Thursday 3 April 2014

INTERNS FOR THE CITY RESILIENCE PROFILING PROGRAMME/UN-HABITAT, Spring-Summer 2014

City Resilience Profiling Programme/UN-Habitat http://www.cityresilience.org/CRPP

CALL FOR INTERNS

POSITIONS: INTERNS FOR THE CITY RESILIENCE PROFILING PROGRAMME/UN-HABITAT, Spring-Summer 2014

The City Resilience Profiling Programme (CRPP) was launched by UN-Habitat in 2012 to develop a comprehensive and integrated urban planning and management approach founded on the principles of ‘resilience’ that dynamically underpin and improve capacity to protect urban citizens and their assets. ‘Urban Resilience’ refers to the ability of any urban system to absorb and recover quickly from the impact of any plausible hazard. The CRPP is providing forward-looking, multi-sectoral, multi-hazard, multi-stakeholder approach integrating all functional aspects of human settlements to planning and developing urban settlements. The Programme is implemented in partnership with primary stakeholders including international agencies, academic and research institutes, private sector actors, NGOs, and representatives from a number of pilot cities. CRPP has a strategic fit in UN Habitat’s overall mandate for the sustainable development of cities, towns, and other human settlements, specifically, the key pillar for ensuring that cities are able to withstand and recover from catastrophic events.

All internships will begin in the spring 2014 and will last minimum 3 and maximum 6 months. Internship comprises 35 hours of work per week. The duty station can be Nairobi or Barcelona. Those internships are unpaid.

QUALIFICATIONS
  • Advanced university degree in Urban or Regional Planning, Architecture, Engineering, Development Studies, Computer Sciences, IT, Media, Communication, Journalism, Design, or another field deemed relevant to the subject areas covered by the Programme. 
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
  • Previous exposure to Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, Web Development and/or Social Media Strategies.
  • Fluency in oral and written English required;
  • Excellent written and oral communication, research and writing skills;
  • Advanced computer skills notably in IT, web-application, database management, Adobe Acrobate Suite and/or Excel and text processor.
How to apply:
If you would like to find out more about this position, or if you would like to apply, please email CRPP atcrpp.intern@gmail.com.

The application must include the following:
  • Curriculum Vitae in English;
  • Cover letter in English outlining your motivations, concrete competencies, previous exposure to the subject and links to your study.
  • Brief note detailing your availabilities including starting date and length desired for the internship and preferable duty station (Barcelona or Nairobi).

Please apply by Sunday, 6 April 2014. Applications received after this deadline will NOT be reviewed.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Short-listed candidates will be invited to take part in a phone interview. The internship would start in consultation with the selected candidate.

We regret to be unable to further contact or notify unsuccessful applicants for this position.

ATTENTION: To All African Youth Activists Passionate About Development In Africa- Deadline Approaching


VOICE AFRICA’s FUTURE

From Voice to Influence to Action: Strengthening Sustained Citizen Engagement in the Post-2015 Development Agenda in Africa

ATTENTION: To All African Youth Activists Passionate About Development In Africa

Take the chance and apply now to become a Youth Champion for the Voice Africa’s Future (VAF) campaign, to shape and influence the Post 2015 development agenda. The application for the new Youth Champions 2014/2015 starts on 26th March!
  1. Do you want to deepen your involvement in the Post 2015 development agenda in your country and globally?
  2. Do you want to take extensive action to advocate for the future of young people in the Post 2015 development agenda?
  3. Do you want to inspire young people worldwide and represent their interests?
Then apply to become a VAF Youth Champion 2014/2015!

Requirements:
  • Aged between 15 to 30
  • Be a citizen and reside in one of the 6 countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda and South Africa
  • Availability to volunteer your time and represent Voice Africa’s Future campaign at national, continental and global levels
  • Passionate about Africa’s development and the progress of youth
  • Find joy in inspiring young people
  • Good written and spoken English, and/or French.
  • Have some knowledge or experience in one of the following: MDGs, Post 2015 development agenda, advocacy, community development, youth mobilisation.
How to apply:

You have until Friday 7th April 2014 to apply to become a Youth Champion. The interested candidates should send their detailed CV and a letter motivating why you are interested to become a Youth Champion for the Voice Africa’s Future campaign. Please send your application to the Representative of the Voice Africa’s Future in your respective country:

Burkina Faso: Ms. Bintou Marie Diallo, Email: diallomarie@gmail.com Tel.: +226 66 933 838

Ethiopia: Mr. Ephrem Berhanu, Email: ephrember@gmail.com Tel.: +251 91 262 26 51

Kenya: Mr. Willice or George Emails: owillice@yahoo.com and george@oayouth.org 
Tel.: +254 72 65 70 757 or +254 719 810 024

Malawi: Mr. Edward or Pearson Emails: edwardchileka@ymail.com and malisaupear@hotmail.com Tel.: +265 999 110 606 or +265 99 46 32 31

Uganda: Mr. Francis Maberi Email: francis.maberi@gmail.com Tel.: +256 775 186 342

South Africa: Mr. Zoe Nkongolo Email: zoe@africaunite.org.za Tel.: +27 21 461 6551

About the Voice Africa’s Future

Voice Africa's Future (VAF) aims to use mobile technology to solicit the perspectives and aspirations of youth in ten African countries about the future they want to see. The campaign began from the premise that it was important to create platforms for ordinary citizens to influence and shape the Post 2015 agenda.

The VAF initiative has been running in 6 six countries on a mobile platform, and in 4 countries on an off-line platform. It has so far mobilised participation of more than 77 000 youth participants across the ten countries; thus generating significant and critical data about the experiences of Africa’s youth, their key concerns, and their aspirations for the future.

In 2014 and 2015, the Voice Africa’s Future campaign will focus on ensuring that the perspectives and aspirations of youth in Africa are adopted by the United Nations as part of the post 2015 development agenda.

The Voice Africa’s Future campaign is an initiative of African Monitor. It has been made possible with funding support from DFID. To learn more about Voice Africa’s Future, please visit: www.africayouth2015.org and www.africanmonitor.org