Wednesday 11 December 2013

SCOPE seeks internees/ volunteers

SCOPE Pakistan, an environmental NGO is looking for internees. Fresh graduates/ masters in environmental sciences or related subjects may join us to work on projects related to climate change, bio-diversity, combating desertification, water management, rural development and land governance.

We are pleased to invite you to get register with our SCOPE's "Sustainable Development Volunteer/ Internship Programme (SDVIP)". Salient features, terms and conditions of SDVIP are as follows;

1- SDVIP is meant to allow fresh graduates, students, environmental activists, environmental enthusiasts and all those persons who want to contribute to sustainable development and to be associated with SCOPE. SDVIP offers internship certificate, which will be useful in career development of the internee/ volunteer. 

2- SDVIP is a fixed term NON PAID position. On receipt of application, SCOPE will provide a list of desired area of work according to SCOPE's current program and will ask potential internee to choose priority area/s of work. Then SCOPE will assign work with terms of reference (TORs). On successful completion of assignment SCOPE will award a certificate to internee 

3- SDVIP is designed as a flexible programme for which you don't need to necessarily attend our office (until required by your supervisor considering your location and availability). 

4- SDVIP assignments are mostly internet based research and writing, requirements in term of time are from 3 months to 2 years. 

5- On successful completion of assignment with full satisfaction of your supervisor, you may be invited to take employment in our running projects, depending upon existence of job vacancy 

6- There is a flexible criteria of selection, you should be committed to work on environment and sustainable development issues, you are willing to work with least supervision, you want to develop your career in environment and development, you are very good in written English.

7- As stated SDVIP is non paid programme, however, very rarely, if some assignment requires finance requirements, SCOPE itself will offer a minimum amount (only for purchasing equipment, material etc. required for the assignment, however no salaries, stipends, transport compensation, will be paid by SCOPE)

8- In case of a field investigation project SCOPE will provide a representation letter to intern/ volunteer to facilitate his/ her work

9- You can apply and register for SDVIP programme at any time, there is no dead line. On selection we will send you a "Terms of Reference (TOR)" including assignment details, name of your supervisor, methodology to execute assignment, guidelines, expected results, required quality etc. on sending the signed TORs, assignment will be taken as initiated formally

10- No certificate will be given if your supervisor's positive recommendation does not support your assignment

Please send your info by filling following format and email to scope@scope.org.pk 

Registration

Name:

Age:

Gender (male/female):

Address:

City:

Country:

Tel: 

Mobile phone: 

Qualification:

Date of getting last degree:

Major subjects:

Previous experience in environment/ sustainable development related work:

Motivation: (why you join this programme maximum 300 words)