[Ict4women] ICT4D Internship opportunity at CTA

[Sophia Huyer]

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 its 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 Sr. Coordinator of the ICT Innovation Team,  
the Intern will carry out the following activities:
Assist in monitoring CTA online presence and the use of its online  
resources;
Assist in managing and / or developing online resources;
Contribute to the improvement of CTA’s online visibility and services  
delivered;
Appraise innovative Web 2.0 applications;
Moderate existing and new online communities;
Perform other tasks as requested by the mentor.
Profile
University degree in ICT4D-related disciplines;
Familiarity with and experience/keen interest in the area of ICTs  
issues as well as African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries;
Maximum 29-year old;
Recently graduated;
Familiar with African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries;
Fluent in written and spoken English or French and ability to work in  
the other language (mandatory criterion);
Proficient in information and communication technologies;
Good organisation, inter-personal and communication skills;
National of either one European Union member state or of one of the  
ACP (Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific) States.


Interested candidates should submit the documents listed below to intern at 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.

Revised deadline for submission:
October 15, 2009
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