General Intern

Job Description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Background on the duty

The Integrity Watch Interns have the opportunity to engage in an array of programmatic, organisational and management activities, communication activities, monitoring and evaluating activities and even strategic planning. Depending upon the interns’ skill set and motivation level, advanced program planning and implementation, and even high level communications and strategic design activities can be made available in Afghanistan’s opportunity rich environment.

Responsibilities and duties

Interns will be based in Kabul their relevant Department in IWA and will report to the Program Manager or Executive staff depending upon their placement. The following are the main Offices/Departments of Integrity Watch Afghanistan which are available to Intern applicants.

1. Executive Support, Anticorruption Strategy and Management Operations
2. Management and Finance
3. Community Based Monitoring of Infrastructure Program Office
4. Community Based Monitoring of Schools Program Office
5. Community Trial Monitoring Office
6. The Advocacy and Communications Unit
7. Monitoring and Evaluation Unit

Deliverables

By the end of assignment, the intern will have had the opportunity to deliver the following outputs:

• Communication and advocacy material creation
• Short film production
• Executive and management support
• Management and Executive support activities and policy creation
• Financial accounting and operations and policy document creation
• Program design, implementation, and facilitation activities (Community Based Model in several sectors)
• Support to communication and outreach team

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Education

• Completed or working toward a college degree, in Administrative Management, Public Policy, Communications, International Relations, International Management, Journalism, Marketing, Finance, or other related fields.
• Must be computer literate (Microsoft Office programs ).

Experience

• Firm grasp of professional business communications and the ability to work in teams.
• Previous internship or related experience in Anticorruption or Governance related NGO or International Organisation a plus.
• Multicultural approach and professionalism.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• An effective communicator, both written and oral.
• Enthusiasm for the mission of Integrity Watch and fighting corruption in Afghanistan.
• Self-motivated, good organizational skills, detail-oriented, ability to prioritize, multi-task and meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner with multicultural contacts and international donors and partners.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply by sending a CV and a cover letter that outlines how your experience and education relates to the skills and experience outlined in the Terms of Reference to: hr@iwaweb.orgIn the e-mail subject line please write “General Intern” and your name.

The deadline for applications is 06 October 2014. However, interviews of suitable candidates may begin as applications are received. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

About the Organization

Integrity Watch is an Afghan civil society organization committed to increase transparency, accountability, and integrity in Afghanistan.

The mission of Integrity Watch is to put corruption under the spotlight through community monitoring, research, and advocacy. We mobilize and train communities to monitor infrastructure projects, public services, courts, and extractives industries. We develop community monitoring tools, provide policy-oriented research, facilitate policy dialogue, and advocate for integrity, transparency, and accountability in Afghanistan.

Integrity Watch was created in October 2005 and established itself as an independent civil society organization in 2006. It has approximately 50 staff members and 1400 volunteers. The head office of Integrity Watch is in Kabul with provincial programmatic outreach in Badakhshan, Balkh, Bamyan, Ghor, Herat, Kabul, Kapisa, Logar, Nangarhar, Parwan, Panjshir, Samangan, and Wardak.

Integrity Watch’s work has three major components: (1) Community Monitoring, (2) Research, and (3) Advocacy. Integrity Watch tries to encourage active citizenship and community mobilization through its programs. Our community monitoring work includes development of community monitoring tools, mobilizing and training communities to monitor infrastructure projects, public services, courts, and extractives industries.

Our research work is focused on policy-oriented research measuring trends, perceptions and experiences of corruption and covering wide range of corruption related issues including security and justice sectors, extractive industries, budget and public finance management, and aid effectiveness. The objective is to develop new, ground-breaking empirical research in order to set the agenda, influence decision-makers, bring to the public attention non-documented and non-explored issues.

The aim of our advocacy work is to enhance Integrity Watch’s pioneering role in advocating for knowledgeable decision-making and informed public debate on corruption and integrity. Our advocacy work includes facilitation of policy dialogue on issues related to integrity, transparency, and accountability. We advocate for access to information; budget transparency, accountability, and participation; aid transparency and effectiveness; social accountability; and other issues related to anti-corruption.

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