Post Title: Interns
Organization: United Cities
and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC)
Background
UCLG – The United Cities and
Local Governments is the largest association of local governments in the world
and the officially recognized voice of local government by the United Nations. United
Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) is one of the eight
Regional Sections UCLG. In which its
Secretariat is located in Jakarta and hosted by the Provincial Government of
Jakarta.
As the Asia and Pacific
region is the biggest of the eight sections in UCLG, it plays an important role
within the whole network of UCLG. It
links with more than 7.000 local governments. It represents well over 3.76
billion people–more than half of the world population- and incorporates
economically fast developing countries such as China, India and Indonesia.
UCLG ASPAC is the key
knowledge management hub of local government issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
It promotes democratic local government, supports cooperation between cities
and their associations, and facilitates programs, networks and partnerships to
develop the capacity of local governments and the associations. Moreover, UCLG
ASPAC represents local governments politically within the international
community, and with the United Nations and its agencies. It also promotes
inclusive societies which safeguard equality, social and economic justice, and sustainable
community development. UCLG ASPAC is engaged in all relevant thematic fields
for nurturing sustainable development comprising of poverty alleviation,
climate change, decentralization, local finance and MDGs, natural disaster risk
management, and so on.
UCLG ASPAC is accepting the expression
of interests for an internship opportunity from the university students of all
over the world including Indonesia and we would be delighted if you could
disseminate this information to the qualified students at your University. The interns
will be placed at the UCLG ASPAC regional office in Jakarta and to provide
support to the on-going operations of UCLG ASPAC Secretariat. We strongly
believe this internship program will be good opportunity for your students to
raise their skills for their future development goals.
Assignments
and Expected Outputs
Under the direct supervision of the Secretary General
and relevant Program Manager, the interns are expected to perform the following
tasks:
·
Supported
research on need assessment for UCLG ASPAC members;
·
Compiled
projects and researches on development studies from various resources, incl. UN
agencies, international NGOs and UCLG ASPAC members in addition to support
donor mapping activities;
·
Assisted
in collecting and updating database of UCLG ASPAC members;
·
Supported
the preparation of material for UCLG ASPAC publications;
·
Provided
assistances in updating website of UCLG ASPAC;
·
Provided
support to the UCLG ASPAC projects in seminars, workshops, conferences, and/or
ASPAC related events where applicable;
·
Supported
the development of mobile application of UCLG ASPAC;
At the end of the internship, the following outputs
will be expected:
·
A
final report detailing the intern’s experience and work assigned in the
different ASPAC focus areas;
·
A
report detailing the outcomes of the various seminars, workshops or conferences
attended (where applicable)
Requirements
- Minimal student of 6th
semester of undergraduate programme or postgraduate programme in the fields of development, urban/regional
planning, business administration, public administration, international
relations, environmental, computer science and/or related areas
- Minimal GPA 2.75
- Excellent English speaking
and writing skills
- Actively participating in
extracurricular activities
- Proactive and determined
- Computer software skills in
all basic Microsoft word applications and relevant software
- Willing to relocate to
Jakarta and conduct internship at his/her own expense
Duration of Internship
The duration of internships is minimum of 3months
How to Apply
Students are expected to
submit the updated CV and motivation letter to the strategic services division
of UCLG ASPAC at atik@uclg-aspac.org with subject “Internship”
Thank you in advance for your
good cooperation and we look forward to hearing from you.
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