US Non-profit Peace and Development Intern Jobs – Grassroots Reconciliation Group

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Organisation: Grassroots
Reconciliation Group
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Duration for Internship: 6
months
About GRG:
The Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG) is a U.S. founded non-profit
organization that runs innovative peacebuilding and livelihood projects for the
reintegration of former combatants of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and
child soldiers. We are looking for a proven project manager with field
experience and visionary ideas and who can take the lead in growing the
organization. GRG projects bring together former combatants and local community
members to plan their own paths to reintegration and reconciliation. This
involves a broad range of locally designed interventions, including
livelihoods, agriculture, microfinance, trauma counseling and support,
community theater, and peacebuilding activities.
Job Summary: The Peace and
Development Intern will actively 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.
This Internship is mainly aimed at graduate students and/or professionals with
a background in conflict resolution, peace studies or international
development.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Carrying out research on fundraising
    prospects and new areas of operation;
  • Tasked with drafting grant proposals for
    foundation and other donor grants;
  • Providing support in gathering data on
    monitoring and evaluation of projects;
  • Supporting GRG’s communication strategy
    through documentation, website/blog updates, newsletters and engagement of
    different stakeholders;
  • Guiding emerging programming opportunities
    as they emerge;
  • Provide as needed support to the Program
    Director or other staff
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Internship job
    should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in international development, peace
    studies, conflict studies or a related field.
  • Previous volunteer experience in
    developing or post-conflict context.
  • Skills in agriculture, psychology, small
    business start-up etc are desired
  • Working 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.
NB: 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.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should send an updated
CV/resume and cover letter to gulu@grassrootsgroup.org.
Deadline: 6th March, 2017

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