Intern
Job Description
Title: Intern
Company Name: Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka (Banani)
Employment Status: Full-time, Internship
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor’s degree; must be enrolled in an accredited university
Job Context:
∎ Introduction: Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS) is offering opportunities to students interested in gaining real world work experience by working as full time Interns in its Eye Care Program (ECP) located at Banani, Dhaka with programs in various districts of the country.
∎ Organizational Background: MSS is a premier Bangladeshi non-governmental organization formed in 1974 by a group of students of Dhaka Residential Model School and later of the University of Dhaka when the country was hit by a massive flood. MSS started as a relief agency which later reoriented its focus on poverty alleviation through microcredit and development. Currently, MSS programs are integrated and include poverty alleviation through microcredit, healthcare, childcare, primary education, among others, with the goal to establish a society free from poverty where there is equality among citizens and citizens’ rights and dignity are respected.
∎ MSS, equipped with its experience in providing eye care services in Bangladesh is implementing its Eye Care Program (ECP-MSS) with the aim to identify and treat preventable blindness among the underprivileged; to promote community awareness and education on eye health; and to increase capacity and access to eye care services.
∎ ECP-MSS is expanding its activities. Ambitious targets have been set for 2022-2023. Multiple post-graduate students will be given opportunity to work as intern in ECP-MSS. To reach our target we need additional human resources to support our core staff. Interns, will constitute an integral part of the team. They will carry out a range of support tasks to implement eye care activities successfully.
∎ Duration of interns’ appointment and working hour: ECP-MSS will appoint interns in two duration modes. The duration modes are: (a) Short Term: 3-6 months, (b) Long Term: 7 - 12 months. Working hour: Saturday to Thursday from 10AM to 6.00PM (Maybe relaxed for academic exigencies)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Objectives:
∎ Offer opportunities to students to gain real world experience
∎ Provide training and experiential learning opportunities for development of relevant work skills
∎ Provide a professional working environment that encourages and gives space to the professional identity development and development of professional competence
∎ To enhance community participation in the Eye Care activities.
∎ Roles and Responsibilities of interns:
∎ Internship is a support role for the core staff. The duties of internships include entry level office based and outreach tasks, such as:
∎ Office based roles: Data entry, filing, sorting through documents, processing mail, simple spreadsheet work, photo editing, photocopying, drafting report, attending meetings, media briefings and other organizational events etc.
∎ Outside office roles: Interns will support ECP staff and partners implement its outreach program activities such as Eye Camps, School Sight Testing Program (SSTP), Industrial Sight Testing Program (ISTP), Healthy Eyes for Road Safety (HERS) program, Noyon Tori (mobile eye clinic) program, data collection and necessary communication with stakeholders
∎ Organization will prepare a specific Job Description for the graduate’s interns.
∎ Some key advantages for interns:
∎ Gain real world experience
∎ Applying the concepts and strategies of academic study in a live work environment
∎ A chance to develop your knowledge and skills in a particular field or industry
∎ Exploring different roles to see which one you would like to pursue
∎ Getting insight into the way organization work and what challenges they face on a daily basis
∎ Develop critical work skills
∎ Develop report writing skills
∎ Learn organizing skill
∎ Travel to several districts
∎ The opportunity to create a network of contacts
∎ Gaining valuable work experience to set you apart from others when job hunting
∎ Increase chance of secure future employment
∎ Getting excellent working environment with diversified team
∎ Getting remuneration for conveyance and daily meal cost (if you do a paid internship)
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
∎ Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Bangla
∎ Self-directed and able to work without supervision
∎ Honest, Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas
∎ No experience needed but working experience an advantage
Salary:
∎ This is a paid, full time internship. Considering the transportation and daily meal cost organization offers an amount of BDT. 8000.00 remuneration per month
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Experience certificate after successful completion of internship tenure
∎ This internship can be a part of their academic requirement.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 20 Jun 2022
Company Information:
∎ 26 May 2022
∎ Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS)
∎ Address : SEL Centre (3rd Floor), 29, West Panthapath, Dhaka-1205
∎ Web : www.mssbd.org
∎ Business : Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS), a national level non-government organization, started its mission to stand by the distressed people with humanitarian aid when the country was hit by a massive flood in 1974. Having an organizational shape in 1977, MSS redirected its focus to poverty alleviation and empowerment of the poor, especially the urban and rural women of Bangladesh. Thereafter, MSS started health and population services in 1982; an integrated savings and credit program for the urban poor in 1984 which has since become sustainable. MSS was again in the front line when focus of development shifted to building democratic societies and promoting good governance.
Alongside working for poverty alleviation of the marginalized people, MSS is also promoting child rights, food security, health and nutrition services, housing and non-formal primary education with a vision to establish a society free from poverty where there is equality among citizens and citizens’ rights are respected.
Women’s Credit Program (WCP), the flagship program of MSS is operating with nearly 230,000 members through 154 branches in 124 upazillas and thanas of 17 districts all over the country.
Category: NGO/Development
: Interested candidates are requested to send their CV along with a cover letter (in one MS Word/ PDF file) addressed to the Executive Director, Manabik Shahajya Sangstha MSS to: [email protected] on or before June 20, 2022. Please mention the position applied for in the subject line of the email. Only short-listed candidates will be called for the selection process.
