Position; Graduate Program Intern
Reports to:- Program Manager-PASAP
Department and Location:-Plan International African Union (AU) & Pan Africa Program Office- Addis Ababa
Time Frame (Duration): Six months in the first instance and can be renewed for a maximum of six more months if the need arises.
Purpose: How does this post support Plan’s strategy and mission?
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organization committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
Plan International AU Liaison and Pan Africa Program Office is based here in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Plan International has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the AU and has signed the host agreement for this AU Liaison and Pan Africa Program office with the Ethiopia Government.
Plan’s Liaison office to the AU and Pan Africa Program is aligned with Plan International’s strategy One Plan One Goal pursuing contact with key decision-makers who can support the realization of lasting change for children. The Pan Africa/AU Liaison office contributes to a lasting environment in which the rights of children and youth are respected, protected, and fulfilled. The office will realize its interventions within the AU and its Agencies and Mechanisms across Africa through the One Plan AU Strategy. Accordingly, the office will promote child rights and child protection, education, youth empowerment/employability, striving for non-discrimination, equality and inclusion as well as ensure child participation. The office is actively involved in:
1. Improving implementations of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC) and all other relevant AU resolutions on the promotion and protection of child rights.
2. Enhancing international law and policy development on child rights and child protection.
3. Mainstreaming child rights at the AU, particularly into other human rights processes.
The Pan Africa Program Intern will support the AU Liaison and Pan Africa Program Office to develop, manage and coordinate the administrative, financial, logistics and information support systems for the Pan Africa Program/AU Liaison Office team of Plan International, support Plan International AU Liaison Office‘s work related to meetings/events. The Child Rights Intern is a member of the Pan Africa Program/AU Liaison Office Team.
Key Accountabilities:
Supporting the Plan International Liaison Office’s work related to meetings/events
Supporting the projects of Plan International AU Liaison and Pan Africa program Office
Supporting the ACERWC sessions at the AU
Supporting the Pan Africa Office on Information Sharing
Logistics - Facilitate Travel, Meetings and Trainings
Support the Pan Africa Office with its External relationship with service Providers
Key experiences to be gained:
Person Specification
Essential
Desirable
Level of Contact with Children: Very low frequency of interaction