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Internship - Information Management and Comms, Purchase for Progress, Rome, Italy

Rome

  • Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
  • Location: Rome
  • Grade: Internship - Internship
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Statistics
    • Administrative support
    • Procurement
    • Communication and Public Information
    • Information Technology and Computer Science
    • Documentation and Information Management
  • Closing Date: Closed

 

World Food Programme

Internship – Information Management and Communications

Purchase for Progress (P4P)

From April – August 2018 (5 months)

With the launch of Purchase for Progress (P4P) in 2008, the World Food Programme (WFP) began exploring ways of using its food purchases to help develop staple crop markets and spur improvements in smallholder agriculture. The recently ratified Sustainable Development Goals identifies support to smallholder farmers and agricultural markets as a critical element of ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture. In the past years, WFP’s unique added value to global efforts to support smallholder farmers has become increasingly clear. Building on the lessons learned through the P4P pilot, WFP is increasingly supporting smallholder farmers through a variety of initiatives.

Currently, WFP is strengthening these efforts through the elaboration of a food systems strategy, and work to build stronger linkages between P4P and other programmes. Simultaneously, P4P is working to deepen and strengthen technical and operational work and to provide systematic guidance and technical backstopping to the field. Effective communication, information and knowledge management is critical to the successful development and roll-out of WFP’s post-pilot support to smallholders and agricultural markets. Internally, it is crucial to enable information sharing and knowledge management for effective operations, but also for continuous learning and programmatic improvement. Externally, it is essential that WFP’s messaging is clear and strengthened to establish WFP as an expert in the field of demand-driven smallholder agricultural market support.

Description

The intern, reporting to the Knowledge Management and Communications Officer, will contribute to effective communications aimed at both internal and external stakeholders. The main duties include:

  • Collect and consolidate data and information on WFP’s smallholder and market access activities at field level, in order to analyse and report on achievements and developments.
  • Support the preparation, design and layout of P4P materials, including: factsheets, briefs, brochures, reports, infographics, presentations and other publications based on the information and data gathered.
  • Support in the maintenance of web-based tools and platforms for P4P’s information and knowledge management and storage requirement.  
  • Enhance external awareness by creating content for newsletters, blogs, articles, social media and other platforms as required.
  • Support in the management of an internal community of practice on smallholder agricultural market support, by engaging internal stakeholders.
  • Monitor trends and issues relevant to the field of agricultural market support and smallholder farmers to keep colleagues informed, and support engagement with stakeholders.
  • Use web analytics and other tools to report on communications performance, identifying areas of success, opportunities and challenges.
  • Attend and contribute to advocacy events, online forums and other meetings. Produce and share summaries and note-for-the-records to further disseminate highlights from key events.
  • Respond to internal and external information queries as needed.
  • Any other duties as required.

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled or have recently graduated (within the past six months) from a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Development studies; International Relations, Journalism; Media & Communications; Social Science or other relevant field.
  • Have completed at least two years of undergraduate study.
  • Have attended courses in the last 12 months.
  • Excellent analysis and computer skills, particularly in MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint); capacity to analyze and consolidate quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Knowledge of web content management systems, graphic design software, social media platforms and web analytics tools.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Editing experience in English desirable.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment;
  • Ability to stay calm, positive and work well under pressure, and adhere to tight deadlines.
  • Skills and maturity gained from relevant jobs or internships is desirable.

Terms and Conditions

  • Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP up to the maximum amount of US$1000 per month depending on the duty station of assignment.
  • WFP is not responsible for living expenses, arrangements for accommodation, necessary visas and related costs.
  • WFP will reimburse travel ticket for candidates who are nationals of developing countries and are pursuing their studies in their home country.
  • WFP will recognize candidates’ educational credentials from recognised institutions that have been certified by competent international or national authorities such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or Ministries of Education.

Deadline for applications: 30 March 2018

Reference: 78269

 
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