United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Intern (South Caucasus)
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 05 May 2014
Salary: £14,570 per annum, pro rata
Based: London
Duration: 6 months (with the possibility of extension)
We are currently looking to recruit an Intern for the South Caucasus programme’s Economy and Conflict (E&C) strand of work. The work of this strand is directed towards improving understanding on the inter-linkages between economy, conflict and peace in the South Caucasus. Under this strand, we conduct & combine innovative regional economy and conflict/peace research with tangible economic initiatives to promote regional economic cooperation as a peacebuilding strategy.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing support towards difference aspects of implementation and administration of E&C strand of work in close cooperation with the Senior Projects Manager and Project Coordinator.
You will be highly motivated and with ambition to work in the peacebuilding sector, demonstrate a talent for working with people and have previous logistical and/or administrative experience.
With a degree in a subject related to peacebuilding and/or development studies, you will be interested in gaining experience and knowledge pertinent to peacebuilding work as well as a deeper understanding of the economic dimensions in peacebuilding and the different conflict contexts in the South Caucasus.
A working knowledge of Russian language – ability to read, write and conserve in Russian – is essential for this position.
How to apply:
Note: The above are some of the requirements for the job. For the full job requirements and an application pack (the person specification section of which will form the basis of short-listing), please visithttp://www.international-alert.org/jobs**. In your application, please indicate the full job title of the role you are applying for.**
To apply, please send a completed application form and equal opportunities form tojobs@international-alert.org**, both of which can be found under ‘Downloads’.**
Please note we do not accept CVs
As it is unlikely that we will be able to obtain a Work Permit for this role, all job applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Closing date: Monday 5th May 2014 at 5pm (UK time)
Interviews will take place the week commencing 12th May 2014.
WhileInternational Alert will endeavour to contact all candidates within a reasonable time, this may not always be possible due to limited resources. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you can assume that your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful. International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.
