’s key programming activities are preventive HIV/AIDS education, HIV/AIDS care and counseling, income generating support for out-of-school youth, encouraging neighborhood women’s associations
Position Description:
• Conduct an assessment of gender-based violence in schools in urban Morogoro
• Modify a gender-based violence curriculum for use in schools
• Ensure that national standards, policies and guidelines on gender-based violence prevention and support are implemented in all activities
• Create linkages and new partnerships with other organizations and networks to complement current orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) activities
• Provide relevant training to OVC households
Desired Background and Qualifications:
• Post-secondary graduate in health sciences, public health or related field
• Demonstrated interest and experience in gender-based violence or OVC issues
• Experience facilitating workshops and training
• Ability to work in an environment with limited resources and minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills
• Possess a great deal of initiative and flexibility
• Prior overseas experience an asset
General Requirements:
• A Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Between the ages of 19 and 30
• A post-secondary graduate
• Out of school with no outstanding requirements for graduation
• Ready to begin your professional career
• Unemployed or underemployed
• Legally entitled to work in Canada
What’s Provided by YCI:
• Return airfare
• Pre-departure training and re-orientation upon return
• Living allowance to cover accommodation, food and local transport
• Medical insurance and vaccination stipend
• Visa related costs
• Professional development coaching and support
To Apply:
Please submit a cover letter and CV as a single document to intern@yci.org byJanuary 2, 2012 with the position you are applying for in the subject line. Inquiries can be sent by email to generalinfo@yci.org -- no phone calls will be accepted. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
source: www.yci.org/html/who/full_story.asp?item=3648
Position: Health Outreach Officer
Location: Morogoro, Tanzania
Partner Organization: Faraja Trust Fund
Expected Start Date: March 2012
Length of Placement: 7 months
Deadline to Apply: January 2, 2012
Background:
Youth Challenge International is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Building on over 20 years of experience, YCI’s programs are designed to meet the needs of youth affected by poverty through three integrated sectors: youth leadership, youth health and youth livelihoods. YCI engages youth in creating solutions to the challenges they face, incorporating youth development, volunteerism, partnership, and equity into all that we do (www.yci.org).
Partner Organization:
Faraja Trust Fund is a registered non-governmental organization established in 1991 in Morogoro, Tanzania. Faraja is an HIV/AIDS and community focused organization with a strong emphasis on youth and women. Faraja’s key programming activities are preventive HIV/AIDS education, HIV/AIDS care and counseling, income generating support for out-of-school youth, encouraging neighborhood women’s associations
Position Description:
• Conduct an assessment of gender-based violence in schools in urban Morogoro
• Modify a gender-based violence curriculum for use in schools
• Ensure that national standards, policies and guidelines on gender-based violence prevention and support are implemented in all activities
• Create linkages and new partnerships with other organizations and networks to complement current orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) activities
• Provide relevant training to OVC households
Desired Background and Qualifications:
• Post-secondary graduate in health sciences, public health or related field
• Demonstrated interest and experience in gender-based violence or OVC issues
• Experience facilitating workshops and training
• Ability to work in an environment with limited resources and minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills
• Possess a great deal of initiative and flexibility
• Prior overseas experience an asset
General Requirements:
• A Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• Between the ages of 19 and 30
• A post-secondary graduate
• Out of school with no outstanding requirements for graduation
• Ready to begin your professional career
• Unemployed or underemployed
• Legally entitled to work in Canada
What’s Provided by YCI:
• Return airfare
• Pre-departure training and re-orientation upon return
• Living allowance to cover accommodation, food and local transport
• Medical insurance and vaccination stipend
• Visa related costs
• Professional development coaching and support
To Apply:
Please submit a cover letter and CV as a single document to intern@yci.org byJanuary 2, 2012 with the position you are applying for in the subject line. Inquiries can be sent by email to generalinfo@yci.org -- no phone calls will be accepted. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
source: www.yci.org/html/who/full_story.asp?item=3648
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