Terms of Reference (ToR) For Young Women Internship

Background

Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations (CEHRO) is a Consortium of 30 CSOs working on Human Rights, democracy, and peace-building, and registered under the Civil Society Organization Proclamation No. 1113/2011 with Registration No. 3932. CEHRO is working to promote the protection of Human Rights, improve the culture of democracy and peace-building serve as a common platform for members, and to initiate evidence-based advocacy. It is also working to strengthen the capacity of existing and new Human Rights CSOs.

In this respect, CEHRO in partnership with Civil Rights Defenders, planned to offer an internship opportunity for young women. Civil Rights Defenders is an international human rights organization based in Stockholm, Sweden, that partners with and supports human rights defenders (HRDs) globally. It has extensive experience in supporting HRDs at risk. Civil Rights Defenders working through flexible, context sensitive and, when needed rapid interventions to support local actors who are at the core of ensuring the respect of human rights. This internship is a great opportunity for students and recent graduates who are interested in human rights. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, including researching human rights issues, writing reports and articles, organizing events and workshops, and conducting advocacy campaigns.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Working with the project officer / Project coordinator/manager to establish priorities, schedules, and deadlines for task.
• Assist in the development of Project Proposal
• Assist in scheduling meetings and appointments, collecting field supportive supervision data, compiling reports, and summarizing information
• Assist logistic facilitation in workshop/event coordination/facilitation
• Assist to compile reports about particular incidents, events, or updates about an important issue for the implementation of the project activities
• Promptly respond to incidents and other events as necessary
• Proactively solve and address issues that could hinder the effective implementation of the respective project activities
• Prepare weekly reports, briefings, training minutes, and analytical documents and contribute to the production of project documentation and reports
• Other tasks as required

Location: CEHRO is looking to hire two (2) interns and they will be based at the main office

Duration: For three months with the possibility of an extension for additional months.

Required Competencies and Qualification

Education

• This internship program will be provided for young women who are recent graduates or within a year after their graduation or Masters Class students or PhD candidates in law, social/political science, international relations, journalism, or other relevant fields of studies.

Competencies

• Communication skills: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively, listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately, asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Remains calm, in control, and good humored even under pressure; Diplomatic Skills
• Ability to write clear and concise reports
• Uphold accountability and integrity of the organization
• Demonstrated and extensive social media experience is an added advantage
• Proven advocacy, analytical and writing skills
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Publisher)

Language requirement

• Fluency in spoken and written Amharic, English, and other local languages