DAI, Multi Location
Background:
During 2015 and 2016 SHAHAR was implemented in the Deputy Ministry of Municipalities (DMM) and 20 provincial municipalities across Afghanistan: Aybak, Maymana, Mazar-e-Sharif, Puli Khumri, and Shibirghan in the North Region; Asadabad, Chaharikar, Gardiz, Ghazni, Jalalabad, Maydan Shahr, Mihtarlam, and Puli Alam in the East Region; Kandahar, Lashkar Gah, Qalat, and Tirin Kot in the South Region; and Feroz Koh, Hirat and Qala-I-Naw in the West Region. For 2017, the program focused on DMM, the two regional hub provincial municipalities of Mazar-e-Sharif and Kandahar, and the following 12 small- and medium-sized provincial municipalities: Aybak, Maymana, Puli Khumri, Shibirghan, Chaharikar, Gardiz, Ghazni, Mihtarlam, Puli Alam, Lashkar Gah, Feroz Koh, and Qala-I-Naw.
In 2018 and 2019, to support the government of Afghanistan in establishing and maintaining long-term stability in key cities, SHAHAR will focus its program activities and technical support on DMM and the four regional hub provincial municipalities of Kandahar, Hirat, Mazar-e-Sharif, and Jalalabad. Kabul Municipality is also included as a key beneficiary of the program.
The Deputy Ministry of Municipalities is responsible for overseeing, managing, and regulating the affairs of all municipalities in Afghanistan, with the exception of Kabul as the national capital. DMM envisions municipal institutions that are responsive to citizen needs and priorities and bring a positive change to the lives of urban citizens through good urban governance and the provision of municipal services and
Purpose:
This internship Program represents an exciting opportunity for interns to gain experience with official environment, learn organizational behavior, have basic practical learnings in their educational related filed and gain experience working on an international development project.
Objective:
The Intern will provide support to the DAI SHAHAR Project Staff, by performing a variety of tasks. Throughout the internship, the Intern will gain exposure to DAI and USAID methods for capacity building, project management, and economic development programs.
Duties and RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Assist in the development of project success stories.
· Encourages citizen engagement and reports on citizen feedback on municipal service delivery.
· Assist department staff in preparation and developing of reports and other technical documents as needed.
· Assist the department staff on the design and implementation of municipal projects.
· Support the department staff on their daily activity task to implement the assigned task on time.
Recently completed or currently enrolled in a university graduate or undergraduate program in in urban planning, civil engineering, or other relevant academic discipline
Qualifications:
·Recently completed or currently enrolled in a university graduate or undergraduate program in in urban planning, civil engineering, or other relevant academic discipline Oral and written fluency in Dari and English.
Reporting:
The position reports to Municipal Engineering Manager SHAHAR Team Lead on weekly basis.
Duty Station:
This position will be based in the Lashkar Gah Afghanistan
To apply: Please send your CV & Covering letter to below email address and include MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING INTERN in the subject line of the application
Post Date
May 14, 2019
Closing Date
May 21, 2019
Reference
DAI/SHAHAR
Number of Vacancies
2
Salary Range
As per company salary scale
Years of Experience
Fresh
Probation Period
Not Specified
Contract Type
Internship
Contract Duration
Not Specified
Contract Extensible
false
Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree
Gender
Any
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