Vacancy title:
17 Interns

Jobs at:
Save the Children

Deadline of this Job:
12th May 2018

Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

JOB DETAILS:
World ‘vision Tanzania (WW) is a Christian, Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.

The Academy Internship Program: -
WVT is implementing two Technical Programs: (1) Integrated Food and Nutrition Security, Including; Livelihood, Health 8: Nutrition and WASH (FaNS J (2) Education. The Technical Programs seeks to ensure free malnutrition communities in Tanzania through increased production and productivity while promoting sustainable use of natural resources, and connecting farmers to markets and access to credits, access to good health services and increased knowledge on health related issues, making favorable reading and teaching environment and also maintaining availability of safe water, good sanitation and hygiene.

To ensure effectiveness of the aforesaid Technical Programs, WVT launched a World Vision Tanzania Academy internship Program in 2015 so as to provide opportunity for the young graduates to practice knowledge gained, and when so doing they will be contributing to the implementation of the Technical Programs. The broad goal is to support skills transfer, mindset change and technological know-how that will help Communities adopt innovations, improve productivity and catalyze. WVT is seeking applications from suitable qualified internship candidates on {Agriculture & Engineering sector - Agronomy, Horticulture, Agriculture Economics , Agriculture General, Vetenary medicine, Animal Science), Human nutrition Sector, Accounting, Education sector , Statistics & Economics Sector, information Communication Technology, Mass Communication and Journalism) The applicant must have graduated in the year 20] 5 to 201 7 from a recognized university].

Successful applicants will initially attend an orientation program. Thereafter, each Academy Intern will be assigned to rural based Area. Programs (APs) in Tanzania to serve under the mentorship of an experienced WVT Staff for a period of twelve (12) months. Accommodation support, monthly subsistence stipend, medical cover and life insurance will be provided by WVT. This twelve (12) months internship is a young professional development opportunity and shouldn't be construed as an employment or guarantee of being employed by WVT. Should there be a vacancy fitting the Academy Intern’s skills and qualifications after successfully finishing the internship program, WVT could consider the Academy Intern for full time employment with WVT through a competitive recruitment process.

Minimum Academy Qualifications and Requirements:

• All A cademy Intern applicants must be fresh graduates from a recognized University or Academic Institution preferably with a Degree BS: in; (Agriculture & Engineering sector
  
• Agronomy, Horticulture, Agriculture Economics , Agriculture General, Vetenary medicine, Animal Science), Human nutrition Sector, Accounting, Education sector , Statistics & Economics Sector)
  
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills in both Kiswahili and English
  
• Be willing to live and stay in WVT's rural communities for one (i) year during the internship program.
  
• Be a young and energetic male or female Tanzanian citizen who is not more than 30 years of age.
  
• Be willing to abide to WV’s Christian and Core values.

Job application procedure
Only interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications addressed to the People and Culture Manager through the following e-mail address: wvt_internship@wvi.org together with an ,updated CV, copies of relevant credentials {degree/diploma certificate and academic transcript), present contacts information and 3 references (1 academic referee, 1 professional referee and 1 church leader referee). Each applicant is also required to submit a 2 page essay describing “Why they should be considered for this internship programme .

To learn more about World Vision Tanzania kindly visit our website on: http://www.wvi.org/tanzania

The deadline for receiving applications will be Sunday 12th May 2018 at 1700hrs. Only shortlisted Academy Intern applicants will be contacted and you don’t hear from us please consider yourself unsuccessful.

Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not take interns whose background is not suitable for working with children. All internship is conditioned upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record. World‘ Vision Tanzania (WVT) interns candidates should be ready to read, understand, sign and adhere to the WVT Child protection policy which helps safeguard children from any forms of exploitation, sexual and physical abuse. The discovery of any previous child abuse offenses (before or after an offer of internship application) Will disqualify an internship candidate. However, WVT does not discriminate against any prohibited criteria in its internship.