Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
United States of America
Chicago
Overview
The WEI Institute Young Professional Program (YPP) offers a combination of hands-on trainings, leadership coaching / mentoring, and international immersion practices designed to develop your long term, competent and engaged international career.
Details
Unlike most university programs or professional organizations, the WEInstitute YPP provides both practical learning and real world exposure where you can develop your capacity while testing your entrepreneurship and commitment in international development career. The program begins with a required three week-long intense trainings on essential practical skills in government grant writing (USAID, UN, EC), international program management (IPM), intercultural communication and negotiation (IC&N) and participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E). These skill-based professional trainings are combined with short international trips and practical project entrepreneurship and development.
You may apply at any time during the year. Last day for entering in the June training program of that year is March 31st.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Ideal candidates have:
- A Master's degree preferred (minimum a Bachelor degree)
- Strong communications skills
- At least two years of administrative experience
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Experience working overseas
- Foreign language skills
- Ability to travel outside of the United States
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
The young professionals selected for this program will receive a project based contract salary, discounted trainings and subsidized travel costs. The Young Professional Program begins the trainings during the month of June of every year. Every candidate is matched with one of our senior associates, collaborate in teams for proposals, research projects, facilitates training events and travel to accompany, support or facilitates our projects in the field.
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