Programs Intern at Echo Network Africa

Job Description

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Echo Network Africa (ENA) formerly Kenya Women Holding (KWH) is a woman led, women serving development institution that works with other like minded stakeholders to empower, position and advocate for women with specific focus on young women, women with disabilities and women from marginalized communities. ENA is a membership organization whose focus is to be a catalyst for development that propels the women empowerment agenda. This is achieved by collaborating with governments (national and county) and community-based organizations, hence creating alliances to innovate and grow viable initiatives that enable women to advance their security and prosperity. ENA’s programs are anchored on four major pillars, namely: Women Empowerment (Enhancing women’s livelihoods, health and inclusion in the Aquaculture Value Chain), Positioning (Empowering Women in Political & Democratic Spaces), Tuvuke and Gender Mainstreaming (Tuvuke deals with Women in peace building and national cohesion while Gender Mainstreaming aims at incorporating the gender aspect in ENA’s initiatives) and Girls Excel Initiative ( From FGM, Period Poverty, Teenage pregnancies and Early Marriage to excelling in STEM)

SPECIFIC DUTIES (Summarised)

Logistical support in mobilizing and organizing the Peace and Conflict Resolution work. Research content for inclusion in the Peace and Conflict Resolution-Documentation. Assist in organizing and collecting information to be used at the meetings/workshops; drawing workshop programmes and agenda. Support report writing: every activity has to be well documented, reported & supported with photos, sex, age and disability disaggregated data within 7 days of initiative. Periodic travel may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Pursuing a degree in Development, Social Studies or Peace Studies. Excellent knowledge of basic computer applications (MS Office Suite) and use of internet.

Required Skills/ Personal Qualities

Good writing and verbal communication skills Ability to read reports critically and assess through a gender lens Strong attention to detail Tenacity and Flexibility Good command of English Good interpersonal skills Readiness to learn