Child Protection Intern at the Women's Refugee Commission

The Women's Refugee Commission advocates vigorously for laws, policies and programs to improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and displaced women, children and young people—bringing about lasting, measurable change.

Our Vision

A world in which refugee, internally displaced, returnee and asylum-seeking women, children and young people:

• are safe, healthy and self-reliant;

• participate in the decisions that affect their lives, both during displacement and when displacement ends; and

• are advocates and activists themselves, providing continuous monitoring of the policies and practices that affect them.

PLACEMENT SUMMARY:
As convener of the Task Force on Livelihoods, Economic Strengthening and Child Protection [a sub-group of Child Protection in Crisis (CPC) learning network], Women’s Refugee Commission seeks to enhance the protection and well-being of conflict-affected children with sustainable livelihoods approaches and economic strengthening of households. The Task Force strives to improve the design, quality and effectiveness of economic programming targeting conflict-affected populations, both with adults, and in economic interventions for adolescents themselves.

The placement student will support the Task Force in its mandate to collect the existing knowledge in this area of work, build the network of professionals to carry the field forward, and publish research, tools, and guidance.

ACTIVITIES:

The placement student will work under the Senior Program Officer, Economic Strengthening and Child Protection to:

• Conduct research into livelihoods/ES and Child Protection.

• Perform database searches as part of a strategic literature review

• Initiate and conduct interviews of experts in the field

• Contribute written content to one or more deliverables, which may include

• A survey of existing tools and indicators

• New Minimum Standards on Child Protection in Livelihood and Economic Strengthening programs (in conjunction with the global Child Protection Working Group)

• A new inter-agency tool for Livelihood and Economic Strengthening programmers

• Presentation materials for events

REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduate student in International Affairs, Public Health, Social Work or Economics. Other areas of study considered.

• Background/experience in human rights, humanitarian contexts, social sciences and/or economic development, preferred.

• Strong writing skills.

• Ability to conduct interviews with experts.

• Experience/interest in refugee and conflict issues.

• Excellent analytical skills.

• Knowledge of international affairs.

• Ability to work productively in a team environment as well as independently.

• Solid computer skills.

To Apply: http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=7047