Intern- Health Programme at Plan International

Department: Programme

Reports to: Head of Health Programme

Duration: 1 Year

Location: Plan International Nigeria, Country Office, Abuja
Purpose:
The internship programme in Plan International Nigeria provides on-the-job training program management, research and data gathering skills, communication, people skills, and work ethics. It enhances the educational experience through practical and guided hands-on exposure and involvement in Plan Nigeria’s development projects as well as providing exposure to the working environment of a multilateral organization and a better understanding of Plan Nigeria’s goals and activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support Country program leads especially health programs in delivery of their tasks.
• Conduct research/literature review in thematic priority areas and assist in drafting written reports/proposal contents for internal and external use based on guidelines determined jointly by the supervisor and the intern
• Facilitate communication amongst our project partners.
• Support the program unit in the preparation and implementation of seminars, conferences and meetings where applicable.
• Take minutes of meetings and assist in the elaboration of papers, power point presentations and analytical contributions, as well as other products and tools that will facilitate the project ́s work.
• Other tasks/duties as required.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Development-related fields such as public health, anthropology, sociology or public administration.
• Completion of National Youth Service with less than 1 year working experience
• Proven strong academic track record.
• Knowledge and understanding of private and public health sector issues.
• Demonstrated interest in the field of development and the work of international organizations.
• Language skills; written and spoken proficiency in English and preferably a command of the local language.
• Internet proficiency as well as proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.
• Experience with the development of statistics, charts in Excel and Web 2.0 tools (especially social networking) an asset.
• Some previous work experience in communications and campaign management, and/or partnership building and stakeholder consultations, and/or research and policy development is desirable.
• Proven oral communication, analytical and report writing skills are advantageous.

Physical Environment and Demands:
Travel to Programme/filed offices/ facilities to support programme implementation.

Level of Contact with Children:
Low contact- - the job responsibilities of this position does not require the post holder to have frequent contact with children. There would be occasional contact with children and it is expected that children shall be protected at all times