I   Job Summary

The female-only internship program is a one-year program with the primary objectives of empowering young female graduates and impacting the organization's gender parity that provides emerging female talents an opportunity to apply knowledge and enhance skills through mentoring and coaching, expanding their professional network, working on value-added projects, gaining hands-on experience, and getting acquainted with the oriental difference.

II Responsibilities  

• The intern will work on different projects under the FWS unit to ensure full engagement and skill development through the different environments, types of work, and challenges.

• The intern will engage in different construction works supervision and reporting such as the construction of school classrooms, VIPL, and water supply.

• Involve in the development of specifications, a bill of quantities, bid and contract document preparations

• Involve in checking take-off sheets and payment certificates

• Engage in checking construction material quality and technical physical inspection

• Collect and document WASH infrastructure constructed by the unit in s sequential manner both in hard and soft copies

• Participate in infrastructure site assessment activities, data collection, and reporting

• Participate in the evaluation of bid documents, cost estimation, and bid analysis

• Participate in compiling field visit reports, monthly progress reports

• Support in compiling  WASH infrastructure data(Assessment documents, designs, contract documents( with donor, government & contractors) technical specifications, manuals, checklists, reports, learnings, etc)

• Assist  in producing a list of WASH infrastructure activities accomplished(Water and irrigation schemes, latrines, technologies applied (solar, Diesel, Desalination, etc) including project cost and beneficiaries

III Gender Equality

• Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth, and social inclusion issues.

• Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions/programming.

Job Requirements

IV. Educational background:

• Educational background: BSc Degree in Civil Engineering, Water supply, Construction Technology and management, and related Engineering fields. 

IIV Desired Technical Skills

• Communication skills

• Computer skills

• Motivated and passionate individual with outstanding communication skills driven to succeed and make a difference.

• Respect and understanding for local culture and values whilst embracing and working within CARE international work ethics and standards.

• Must possess high levels of integrity, resilience, accountability, commitment, and determination.

V. Language Skills

• Required language/s: Amharic/English

• Zero – one year of experience 

How to Apply

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through THIS LINK

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

CARE Ethiopia is committed to preventing all unwanted behavior at work. This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework. CARE Ethiopia has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners.

CARE Ethiopia reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE Ethiopia requesting the information specified above. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks