Location: Gulu, Uganda
Organization: Grassroots Reconciliation Group
Job years of experience: 0-3 years
Job type: Internship
Duration for Internship: 6 months.
GRG Bakground:
The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG) is a dynamic conflict resolution/development organization working to facilitate the reconciliation between ex-combatants and their home communities in northern Uganda. GRG seeks a Peace and Development Intern to be based in Gulu, northern Uganda to contribute to monitoring and impact evaluation, grant writing, and research. The internship will provide significant professional development to young professionals and/or higher degree students seeking to gain experience in the development/post-conflict sector.
GRG uses an innovative approach to facilitate long-term community reintegration and reconciliation of former combatants of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). By working with groups combining ex-combatants and other community members, GRG supports locally designed projects which enable members to work together towards shared goals. These projects include livelihoods initiatives, community savings, counselling, reconciliation and cultural activities. GRG is currently working with more than 800 individuals directly between Gulu and the South Sudanese border regions.
Duties will include:
- Conducting research on fundraising prospects and new areas of operation;
- Drafting grant proposals for foundation and other donor grants;
- Assisting in gathering data on monitoring and evaluation of projects;
- As a secondary role, providing as needed support to the Program Director or other staff;
- Designing baseline methodologies for new projects and writing evaluation reports;
- Supporting GRG's communication strategy through documentation, website/blog updates, newsletters and engagement of different stakeholders;
- Guiding emerging programming opportunities as they emerge;
- Focal point for the Management Information System;
- If a candidate has particular skills (agriculture, psychology, small business start-up etc), GRG would be very happy to develop a placement making maximum use of these skills and interests;
- There will also be time where the Intern can work on his or her own research projects.
This Internship is mainly aimed at graduate students and/or professionals with a background in conflict resolution, peace studies or international development. Key competencies:
Degree in international development, peace studies, conflict studies or a related field.
Previous volunteer experience in developing or post-conflict context.
Knowledge of sustainable development and conflict resolution.
Good cross-cultural communication skills.
Good writing and research skills.
Skills and experience in grant writing.
Web design/update and multi-media skills a plus, including blogging and social marketing.
Knowledge of northern Uganda a plus.
The internship is unpaid (interns will be expected to cover their own flight and living costs) but provides excellent field experience at a peace-building NGO in a post-conflict setting in Africa. The Program Director will provide close mentoring and professional development support.
Starting: Immediate. However, alternative proposals (including different start dates or altered duration) may be considered for exceptional candidates.
How to apply:
Please send a CV/resume and cover letter to: gulu@grassrootsgroup.org
Application deadline: Deadline for applications: July 8th, 2016. Successful applicants may be contacted for Skype interviews the week of July 11th 2016.