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Office of Conflict Management & Mitigation

USAID's Office of Conflict Management & Mitigation (CMM) in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) leads USAID's efforts to effectively prevent, mitigate and manage the causes and consequences of conflict and fragility. DCHA/CMM is divided into two teams: the Technical Team and the Program Team. This solicitation is recruiting interns for the summer of 2009, as well as Academic Year 2009-10 interns, to support each team. CMM is also looking for Interns can expect to have a substantive and rewarding experience as part of the DCHA/CMM team - once on board, interns are treated as full staff members and are expected to perform as such.

The Technical Team is responsible for: 1) conducting assessments in countries that are at risk for conflict, instability, and violent extremism; 2) working with Missions to develop and implement programs that address these issues; 3) developing and providing training to USAID officers on technical issues linked to conflict and extremism; and 4) coordinating with other USG agencies (State/DoD) working on these issues. Technical Team interns will be expected to work closely with other members of the team on a broad range of technical/regional issues. Possible duties include: supporting conflict assessments; providing support on toolkit development; providing assistance to regional leads on program design; supporting the development of CMM's annual operational plan; administrative support to the technical team, and other duties as required.

The Program Team is responsible for programmatic oversight of the office, which includes budgeting priorities, strategic planning, and monitoring and evaluation responsibilities. Program Team interns' possible duties include: coordinating the proposal review process for the Annual Program Statement (APS); assisting with fulfilling Agency reporting requirements; tracking DCHA/CMM products and deliverables; auditing CMM office files; overseeing office correspondence; supporting office administrative, communications, and outreach needs; and other duties as required. All members of the Program Team are also assigned specific Technical Team responsibilities.

Qualifications: All candidates must be U.S. citizens currently enrolled and in good standing in a Bachelors, Masters Degree or PhD program. In addition, candidates should posses a strong background in international development, conflict resolution, statistics, and/or security studies, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and basic computer proficiency. A minimum of two years work experience in international development and/or overseas experience preferred. Regional experience in USAID-presence regions preferred (see http://www.usaid.gov for presence regions).

Internships are unpaid and will require a security clearance. In order to obtain a security clearance, all candidates must pass a background check. Failure to obtain a security clearance will preclude candidates from obtaining an internship.

Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, April 23, 2009 Applications will not be accepted after 5:00 PM, April 23, 2009. There will be no exceptions to the deadline.

Location: Washington, DC

Contact: If interested, please submit a cover letter and resume before the deadline indicated to conflict@usaid.gov with the subject line '2009 CMM internship'. All applicants should list at least two references with contact information (email/telephone) on their CV or cover letter. This solicitation is for Summer 2009 time period as well as the 2009-10 Academic Year. Applicants should specify the dates and time period they are available to work in their cover letter. Applicants are expected to commit to at least 8 continuous weeks of work for full consideration. For example, state "available from (month/year) to (month/year)". Due to the large number of applications received, we are unable to respond to all of the applicants individually. Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.

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