Khanya-aicdd- Internship- SA

Khanya-aicdd (African Institute for Community-driven Development) is a non-profit organisation that works with partners to transform development systems to support the livelihoods of poor people in Africa.

After 2 previous programmes involving 15 candidates from across the African continent, Khanya-aicdd seeks to recruit five participants for the Young Professional Development Programme (YPDP) 2013, based in Johannesburg.

As part of a team, participants will work with experienced colleagues in participatory planning to develop and implement processes of community-based planning, activities to strengthen local livelihoods and economies and embark on research. Participants should have interest in either facilitation or research.

This is a six-month internship with a very basic stipend.

Possible Activities:

• Exposure to and application of community based planning, sustainable livelihoods approaches and sustainable local economic development • Facilitation of creative and interactive learning events • Social facilitation with relevant stakeholders; • Work on livelihoods support programmes; • Project development and management; • Participatory research projects. • Documentation (using video, audio and text)

Requirements:

• Masters Graduates in either social sciences, development studies, anthropology, policy studies, town and regional planning or equivalent, OR graduates with a minimum of two years experience in participatory processes, sustainable livelihoods work or local economic development • Interest, experience and commitment to participatory methodologies and engagement with communities on spatial, social, economic and environmental aspects • Commitment to working under challenging conditions to make a difference. • Work experience and confidence in writing reports and developing presentations;

NB: No candidates involved in on-going full-time studies will be considered. Participants must have rights to live and work in South Africa.

Successful candidates will gain valuable experience being part of an innovative team on Community-driven development and sustainable livelihoods and will be equipped to really make a difference to community-driven development in Africa.

Starting date: Feb/March 2013.

To apply, submit a CV and motivation statement (maximum 1000 words) which outlines your interest and explains how you meet the criteria to ypdp@khanya.org. Closing Date: 7 February 2013.

Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For more about Khanya-aicdd, refer to www.khanya-aicdd.org.
How to apply:

To apply, submit a CV and motivation statement (maximum 1000 words) which outlines your interest and explains how you meet the criteria to ypdp@khanya.org. Closing Date: 7 February 2013.