SNV Junior Professionals Programme
What is a Junior Professional?
What is a Junior Professional?
SNV is now looking
for high potential and motivated candidates who are ready for a professional
career as a development practitioner.
The programme aims to
grow a Junior Professional into a competent development practitioner with a
solid grounding in one of SNV’s sectors: Agriculture, Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene (WASH) or Renewable Energy.
You are offered a
2-year fixed-term appointment in one of the countries where SNV works.
During this period,
you will gain practical ‘feet-in-the-mud’ experience while you work and learn
alongside a well-qualified SNV senior advisor in one of our sector
programmes.
You will be exposed
to SNV’s approaches and encouraged to engage with the latest developments in
the sectors.
Am
I eligible for the Junior Professionals Programme?
- Do you have an
advanced degree in Agriculture, WASH or Renewable Energy?
- Do you have less
than 3 years of relevant work experience?
- Do you possess
excellent interpersonal and communication skills?
- Are you
self-driven and hard working?
- Are you committed
and passionate about the international development sector?
- Are you
culturally sensitive?
- Do you have an
excellent command of English and ideally, French in addition?
What
are the salary and benefits?
SNV offers a
compensation and benefits package that is internationally competitive and
comparable with other non-profit organisations.
You will be recruited
by SNV Head Office for a fixed term of two years.
Upon successful
completion of the programme, you may pursue available career opportunities within
SNV or other development organisation.
How to apply?
SNV is now accepting
applications for 2013 until 22 July 2013.
If you are
interested, visit our website (www.snvworld.org/snv-jpp) for
more information and directions on how to apply.
What
is the selection procedure?
The JP Programme will
select a limited number of international, highly qualified and motivated
juniors from both the Netherlands and the countries where SNV works.
Shortlisted
applicants will go through a thorough selection procedure in which we will seek
to establish learning and growth potential to become a high performing
development practitioner.
Newly appointed
Junior Professionals will be expected to be on board by latest October 2013.
Contact
For further
information, please e-mail us at snvjpp@snvworld.org
