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East Africa
Division Volunteer/Intern- ID
79101
Application
Deadline: June 14, 2013
EMPLOYER
TechnoServe POSITION
TYPE
Summer Internship
LOCATION
Washington, District of
Columbia
I. TechnoServe
Background:
TechnoServe
works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive
farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops
business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and
markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking
men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth
for their families and communities. With more than four decades of proven
results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
II. Program
Description:
The East Africa
Division is seeking a highly motivated, dynamic individual who is passionate
about international economic development to support a broad range of functions
across the region. The East Africa (EA) Region consists of four full-country
programs—Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda—with additional regional activities in
Ethiopia. The EA Volunteer’s responsibilities may involve writing, editing,
design, research, basic website development work, and other duties as assigned.
Specific tasks might include: developing a website to promote knowledge
sharing, write-ups about country programs or cross-cutting themes such as
private-public partnerships or gender etc. This person will report to the
Associate Program Manager.
QUALIFICATIONS
•
Enthusiastic self-starter; proven ability to work independently
•
Highly organized and able to juggle multiple tasks
•
Excellent communication, editing and writing skills
•
Polished skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
•
Basic understanding of website design
•
This is an unpaid internship. Candidates must live in the DC area and own their
own laptop
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