About the Internship

The aim of the internship is to offer a first-hand experience of what it is like to work at a global NGO like SOS Children’s Villages. Through this internship, you will support our global partnership with DHL Group, focusing enhancing youth employability across 60 countries globally. The intern will assist the Global Partnership Key Account Manager with the following tasks:

Tasks and Responsibilities

• General support of global partnership management, according to needs
• Administration of partnership documents on the local database
• Support in the organization of workshops, meetings, ensuring logistics before and during events
• Data compilation for reporting and evaluation
• Development of communication material for internal and external purposes (presentations, articles, reports, etc.)
• Communication and support of partnership countries
• Support to the wider Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship team within SOS Children’s Villages international, on matters of programme design, evaluation and expansion.

Requirements

• Bachelors / Master’s studies (ongoing or graduate) or equivalent
• Project management, budget management and/or event management previous experience through studies volunteering, internships or work experience
• Good administration and organization skills. Any practical experience would represent a strong advantage.
• Experience in partnership management, as well as civic engagement, especially for youth employability and entrepreneurship programmes.
• Sensitivity of multicultural environment and commitment to the organisations’ values
• Open-minded approach to global issues
• Self-motivated and good team player
• Good knowledge of MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English.
• You need a valid working permit to work full time in Kenya

We offer

• In-depth insight into international cross-sector partnerships
• Experience in developing, implementing and monitoring global-scale partnerships
• Knowledge of how to manage intercultural projects among different stakeholders
• Being a member of a vivid, global team
• 6 months employment contract, with the possibility of extension to 12 months; starting date as soon as possible

SOS Children´s Villages International believes that interns undertake a valuable role in our organization.

• General support of global partnership management, according to needs
• Administration of partnership documents on the local database
• Support in the organization of workshops, meetings, ensuring logistics before and during events
• Data compilation for reporting and evaluation
• Development of communication material for internal and external purposes (presentations, articles, reports, etc.)
• Communication and support of partnership countries
• Support to the wider Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship team within SOS Children’s Villages international, on matters of programme design, evaluation and expansion.

• Project management, budget management and/or event management previous experience through studies volunteering, internships or work experience
• Good administration and organization skills. Any practical experience would represent a strong advantage.
• Experience in partnership management, as well as civic engagement, especially for youth employability and entrepreneurship programmes.
• Sensitivity of multicultural environment and commitment to the organisations’ values
• Open-minded approach to global issues
• Self-motivated and good team player
• Good knowledge of MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English.

• Bachelors / Master’s studies (ongoing or graduate) or equivalent