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Aflatoun International

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Education
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Internship Title: Asia Network Management Intern
  • Duration: 6 months, February - July, 2022
  • Number of Interns: 2-3
  • Special Requirement: 4-5 days a week internship
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
Aflatoun International is an NGO based in the Netherlands offering social and financial education to children and young people worldwide. Through a strong network of 345 partners and 38 governments, the organisation reaches 10.5 million children and young people each year in 108 countries. Aflatoun International creates high-quality curricula, for different age groups, which can be contextualised to local needs or specific circumstances. In addition, teachers are provided with training and we conduct research to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of our programmes.

VISION
Socially and economically empowered children and young people who act as agents of change in their own lives for a more equitable world.

MISSION
Ensure access to quality, inclusive, child-centred social & financial education for all children and young people, especially the most vulnerable.

STRATEGY
In pursuing our vision and mission over the next five years, we aim to increase our influence and intensify support to the network in order to accelerate scale-up of quality programmes for children and young people.

Background:
The complex and rapidly changing world of today presents unique challenges for new generations preparing to enter adulthood. It is more important than ever that all children and youth, including the most vulnerable, access opportunities to develop practical skills that empower them to navigate the complexities of their working and social lives. Financial education is essential to empowerment, and fosters meaningful learning and development of key competencies. It also ensures that learners acquire the capacity and motivation to engage in all aspects of social and economic activities.

The Asia region has a dynamic and growing region in term of life skill and financial education areas. More and more countries and organizations, both government and NGOs, are now showing big interest with life skill and financial education curriculum. This is perfectly in line with Aflatoun International 5 years new strategy (2022-2027) which inviting more and more organizations to join the network to be able to reach out to millions of vulnerable children and young people with this important 21st century curriculum. Based on this, Asia region need extra support from an intern to response to this development. In liaison with the Asia Senior Program Manager (PM) the Intern will undertake the following activities:
Internship Tasks：
1. Coordination and planning of Asia Regional Meeting 
● Coordinating logistics related to the event.
● Mapping organisations who can attend the Regional Meeting
● Researching relevant SFE topics to address during the Regional Meeting
● Reporting and taking minutes of meeting 

2. General Support
● Supporting ongoing regional activities as requested
● Providing additional partner engagements on the Partner Platform
● Researching relevant opportunities in the region

3. Support Programme Manager in planning and coordination of Aflatoun  training of trainers 
● Coordinating training logistics 
● Assisting training design
● Supporting technical delivery of online training

4. Strategic Mapping
● Supporting the Programme Manager in the strategic mapping of institutions and regional bodies working on topics related to social and financial education in the region.
● Supporting the Programme Manager in the mapping of potential partners in priority countries.
● Supporting the Programme Manager in the engagement of strategic partners.

5. Support Projects in The Asia Region
● Providing logistical and digital support for online trainings – 9 Courses on the platform
● Translating and proofreading materials

Expected Outcomes:
● Regional Meeting successfully delivered.
● Training successfully delivered.
● Final strategic mapping ready for use
● Partner network further engaged
● Asia Regional Virtual training supported on the platform.

Requirements:
● A Bachelor or Master degree in Education or social sciences and experience in working with children.
● Ability to work in small team with motivated, multicultural co-workers.
● Fluency in English and one Asia main language is a plus.
● Strong computer skills, including sound knowledge of Windows and Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
● Advanced digital skills are a plus.

Other Relevant Information:
The intern/volunteer must keep confidential any and all unpublished information made known during the course of the internship and not publish any reports or paper on the basis of information obtained except with the written approval and authorization of his supervisor.
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Relations
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Stakeholder in: U-XJ7047 – Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI).

Member of: International Centre for Social Franchising (ICSF)
Member of: International Childhood and Youth Research Network (ICYRnet)
Links with: Mastercard Foundation

Members
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