INTERN OPPORTUNITY - Save the Children/US (SC/US)

INTERN OPPORTUNITY
 
Save the Children/US (SC/US) is an international non-governmental organization and a member of the Save the Children Alliance. For more than 15 years, SC/US has worked in Vietnam in the areas of maternal and child health, early childhood development, adolescent reproductive and sexual health, HIV/AIDS, emergency response and preparedness, and microfinance to create real and lasting change in the lives of children in need.
 
To support growing portfolio of our Economic Opportunities program, SC/US’s Vietnam Country Office (VNCO) in Hanoi is currently seeking Vietnamese national for the position of Intern.
 
Position objectives:
- To provide language support (verbal and written translation Vietnamese-English and vice versa) to assist the Economic Opportunities team with program implementation in Thanh Hoa, Dong Anh (Hanoi), Da Nang and sector support activities.
 
Duration and place of work:
- Duration: 6 October 2008 – 31 December 2008 (with possible extension)
- Time: 8:30am to 5:30pm (Monday – Friday)
- Place of work: Economic Opportunities program, Hanoi office
 
Requirements:
- Excellent English in both writing and speaking
- Good at translation and at office skills (MS Words, Excel, Power Point)
- Student or recent graduate available for about 3 months
- Enthusiasm for microfinance, poverty alleviation, and working with people with disabilities in Vietnam.

Responsibilities and activities:
- Support EO team in monitoring & translation of Thanh Hoa microfinance market research and Microfinance working group activities.
- Facilitate communication between Vietnamese and English speakers (verbal and written).
- Assist EO team members in implementing microfinance and people with disabilities programs (on request)
- Support EO team in filing program documents and other logistic work
 
Expected outcomes:
- Provided excellent written and verbal translation of Vietnamese-English (& vice versa)
- Excellent assistance provided to the EO team in implementing microfinance and people with disabilities programs, in filing program documents and in other logistic work
 
Please end your application with CV in English to Ms Thuy Bui (EO program assistant) at thuybt@savechildren.org.vn; or you could contact her at 0936 689 616 (m) or 049425696 ext 23 (w) for further information.
 
Deadline for applications: Oct 2nd, 2008.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.