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The German government’s international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, operates world-wide on behalf of German Ministries, the governments of other countries and international clients. GIZ has a record of more than 60 years working in Thailand. The “GIZ Food and Agriculture Cluster” is currently looking for an intern to support the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) Secretariat in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) Intern

The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) is a global multi-stakeholder initiative led by UN Environment, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The alliance is comprised of over 100 partner institutions representing governments, global private sector actors, SMEs, research institutes, financial institutions, and civil society organizations. The initiative is dedicated to contribute to a sustainable global rice sector by promoting resource efficiency and sustainability in trade flows, production and consumption operations, as well as in sustainable supply chains development. UN Environment currently hosts the SRP Secretariat and serves as its legal entity.

The SRP pursues public policy development and voluntary market transformation initiatives to provide private, non-profit and public actors in the global rice sector with sustainable production standards and outreach mechanisms that contribute to increasing the global supply of affordable rice, improved livelihoods for rice producers and reduced environmental impact of rice production.

Having developed and launched the world’s first rice sustainability standard and performance indicators, SRP is now embarking on its upscaling phase, focusing on implementation of new tools and programmes, including the launch of the SRP Stanadard and Performance Indicators v 2.0, assurance and training programmes, as well as engagement in the policy arena to drive wide-scale adoption. This will necessitate a significant increase in the Secretariat’s human resource capacity.

The SRP Secretariat is seeking an intern with experience in sustainable agriculture and  international development, as well as experience and skills in project, stakeholder and knowledge management.

Further information can be found on the following websites.

Sustainable Rice Platform: http://www.sustainablerice.org

GIZ Food and Agriculture Cluster: www.asean-agrifood.org

The intern will be integrated and will support the SRP Secretariat in the following fields of activities:

• Research on assigned topics in the areas of organizational development, stakeholder mapping and data analysis;
• Conduct of due diligence on prospective partners and member organizations;
• Updating and maintenance of SRP membership and external contacts list and database;
• Support in project registration outreach, as well as in data gathering and analysis;
• Preparation of SRP materials for GIZ internal communication; and
• General support in operations of the SRP Secretariat.

Qualifications and Requirements:

We are looking for a candidate who possesses (the equivalent of):

• A Bachelor or Master Degree in the field of agriculture, economics, development studies or related areas;
• Strong systematic and analytical skills with special ability to design processes, as well as develop, collect, monitor and analyze data;
• Excellent computer skills, with ability to effectively use ICT tools, including website management, CRM, database and other relevant tools;
• Sound inter-personal skills with ability to work idependently and collaboratively in a team; and
• Excellent command of written and verbal English.

The internship is funded by the GIZ project “Thai Rice NAMA” and is seconded to the SRP Secretariat. The intern will work in close cooperation with the SRP Communications and Member Liaison.

This will be a six month contract, starting on 1 June 2019 and running until 30 November 2019. Only matriculated students or those who have graduated not more than six month before beginning the internship are eligible to apply for this opportunity.

Please submit your application and CV to Secretariat@sustainablerice.org. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2019. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.