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Internship
Terms of Reference
Developing Skills for Employability of
Syrian Refugees and Vulnerable Youth in Jordan
Introduction and background information
The objective of the project “Developing skills for employability of Syrian refugees and vulnerable youth in Jordan” is to enhance employment outcomes, particularly for Syrian and vulnerable Jordanian youth and women, and more specifically to develop skills for semi-skilled workers in cooperation with the private sector.
This project is a part of a larger programme, Qudra 2. Qudra 2 is the second phase of a large multi-country, multi-donor programme named “Qudra– Resilience for Refugees, IDPs, Returnees and Host Communities in response to the protracted Syrian and Iraqi Crises”. QUDRA II will be implemented by five European development agencies.
The overall objective of Qudra 2 is “to contribute to mitigating the destabilising effects of the protracted Syrian and Iraqi crises and to better respond to the resilience needs of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDP), returnees and host communities”.
The project “Developing skills for employability of Syrian refugees and vulnerable youth in Jordan”, is to be achieved through the following objectives, a) effective partnerships between vocational training institutions and private enterprises contributing to demand-driven and work-based vocational training, b) training of 2000 Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanian youth including 40% women, and c) improving human resource management of private enterprises.
2. Justification to the Internship
The mission of Enabel – the Belgian development agency is to carry out public service assignments in Belgium and abroad. Enabel enhances the impact of Belgium in international development by carrying out assignments for Belgian and international third-party donors in purist of achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals.
This Internship will provide substantive, organisational, and database assistance to the grants officer in Enabel Office in Amman. In this process, the Intern will help validate data, information, and findings of former beneficiaries who had enrolled under the Qudra – Enabel – VT scholarships utilising several means of communication. The Intern will help gain knowledge of the substantive and results-based aspects of the project outcome, i.e., employment, and indirectly to the related dimensions of project outputs in relation to their career sustainability / current status.
Specific tasks to be performed by the Intern
Under the overall guidance of the grants officer in Jordan, and directly reporting to the grants and MEL officers, specific assignments may include but not limited to:
Validate programme results by conducting field visits, phone calls, and email correspondences for information, numbers and database verification and compilation;
Follow up on employed beneficiaries and collect scholarship-related to their current status; document collected information in specific template and revert back to grants officer;
Review and approve archived documents through Sharepoint system;
Revise and compile final documents and ensure proper archival method;
Assist the programme team in coordinating with partners and stakeholders;
Support in-office activities such as office sustainability strategy and capacity-building training;
Perform other rated tasks and duties as required by the grants, MEL officers, and project manager.
Education
Undergraduate or Bachelor’s degree in administration, business, or relevant field;
0 to 3 years experience in statistical analysis, quantitative/qualitative research and data collection, administration and / or related fields;
Proficiency in languages of the country (i.e., Arabic), other languages (i.e., English);
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams).
Specific experience and knowledge
Currently enrolled in a graduate degree programme of a recognised institution in related fields (Office Administration, Business or Public Administration Global Governance, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Economics, Law, or another related field). Exceptions can be made for students finishing a bachelor’s degree, with other relevant qualification.
Skills and competencies
Research and data collection
Conflict management skills;
Reporting and writing
Result-oriented;
Organisation, precision and proactivity;
Adherence to Enabel’s values: commitment, respect to diversification, responsibility and integrity;
Desire to work with people from different cultural background e.g., (team work);
Excellent communication skills
Financial aspects
Enabel does not remunerate Interns in any way. However, Interns will be entitled to a transportation compensation for daily commuting from and to the office or any other location where the work is being implemented.
Deadline for application
31 January 2023
Duration of the Internship assignment
15 working days with possibility of extension contingent on satisfactory and adequate performance, and upon fund availability or necessity of prolongation.
How to Apply: –
Interested applicants should submit their resume and cover letter in electronic format by e-mail to: [email protected]
