Reporting Intern - Kenya

Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

Department: AME/Reporting
Position: Reporting Intern

Contract duration: 6 months

Location: Kenya

Starting Date September 2012

Closing date: 30 Sep 2012

I. Background on ACTED

ACTED is an independent international, private, non-partisan and non-profit organization that operates according to principles of strict neutrality, political and religious impartiality, and non discrimination.

ACTED was created in 1993 to support populations affected by the conflict in Afghanistan. Based in Paris, France, ACTED now operates in 30 countries worldwide, with over 200 international and 4000 national staff.

ACTED has a 100 million € budget for over 350 projects spanning 8 sectors of intervention; including emergency relief, food security, health promotion, economic development, education & training, microfinance, local governance & institutional support, and cultural promotion.

For more information, please visit our website at www.acted.org.

II. Country Profile

Capital Office : Nairobi

National Staff : 28

Areas : 2 (Pokot, Middle Juba)

On-going programmes : 6

Budget : 1.3 M

ACTED launched its Kenya mission in January of 2008 with an emergency assistance program for residents in Nairobi slums affected by the post election violence.

Since 2009, Nairobi has been the home base of ACTED’s relief operation in Southern Somalia aimed at supporting vulnerable famers affected by recurrent droughts.

In 2010, ACTED’s mission in Kenya/Somalia sought to address the needs of pastoralist and farmer communities of North Central Kenya and South Somalia arising from multiple shocks such as adverse climatic conditions and disease outbreaks, through emergency food and non-food items distribution.

In the wake of this emergency context, ACTED also promoted the adoption of sustainable community-based solutions, emphasizing livelihood strengthening and diversification, natural resource rehabilitation and management, good hygiene practices and access to sanitation facilities.

ACTED is developing its programs in South Somalia, focusing on building capacity to respond to emergency outbreaks, as well as ensuring local populations are integrated into longer term projects aiming at improving their livelihoods.

This will occur in the form of food, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and livelihood support to vulnerable agro-pastoral and riverine communities.

Today, ACTED's teams and resources are mobilized on the front of dire needs in our areas of intervention in Somalia and Kenya, as well as other areas in the Horn of Africa.

III. Position Profile

The Reporting Intern ensures the production of timely reports for the Reporting Officer as well as the Reporting Manager.

For countries where no reporting officer/manager position is available, the reporting Intern works under the direct supervision of the country director and ACTED HQ reporting department.

He/she assists the Reporting Manager as well as the Country Director in developing a country communications strategy, both Officeral and external.

• Collect and synthesize data from the field, and draft reports in cooperation with project management, finance, monitoring and evaluation, and other field coordination departments
• Assist the Reporting Manager in developing project proposals, addressing ad hoc donor requests or catalysing action on specific projects or components of projects

IV. Qualifications:

• Postgraduate diploma in Journalism, International Relations or a relevant field
• Previous related work experience, preferably in the humanitarian field w/knowledge of donor relations
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English and French
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure

V. Conditions:

Field Intern benefits include: a 300 USD per month living allowance, coverage of all accommodation, food, and travel costs, a luggage allowance of 50 kg., and the provision of medical, repatriation, and life insurance.
How to apply:

VI. Submission of applications:

Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to stages@acted.org Ref: RI/KEN/SA