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ICT4D Internship Opportunity at CTA

Internship Opportunity at CTA: Information and Communication Technologies
for Development (ICT4D)

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), an international organisation based in Wageningen, The Netherlands has an opening for one intern for a period of approximately 6+6 months to work as a member of CTA’s ICT Innovation Team. The CTA ICT Innovation Team has the mandate to monitor ICT innovations and propose these to CTA management and partner organisations for consideration and adoption.

CTA’s mandate puts emphasis on facilitating access, exchange and dissemination of information in the fields of agriculture and rural development. Therefore, optimizing its online presence is of paramount importance. At present the ICT Innovation Team has embarked on a series of related initiatives.

Duties

Under the guidance of the Coordinator of the ICT Innovation Team (the mentor), the Intern will carry out the following activities:

1. Assist in monitoring CTA online presence and the use of its online resources;
2. Assist in managing and / or developing online resources;
3. Contribute to the improvement of CTA’s online visibility and services delivered;
4. Appraise innovative Web 2.0 applications;
5. Moderate existing and new online communities;
6. Perform other tasks as requested by the mentor.
   

Profile

1. University degree in ICT4D-related disciplines;
2. Familiarity with and experience/keen interest in the area of ICTs issues as well as African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries;
3. Maximum 30-year old;
4. Recently graduated;
5. Familiar with African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries;
6. Fluent in written and spoken English or French; and ability to work in the other language.
7. Proficient in information and communication technologies;
8. Good organisation, inter-personal and communication skills;
9. National of either one European Union member state or of one of the 79 ACP (Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific) States.
   

Interested candidates should submit the documents listed below to intern@cta.int and enter the following text in the email subject field: [ict4d internship application]

• Curriculum vitae
• Scanned copy of the university degree(s)
• One-page letter explaining why the candidate considers that he/she is in a position to successfully contribute to project implementation and what he/she expects to gain from the internship. The date of earliest availability should be specified as well.
• Two letters of recommendation and/or references.
  

Deadline for submission:
March 20, 2009


Note: More information on CTA Internship programme is found here .