American Friends Service Committee Paul Lacey International Programs (IP) Intern Jobs in Kenya







American Friends Service Committee Paul Lacey International Programs (IP) Intern Jobs in Kenya; The Paul Lacey International Programs (IP) intern will work under the supervision of the Migration Thematic Director, International Programs, in close coordination with the IP regions to provide program, administrative and organizational support to further the AFSC Strategic Plan migration goals and objectives. This may include support for research, contextual analysis, documentation, report writing and planning and organizing for global and regional migration oriented convenings such as the Dialogue and Exchange Program (DEP). The Just Migration goals aim to enhance just responses to forced displacement and migration challenges, and protect asylum processes, international treaties, and laws that champion the dignity and rights of all people.

Learning objectives:

Strategic institutional planning

  • Acquire knowledge of programs and AFSC’s overall migration approaches

  • Establish a comprehensive understanding of the Global and regional context as it relates to human mobility, migration governance, forced displacement and protection.

    Project coordination & implementation

  • Obtain experience in the use and development of project management and coordination tools

  • Acquire knowledge and skills on how to identify and document shared lessons and program synergies between migration and other programs

  • Acquire knowledge and skills in program reporting

  • Basic understanding of monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) approaches

    Key tasks include:

  • Support the IP Migration Thematic Director in reviewing/analyzing global migration situations, contexts and trends.

  • Carry out research on migration themes that will be prioritized by the IP MTD and or the regional teams working on migration programing, in close coordination with the thematic director.

  • Work with IP MTD to collect information and to document existing program models

  • Support in synthesizing country program reports to augment migration related changes

  • Support program teams in developing materials and
    tools for internal and external communication

  • Assist in identifying/ mapping national, regional, global actors, networks and collaborators

  • Support region staff in developing migration focused proposals for the DEPs and the DEP narrative reports and support on the administrative/ logistical planning side of DEPs

  • Assist the IP Migration Thematic Director in documenting migration lessons and areas of synergy between migration and other strategic plan goals

  • Explore and document migration approaches from a non-colonial and community lead perspectives.
    Support Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) to help unpack issues related to the program’s alignment with the Migration Theory of Change (ToC)

  • Support the conceptualization and synthesizing of collective migration thematic work as envisioned through the AFSC global hub model.

    Experience:

    Education: Completed Bachelors’ Degree in Sociology, Political Science, International Relations, or Law with a specialization on either migration, refugee or forced displacement issues, etc.
    Knowledge and experience in the development and review of communication materials

  • Basic advocacy and migration programing skills

  • Basic program management skills

  • Basic knowledge in monitoring, evaluation and learning

  • Good writing, organizing and communication skills.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft office applications

    How to Apply

    Qualified candidates are encouraged to send in their applications which include a cover letter and updated CV to infoafrica@afsc.org

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