Skat: Trainee: Change Action Promotion in Solid - Bogota, Colombia - SDG Youth Programme

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Site

Colombia,
Bogota D

C,
Bogota:

Sector:

Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation:


Role:

Other:

Date
:11/04/2023 (Expiry date
:07/05/2023)


About the SDG Youth Programme
The SDG Youth Programme was designed by the Mercator Foundation Switzerland in collaboration with cinfo.

It aims to offer students and aspiring professionals the opportunity to gain initial exposure and work experience with an NGO or social enterprise active in international cooperation (IC).

About Skat Foundation**Skat Foundation is a legally independent non-profit organisation based in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Supervised by the Swiss Federal Supervisory Board for Foundations, we hold the Zewo Quality Seal as proof of our transparent, efficient, and effective use of funds and resources. Our vision is that of a world where individuals and organisations can learn and act in collaborative ways to eradicate poverty and contribute to the development of sustainable, diverse, and inclusive societies.

Our mission is to be facilitators of change.

We enable our partners to learn from each other and to find solutions to the challenges triggered by poverty and climate change by focusing our work in three thematic areas:
Water, Renewable Energies and Sustainable Waste Management. We support our partners to find, adapt and develop solutions that respond to their needs and context.

We strengthen their capacities by facilitating on-line and in-person courses, trainings, knowledge-sharing workshops and events, and by developing and sharing knowledge products.

Job description
The aim of this one-year paid traineeship with Skat Foundation is to:

• Contribute to the development of actions to promote sustainable waste management practices in poor urban communities in Bogotá, in the context of the Skat Foundation's Green Terrace project.
• Design and implement a community strategy for the efficient collection of organic waste in project related neighbourhoods.
• Produce communication materials, such as short videos and field notes on the project's achievements.

Your tasks and responsibilities as trainee in Change Action Promotion in solid waste management:

• Support the development of actions to promote sustainable waste management in Colombia.
• Design and implement a community strategy for the efficient collection of organic waste in the project.
• Produce communication materials on sustainable waste management practices in Colombia.
• Support in the preparation of trainings (F2F and online).
• Share experiences and knowledge onf sustainable waste management practices in Switzerland.
• Etc.

Please find the full job description here:


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Working hours (%)
:80-100%

80-100%

Type of contract
:
Internship
Duration
:12 months

Education level
:
Bachelor's degree/Higher diploma
Macro-area
:Multiple

Level of experience
:
Entry level, less than 1 year

Area of work
:
Education, Learning and Training

Area of work
:
Environment, Disaster Risk Management DRM, Energy and Resource Efficiency

Area of work
:
Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Rural Development

Type of organisation
:
Foundations and Private Sector
Join date
:01/09/2023

Skills required:


For the SDG Youth Programme:

• Swiss nationality or C permit;
• Max. 28 years old at the start of the assignment in September 2023;
• Less than 12 months of relevant professional experience;
• Bachelor's degree (University or FH/HES), or an Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education, or a Federal Diploma of Higher Education;
• Strong interest and intrinsic motivation to contribute to the SDGs;
• Good knowledge of at least one Swiss national language and English.

For this position:

• Bachelor's degree (University or FH/HES), or an Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education, or a Federal Diploma of Higher Education in Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Biology, or related fields.
• Relevant work or academic experience in solid waste management in Switzerland or abroad.
• Experience in developing communication tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in Spanish and English.

Please find the full description in the ToR's and learn more about the SDG Youth Programme
on our website.
Make sure your profile on cinfoPoste is complete and up to date:

• Motivation letter in English (not more than 3500 characters, to be inserted in the pop-up window when you click on "apply");
• CV in English, including an average % of your employments;
• Work certificates, diplomas and university credentials (as PDF) uploaded under the section 'documents'.

Application deadline: 07 May 2023


First round of interviews: 22 to 26 May 2023 (online)


Second round of interviews:
June 2023 at the host organisation's office


Start date: 1 September 2023