The PDMI for 2017 will carry out a number of essential duties from the Secretariat in Kampala,
including monitoring of active programmes throughout the region, development and
verification of country programme work plans, direct work on proposal development for a
number of institutional donors, and the compilation of data from SIHA field sites for use in
regional evidence-based advocacy campaigning.

The position affords a current graduate student a considerable opportunity for ‘learning by doing’ in a demanding and challenging work environment working on pressing human and women’s rights issues in extremely complex contexts. Day-to-day guidance, advising, and support will be available from both SIHA’s Director and Regional Programmes Officer, with additional support provided by SIHA’s field operations in Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia.

The internship will be for six months or more depending on the availability of the Intern.

SIHA anticipates that the PDMI’s focus will be on the following core responsibilities:

Contribute to the development of mechanisms for efficient flow of information from SIHA field offices and the channeling of this information directly into SIHA communications, regional advocacy work, and the informing of day-to-day operations;
Participate on periodic reviews of field office work plans and activities implemented ensuring quality outputs, timely accomplishment of tasks, and proper documentation or lessons learned, necessary project modifications;
Invest time in exploring regional trends that relate to SIHA’s core mandate, and, to the greatest extent possible, identify any potential areas / topics where SIHA could make strong impact without drifting from our core objective / mandate in the region;
Make contributions to SIHA’s ability to boost the level of communication and capacity of our grassroots partners through the region, currently about ninety in number and comprised of focused and dedicated activists and advocates for women’s right, equality, political and social empowerment.
The intern will also work closely with the Fundraising and program development office when assigned to take part in certain tasks;
The intern should be willing to travel on field visits to carry out some assignments when tasked.
IV. Candidate Key Competencies;

In order to fulfill the role of PDMI, SIHA envisions that the PDMI will possess the following core
competencies:
Currently enrolled (or recent graduate) in graduate-level work focusing on International Human Rights, Law, International Relations, Humanitarian Aid, Development Studies, or a related field. Students currently enrolled in undergraduate programmes are unfortunately not eligible to apply for this position;
Familiarity, including course-based, with aspects of proposal writing, logistical framework analysis (log frame), project / programme management;
Understanding of current Horn of Africa context, particularly in references to challenges facing women and girls in terms of access to justice, human security, upholding of human rights, and social and economic well -being;
Possessing of strong sense of initiative and ability to manage a significant work load;
Sense of curiosity and willingness to build skills while working;
Experience with human rights instruments, State obligations in upholding human rights standards, and willingness to familiarize oneself with domestic law in the Horn Countries that either supports or counteracts the upholding of human rights standards;
Sense of creativity and interest in exploring the links between grassroots activists (local scale) and broader human and women’s rights initiatives (international / global scale),with an ability to gauge how best the former can inform and guide the latter .V. SIHA Support to the Candidate;
Although the position is unpaid, SIHA will support the successful candidate with the following:

Facilitating the granting of all necessary visas (Uganda, and any required for possible regional travel);
Assisting in the location of low-cost and secure temporary housing;
Providing for any work related travel out of the Secretariat Office (per diems,accommodation, etc.);
Provision of small monthly stipend to cover some local expenses a potentiality depending on applicant circumstances and skills / competencies;
Full SIHA support locating outside or academic sources of funding to cover expenses incurred during the internship;
SIHA cooperation with university regulations in the event the candidate seeks course credit for the completing the internship.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please send your C.V., contact details for three professional references, application letter and two samples of writing, preferably proposals you have written, to humanresourcesiha@gmail.com

Please enter ‘PDMI APPLICATION – NAME’ in the subject field. Due to the volume of applications SIHA receives, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Deadline for submission is 31st of January 2017 at 5:00pm