1. INTERNSHIP VACANCY NOTICE No: 8/2015
Programme/Unit
Turin School of Development (TSD)
Proposed internship dates
6 months: from 2 March to 28 August 2015
2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES and INTERNSHIP TERMS OF REFERENCE
Receiving Unit:
The objective of the Turin School of Development (TSD) is to provide multi-disciplinary
postgraduate learning opportunities with targeted content and effective delivery
modalities, conducive to imparting the essential skills required to deal with today’s
social, economic and environmental priorities at national and global levels.
Please visit our website for additional information on the Masters available:
http://www.itcilo.org/en/training-offer/turin-school-of-development
Supervisor in charge of
internship:
Ms Blerina Pogace
Learning objectives:
The aim of this internship opportunity is to expose the students to the TSD’s
programme of work and to get them involved in proposing refinements to the next
editions of the Master and to on-going research works of the TSD.
Internship Terms of
Reference:
The intern will be attached to the Master in Public Procurement for Sustainable
Development with the following study/research tasks:
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Develop a global understanding on how training activities in the abovementioned areas of procurement management are designed and delivered.
Undertake research in the fields of Sustainable procurement including life cycle
analysis and procurement audit and international conventions on prevention of
bribery in overseas procurement transactions.
Find new contacts to promote the Public Procurement Master and specialised
professional courses in procurement management.
Other assignments related to the Master as requested by the Supervisor
Reviewing Master’s theses submitted to the Master Program and proposing
the best ones for peer review and publication on the TSD Working Paper Series
Updating learning contents of the web-learning platform
Assisting in course promotion for the Master programmes of TSD
Producing write-ups for training materials in the fields of public procurement
Reviewing and suggesting new material / (or updates) for the relevant topics of
the master in Public Procurement
3. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/PROFILE
Education:
Languages:
IT skills:
Other skills:
Enrolled on a graduate or postgraduate course or recently completed graduate or postgraduate
studies in Economics, Law or Business Administration.
Graduates of ITCILO/TSD Master’s programme will be given a special consideration.
Fluency in English.
Knowledge of another working language of the ITCILO will be considered an advantage.
Excellent command of computer applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet browsers.
Excellent communication skills.
Results based working attitude.
Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
Sensitivity to multicultural and diversity issues.
4. APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Application for this internship position should be sent by e-mail to: [email protected]
Please ensure that you quote INTERNSHIP VACANCY NOTICE No: 8/2015 in the subject heading and provide the following
documentation:
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A cover/motivation letter
An up-to-date curriculum vitae - this should include date of birth, nationality, address and language skills.
VERY IMPORTANT:
In order to be considered, applicants must be enrolled on a graduate or postgraduate course or have recently
completed graduate or postgraduate studies (maximum 6 months earlier).
Before applying, you are invited to read carefully the “Application procedures and conditions for interns” available on
our webpage: http://www.itcilo.org/en/the-centre/about-us/job-opportunities
Deadline for applications: 18 February 2015 (close of business).