Social Development International SDI is a non-profit NGO established in 2015 and daily registered in Turkey, which provides humanitarian assistance to affected people in Syria. SDI services are covering northern Syria areas through its programs which are SNFIs, health, nutrition, education, WASH, protection, FSL, and CCCM. Currently looking for a qualified Health and Nutrition Program Intern.

Job title: Health and Nutrition Program Intern

Closing Date: 23/08/2024

Location: Gaziantep – Türkiye

Job Purpose:

The intern will assist in carrying out tasks as per the workflow of health and nutrition programs. This may include a variety of tasks such as data collection, monitoring and tracking program progress, and reporting.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and track tasks related to project activities under the supervision of the program’s coordinator (or project manager).
• Coordinate with the field team and supply chain team and make recommendations for improvements.
• Coordinate with the HR team for tracking the project’s HR plan including capacity-building activities and hiring and management of the project team.
• work with the information management department in obtaining statistical data, arranging, and organizing them in standard forms.
• internal and external meetings and initiatives.
• Work on developing a personal capacity-building plan in coordination with the line manager.
• Other tasks as assigned by the line manager related to health and nutrition department.

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

Education:

The educational fields related to health and nutrition are given priority.

Experience:

• Previous experience is not a requirement.
• Previous experience in humanitarian work or office work is preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships interacting productively and professionally with MHPSS and Protection Networks.

• Advanced cross-cultural sensitivity and experience working in multicultural, multi-linguistic environments, promoting trust and mutual respect.

• Demonstrated diplomacy, written and oral communication and negotiation skills.

• Capacity to transfer and convey information and knowledge accurately and incisively to external partners, stakeholders, senior officials, and the donor community.

• Fluency in English and Arabic.

• Overall management experience in addressing deadlines and priorities.

SDI Commitment on Child Safeguarding – CPS

Actions of Child abuse and exportation violate the universally recognized international legal norms and standards. Thus, SDI considers such actions as serious misconduct, which will constitute grounds for major measures, including summary dismissal and criminal prosecution. SDI prohibits sexual exploitation and abuse of Children and proved cases of such will be meet with Zero tolerance by SDI management.

SDI is an organization working with vulnerable populations, including children, both directly and indirectly. Thus, SDI has a moral responsibility and a duty to protect children within the population that we serve from both intentional and unintentional harm. SDI understands that all staff needs to be aware of this policy even though many of the staff may never have unaccompanied contact with children or young people through their work. It is not possible to eliminate risk entirely, but we are obliged to develop strategies and mechanisms to reduce the risk.

SDI Commitment on Protection of Sexual exportation and Abuse – PSEA

The actions of SEA violate the universally recognized international legal norms and standards. Thus, SDI considers such actions as serious misconduct, which will constitute grounds for major measures, including summary dismissal and criminal prosecution. SDI prohibits sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), and proved cases of such will be meet with Zero tolerance by SDI management.

To the end of meeting with the fundamental values of SDI, this policy is designed to address the behavior of SDI staff, and its collaborators toward the served population and to protect vulnerable populations within the communities served by SDI from any acts of sexual exploitation and abuse which is considered as an element of the accountability that SDI holds towards the served communities.

SDI Commitment on Protection of Sexual Harassments and discrimination – PSHH

The actions of SHH violate the ethical norms and damages the team spirit. Thus, SDI considers such actions as serious misconduct, which will constitute grounds for major measures, including summary dismissal and criminal prosecution if relevant. SDI prohibits SHH, and proved cases of such will be meet with Zero tolerance by SDI management.

To the end of meeting with the fundamental values of SDI, this policy is designed to address the behavior of SDI staff and its collaborators towards one another and to protect staff within the environment of SDI from any acts of sexual harassment and harassment which is considered as an element of the accountability that SDI holds towards its staff.

Safeguarding:

· The position holder is required to commit to SDI’s safeguarding policy, as we will do rigorous background checks to ensure that children are protected from any kind of abuse.

· The position holder is also required to carry out his duties in accordance with SDI anti-harassment policy.