No Experience Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Intern Job Opportunities – International Potato Center (CIP)
Job Title: Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Intern
Organization: International Potato Center (CIP)
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
The International Potato Center (CIP) was founded in 1971 as a research-for-development organization with a focus on potato, sweetpotato and andean roots and tubers. It delivers innovative science-based solutions to enhance access to affordable nutritious food, foster inclusive sustainable business and employment growth, and drive the climate resilience of root and tuber agri-food systems. Headquartered in Lima, Peru, CIP has a research presence in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
CIP is a CGIAR research center, a global research partnership for a food-secure future. CGIAR science is dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources and ecosystem services. Its research is carried out by 15 CGIAR centers in close collaboration with hundreds of partners, including national and regional research institutes, civil society organizations, academia, development organizations and the private sector.
Job Summary: The Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Intern will be responsible for a Scaling up program “Development and Delivery of Biofortified Crops at Scale (DDBIO)” in Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support the design of simple monitoring tools for activities done among actors in the OFSP value chain.
- Management of data (both monitoring data and survey data) as it comes from the field.
- Use digital platforms to exchange information/ training messages to actors in the OFSP value chain while promoting production and consumption of OFSP.
- Design digital tools including social media messages with the aim of increasing the visibility of CIP and promote OFSP within and outside Uganda.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in any of the following: – Bachelor of Information Technology, computer science, computer engineering.
- Knowledge on online marketing of products, computer programming, research field data collection will be an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
And submit your cover letter and a CV demonstrating relevant expertise.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
CIP does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training). CIP also does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.
Deadline: 3rd March 2020