Opportunity for National Internships

Announcement of Opportunity for National Internships at GIZ Nepal

Project: SAARC TPN support project

Position: Intern

Appointment date: 10 August 2016 – 09 March 2017 (6 months)

Duty station: Kathmandu, Nepal

Area of Internship: General

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME:

SAARC Trade Promotion Network (SAARC-TPN) is an organisation of 27 key regional and national member organisations of the private sector (chambers of commerce, business associations) and the public sector (departments of trade, export promotion agencies) responsible on trade-related issues in all eight SAARC member countries. SAARC-TPN aims to promote intra-regional trade in SAARC region.

The SAARC-TPN is supported by the technical assistance of GIZ which acts on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The main objective of the project is to assist the network in delivering recommendations and direct assistance for the reduction of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) and impediments for the development of selected cross-border value chains in the SAARC region.

OBJECTIVE OF THE INTERNSHIP:

The intern will benefit from the experience of working for and learning from a technical cooperation agency and its collaboration with several state and non-state actors in the area of regional trade.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under technical supervision of the Deputy Chief Technical Advisor (DCTA) and in close cooperation with the team members, the intern will:

• Conduct research tasks on trade and topics dealing with the region at large
• Assist the project staffs to implement the project activities
• Taking and disseminating minutes of bi-weekly team meetings in a timely manner
• Assist with the editing/proof reading and translation ensuring quality standards of the project publications and reports
• Assist with the preparation and production of communication materials – publications, success stories
• Support in the coordination role of the team with the TPN member organisations
• Provide administrative such as typing, photocopy and scan, and logistics support
• Support to improve knowledge management and documentation systems
• Support in Monitoring and Evaluation of project components
• Check ongoing news related to the project work and share with the PR focal person
• Follow the guidance provided by the team and carry out the assignments given to her/him and seek/provide regular feedbacks
• Other assigned duties as and when required by the supervisor

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, International Business, International Relations, Communication, or other related field
• Aged between 21 to 30 years
• Good interpersonal communication skills and team player ability
• Excellent knowledge of English language – both spoken and written (essential)
• MS office package (very good knowledge of MS Excel required)
• Content writing and editing skills
• Knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator (preferable)
• Less than 1 year of  experience

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Application should be sent to the SAARC TPN support project via email info.saarc@giz.org.np please write in the subject while applying for the position: INTERN: SAARC TPN support project with a covering letter explaining your interest to apply for the position, updated CV and a copy of citizenship, no later than 3rd August 2016.

Only shortlisted applicants will be called for an interview. Qualified applicants received can also be shortlisted for other internship vacancy at GIZ Nepal programmes and projects. Inquiries on applicant’s status will not be entertained and any effort to do so will result in disqualification of the applicant.