Paid Internship at IPKO Foundation office in Prishtina

Position: Program Assistant Internship

Paid internship period: 3 months with possibility of extension, starting no later than 15th of April, 2024

Deadline to apply: 10 April, 2024 working hours.

Who are we?

IPKO Foundation is a non-profit foundation in Kosovo that supports the development of future generations of leaders who use technology to implement innovative solutions to local and national development challenges, while enabling an environment where they can reach their full potential through an improved policy and institutional context. We are known by partners for being creative, competent, responsible, collaborative, and trusted to undertake initiatives that create sustainable solutions. Our work is at the nexus of public institutions, the private sector, and non-governmental entities.

Main projects of IPKO Foundation are:

DOKUTECH – a yearly tech conference for 11 years aims to aid development of the tech landscape in Kosovo, combined with the will and courage to create an atmosphere for technological growth by bringing the opportunity of listening to international speakers, entertain groundbreaking ideas, and challenging the audience's knowledge and points of view on technology, online security, and content openness. DOKU.TECH convenes speakers from very colorful backgrounds in technology, social entrepreneurship, and groundbreaking ideas in the field of tech, in front of an eager audience. From simple, modest social entrepreneurs to people who want to bring down global irresponsible companies.

Girls in ICT –The Celebration of Girls in ICT Day is an initiative of ITU and is marked in more than 100 countries around the world on the last Thursday of April. IPKO Foundation hosts this conference to encourage young women and girls in Kosovo to break the stereotypes and pursue careers in the ICT sector. Some of the factors that may prevent women’s involvement in the ICT sector in Kosovo are the cultural stereotypes, internal barriers, lack of financial means, access to education, etc. With the ICT sector developing day by day, and an increasing demand for human resource capacity, there is a lot of room for improvement in female’s involvement in the ICT sector. The conference is being organized for 9 years now and entails the main conference of “Girls in ICT” with inspirational speeches and panel discussion, workshops in the field of ICT and the job Fair which aims to facilitate the participation of over 300 young women.

 

Program Assistant Intern main duties requirements:

· Primary responsible for providing programmatic and administrative support to the IF staff.

· Assist the IF staff to plan, design, and implement Foundation’s initiatives, events, including helping to write a variety of materials (e.g. case studies, reports, work plans, Power point presentations etc.),

· Develops and maintains an efficient filing system for the team, including assistance in processing calls for proposals as required;

· Contributes to electronic filing of project documents;

· Assists in the translation, proofreading and editing of documents as required;

· Providing administrative duties to support their team in completing projects efficiently and within budget

· Maintains and updates team’s databases and mailing lists using the Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and CRM

· Works with the team to coordinate work activities, meet deadlines, and provide support where needed; and

· Performs other related duties in accordance with instructions from team members.

Program Assistant Intern required skills and experience:

· Completion of secondary education is required. A university degree (or equivalent) in Business or Public Administration/Economy or a related field is an asset.

· Experience with administrative and managing tasks.

· Ability to work independently and in a team

· Self-directed and able to work without supervision

· Ability to meet deadlines

· Experience in working in a computer environment using multiple office software packages.

· Fluency in English is required.

What do we offer:

· High quality day-to-day teamwork

· Networking opportunities

· Expanding of your professional network

· Learning working in different channels that IPKO Foundation uses during the project implementation

 

How to apply: If you are interested in the position, send your CV and a Cover Letter to the following email address: hr@ipkofoundation.org. The subject of the email should be: Program Assistant Intern.

IPKO Foundation appreciates all applications, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.