Summer Internship is a leading non-profit organisation with a mission to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Founded in 1972, by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC is the largest non-governmental development organisation in the world and is present in 15 countries across Asia and Africa today. BRAC designs proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential. BRAC’s institutional expertise on various programmes, including health, agriculture, microfinance, education, and youth empowerment, is touching the lives of over 100 million people in the Global South.
BRAC International is recruiting two (2) summer interns. Reporting to the Program Manager, the summer interns will work closely with the Mastercard Foundation Accelerating Impact for Young Women in partnership with BRAC (AIM) central programme team members based in Nairobi and in Washington D.C to provide support to the labour market assessments in five (5) implementing countries – Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
This is an unpaid internship. Academic credit is offered, where permitted.
The ideal candidate will be able to work remotely up to 20 hours per week. This internship is expected to continue for 3 months.
Main Job/ Responsibilities:
- Conduct extensive literature review on labour market demand and supply, labour market trends, constraints/barriers to labour market participation and synthesise the information to support the countrywise labour market assessment in 5 countries
- Support the AIM program team in mapping key economic, demographic and human capital trends in the specific country, with a particular focus on adolescent girls and young women.
- Support the primary data collection process by preparing tools for key informant interviews and stakeholder consultations.
- Provide support to do the overall data analysis and prepare analysis reports
- Provide editorial support to the team to finalise the countrywise labour assessment reports
- Prepare a blog/story with the key findings from the overall labour market assessment for publication in BRAC website or other external outlets
- Support the AIM central program team with other tasks as required.
Required Educational Qualification:
- Candidate must be a current student enrolled in a Master’s program
- Academic concentration in International Development, Development Studies, Economics or Social Sciences is strongly preferred
Application Guidelines
To apply, please upload a resume and a cover letter by June 30, 2023. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, with preference given to early applicants.
BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.
BRAC is an equal opportunities employer
BRAC USA is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City. This position is being posted on BRACS USA’s website as a courtesy to BRAC International. This unpaid internship is not affiliated with BRAC USA. BRAC USA has no oversight or responsibilities concerning these internship positions. All inquiries should be directed to BRAC International.
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