ILO YEN Associate in Tanzania

Global College International Youth Internship Program (IYIP)
Deadline: Midnight, February 17, 2012

Global College is currently offering internships through the The Youth Employment Network (The YEN) based at the International Labour Organisation (the ILO) abroad in Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco (subject to approval by CIDA) and Tanzania.

Over the next 10 years, the world will witness an unprecedented youth bulge with over 1 billion young people entering global labour markets. Recent economic conditions indicate that the supply of jobs will likely shrink, while many young people will not have the skills and experience needed to attain what jobs are available. Governments and partners in the UN system recognized the urgency of this challenge by setting up of the Youth Employment Network (YEN) in 2001. These CIDA-IYIP internships will bring together YEN and the University of Winnipeg Global College to assist partner countries to respond effectively to the youth unemployment challenge through the assignment of interns as “YEN Associates” to key national institutions. YEN Associates will work with these institutions to develop and implement policy and programmes to promote youth employment.

While the long term objective of the Global College/YEN internship programme is to increase the participation of young Canadians working in international development, the immediate objective is to provide youth employment institutions with a skilled labour force to assist them in delivering their work plans.

Global College acknowledges, with appreciation, the funding from CIDA for our five young professional internships as 'YEN Associates' of the Youth Employment Network of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) with placements in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Many people assisted the Global College team in the successful application process, and we wish to express particular appreciation to Senator Janis Johnson of Manitoba and her staff for invaluable support of this youth-focussed initiative.
Eligibility Requirements:

In order to be eligible for this program you must be

between 19 and 30 years of age at the time of signature of agreement with the Global College;

a Canadian citizen or permanent resident legally entitled to work in Canada;

a post-secondary graduate; that is, graduate of a degree or diploma program in a university, college, post-secondary school of technology, post-secondary institute or a CÉGEP (Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel, Québec);

unemployed or underemployed (underemployment can be interpreted as: individuals working in their field of study but only on a part-time basis; individuals working on a full or part-time basis in an area not related to their field of study);

out of school (with no courses, coop-terms or thesis left to complete to satisfy current degree requirements; interns cannot use the internship as a credit to graduate);

ready to begin your professional career;

have not participated in an internship within the Career Focus stream of the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Strategy (YES).

Please review the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for Interns for additional information on eligibility.
Application Process

If you meet all of the eligibility requirements you are invited to apply:

Review the Eligibility Requirements (above) and carefully read over the Position Description (below) of the position(s) for which you are applying. If you are applying for multiple positions please indicate them in your online application and letter of application - Do not submit more than one application.

Complete the online application form: https://docs.google.com/a/globalcollege.ca/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDhOdkxLZkJneE9WZU9HZmVsbDl2dXc6MA

Submit a Letter of Application and your CV/Resumé to global.college@uwinnipeg.ca indicating "IYIP Application" in the subject line.

NB: Your application will not be considered complete until your online application, letter of application, and CV/Resumé have all been received and date stamped prior to the application deadline.
General Position Description

The following general description applies to all positions:

Assist Lead Country partners with ongoing activities to meet their objectives and timeline regarding development of National Action Plan for Youth Employment

Assist in developing guidelines for the Governments mainstreaming strategy on youth employment

Assist ILO to support IYEN to develop provincial action on youth employment

Assist the development of IYEN's knowledge platform

Assist in developing social marketing for resource mobilization

Assist in organizing capacity building gender and cultural sensitive events for IYEN members

Assist National Programme Coordinator with any other tasks

2012 Position Descriptions

Ghana: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action/pdfs/global-college/iyip_ghana.pdf
Indonesia: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action/pdfs/global-college/iyip_indonesia.pdf
Kenya: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action/pdfs/global-college/iyip_kenya.pdf
Morocco (subject to approval by CIDA): http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action/pdfs/global-college/iyip_morocco.pdf
Tanzania: http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-filesystem-action/pdfs/global-college/iyip_tanzania.pdf


Qualifications:

Degree in development related topic

French language skills (Required only for the Morocco posting - if approved by CIDA)

Work experience in international development or cooperation

Experience working or living abroad

Gender sensitivity

Cultural sensitivity

Proof of solid work ethic

View all projects on the Canadian International Development Agency website.

The Government of Canada provides funding for this initiative through the Canadian International Development Agency.


To learn more from our 2011 CIDA-IYIP Interns, read their blogs. http://lepnet.org/group/yen-associates-2011