Project Assistant Intern

Project Assistant Intern
Location: Zambia

Contract: Fixed Term Contract 6 months
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions Apply

Purpose of the Project Assistant Intern

Sightsavers is implementing the European Union funded Tusambilile Chapamo Inclusive Education project – Let us Learn Together. The Project Assistant interns will be based in Chinsali District to support the successful implementation of the Tusambilile Chapamo Inclusive Education -Let us Lean Together Project.

This is a great opportunity for someone to join the team on an internship and gain valuable experience within international development, working alongside the Programme Officer and Programme Assistant on Inclusive Education, Inclusive Eye Health and Advocacy.

About the role of Project Assistant Intern

Supporting the Inclusive Education Project team by coordinating and preparing for meetings and training workshops.
Ensuring all project documents are systematically filed on Sightsavers system
Providing excellent, quality information in case studies, and interesting news stories relating to the programme
Supporting partners as directed by the Programme Officer and programme Assistant
Work in close collaboration with the Chinsali Advocacy Network by ensuring advocacy activities are on track and documented
Provide biweekly updates on newsfeed
Maintain Sightsavers’ Advocacy Reporting App (SARA) updated
Support work on the LTP for key advocacy outputs
Support any other work as directed by Programme Manager (PM) and Country Director (CD), Zambia Country Office.

Knowledge, skills and experience for Project Assistant Intern

Essential:

Tertiary degree or equivalent qualification within international development, public health or social sciences or relevant sector
Effectively and strong communication, written and verbal
Able to advocate and influence different groups and teams
A can-do person, able to complete on deadlines and multitask
A team player who is also able to use their own initiative when required

The Project Assistant Intern is a varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

Closing date: 11 September 2022

Interviews are likely to take place w/c 19 September 2022.

To apply

As an equal opportunity Employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader therefore qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply

Please click on the Apply Here icon on our web site to submit your application. Please add all relevant information to your application and apply in English.