Country: occupied Palestinian territory
Closing date: 31 Jan 2017
DCAF’s Operations Middle East and North Africa (OPMENA) Division is looking for a motivated individual to support its office in Ramallah, occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) during a 6-month paid internship.
The intern will support DCAF Ramallah in all aspects of proposal writing, project management, event organisation and targeted research on Security Sector Reform and Governance (SSR/G) in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). He/she will support the DCAF Ramallah office in editing, reviewing and writing different types of internal and external documents and publications.
Tasks and responsibilities:
- Assist the Programme Managers in drafting and finalising concept notes and proposals in line with the developed strategy;
- Assist in drafting reports and publications, such as working papers, or brochures;
- Contribute to the editing and layout of DCAF Ramallah’s strategy for 2017;
- Conduct targeted research on SSR and SSG in the occupied Palestinian territories;
- Contribute to event management and handling of on-site logistics;
- Contribute to the implementation of project activities as requested;
- Support the Head of Office and his staff in preparing and conducting internal strategy review meetings;
- Assist the DCAF Ramallah with other tasks as required.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s university degree or currently enrolled in Master’s studies in International Relations, Conflict Resolution, Law, Development, Security and Peace Studies, Political Science, or related fields;
- Proven track record in drafting and editing reports in English;
- Ability to work towards tight deadlines;
- Excellent command of written and spoken English; knowledge of Arabic is an asset;
- Previous work experience in the Middle East is an asset;
- Ability to work independently, to be proactive and solution-oriented;
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
Duty station: Ramallah, occupied Palestinian territories (oPt)
Starting date: 1 March 2017 or upon agreement
Duration: 6 months, renewable once
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications by e-mail to opmena@dcaf.ch. Applications must include:
- a letter of motivation and a CV in English;
- a writing sample (in English) of a recent essay, research paper or article;
- the completed application form (see below).
Application-Form-Intern-Ramallah-Jan17
The subject line of the application email should read: “Vacancy GVA2017/INTERN-Ramallah”. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2017. Only applications containing all requested documents will be considered.
Only candidates shortlisted for an interview will be contacted. DCAF is not in a position to respond to telephone inquiries.
DCAF’s Operations Middle East and North Africa (OPMENA) Division is looking for a motivated individual to support its office in Ramallah, occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) during a 6-month paid internship.
The intern will support DCAF Ramallah in all aspects of proposal writing, project management, event organisation and targeted research on Security Sector Reform and Governance (SSR/G) in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). He/she will support the DCAF Ramallah office in editing, reviewing and writing different types of internal and external documents and publications.
Tasks and responsibilities:
- Assist the Programme Managers in drafting and finalising concept notes and proposals in line with the developed strategy;
- Assist in drafting reports and publications, such as working papers, or brochures;
- Contribute to the editing and layout of DCAF Ramallah’s strategy for 2017;
- Conduct targeted research on SSR and SSG in the occupied Palestinian territories;
- Contribute to event management and handling of on-site logistics;
- Contribute to the implementation of project activities as requested;
- Support the Head of Office and his staff in preparing and conducting internal strategy review meetings;
- Assist the DCAF Ramallah with other tasks as required.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s university degree or currently enrolled in Master’s studies in International Relations, Conflict Resolution, Law, Development, Security and Peace Studies, Political Science, or related fields;
- Proven track record in drafting and editing reports in English;
- Ability to work towards tight deadlines;
- Excellent command of written and spoken English; knowledge of Arabic is an asset;
- Previous work experience in the Middle East is an asset;
- Ability to work independently, to be proactive and solution-oriented;
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
Duty station: Ramallah, occupied Palestinian territories (oPt)
Starting date: 1 March 2017 or upon agreement
Duration: 6 months, renewable once
How to apply:
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to submit their applications by e-mail to opmena@dcaf.ch. Applications must include:
- a letter of motivation and a CV in English;
- a writing sample (in English) of a recent essay, research paper or article;
- the completed application form (see below).
Application-Form-Intern-Ramallah-Jan17
The subject line of the application email should read: “Vacancy GVA2017/INTERN-Ramallah”. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2017. Only applications containing all requested documents will be considered.
Only candidates shortlisted for an interview will be contacted. DCAF is not in a position to respond to telephone inquiries.