Market system development intern at Mercy Corps Ethiopia

Job Summary

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps has been operating in Ethiopia since 2004, working in rural, peri-urban and urban areas in six regional states: Somali, Oromia, Afar, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP), Amhara, Gambela and the capital city of Addis Ababa. We engage in both development and humanitarian work, and seek to integrate approaches, programs and geographies as much as possible. Our partners include government, academic institutions, development and private sector actors, civil societies and participating public. Mercy Corps has a growing portfolio of programs in Ethiopia that focus on food security; agriculture and livestock market systems development; maternal and child health and nutrition; youth economic productivity; resilience and humanitarian response. In Ethiopia, some of our donors include USAID, SIDA, EU, DFID, and WFP.

Job Title :Market system development intern 

Job category :Fresh Graduates jobs in Ethiopia

Experience level :Entry Level

Place of work :Addis Ababa

Salary : 

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Sound commercial skills
• Problem solving and negotiation skills
• Good local dialect spoken, Speak fluently in both English & Amharic.
• Good communication and presentation skills
• ject and time management skills
• Strong analytical skill

• One letter of recommendation from a university Lecturer on the candidate’s academic performance

  ·        One letter of recommendation from a non-family member on the candidate’s personal integrity and sense of responsibility.

  ·        Any other supporting document that candidate consider as valuable to consider

   Living Conditions: The internship should be based out of the intern’s home location.

   Mercy Corps interns and volunteers represent the agency both during and outside of work hours and are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Completed courses in international development, management, business administration or field related to social sciences with minimum score of 2.75

Market system development intern at Mercy Corps Ethiopia