SFD Internship Opportunity-Philippines

Closing date: March 2, 2012 - 4pm

Location: Quezon City, Philippines

Contact: Robyn Fila 250-721-7022, interns@uvic.ca

Host Organization: Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA)

Web Site: www.pinoy-abroad.net

We are currently accepting applications from interested UVic students for our 2012 Students for Development Program and are recruiting for specific placements in Quezon City, Philippines and Dhaka, Bangladesh with Migrants Rights Organizations.  

Students must be upper level undergraduate, or graduate students, registered full-time, to be eligible to apply. The deadline of Friday, March 2, 2012 is firm, and no applications for the June 2012 placements will be accepted after this time.  To apply, students should complete an application form, and submit their application, plus a current resume, by email to: interns@uvic.ca.

General Placement Description:

As a Program Assistant, the intern will be directly involved in many of CMA's diverse initiatives including participation in ongoing analysis of existing bilateral arrangements between the Philippines and host countries, particularly in West Asia. The intern will also be part of a team focusing on the follow up activities to the government's compliance with the recommendations of the UN Committee on Migrant Workers, and will be involved in conducting consultations surrounding an Overseas Workers Welfare Administration charter.  In addition, the intern may be involved in the preparation, planning and follow-up for the 2012 Global Forum on Migration and Development.