The World Federation is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations
Vision Statement

The World Federation exists to achieve the pleasure of Allah SWT by developing spiritual and vibrant communities serving humanity
Mission Statement

The World Federation enables its member institutions to promote the values and practices of the Islamic Shia Ithna Asheri Faith for the spiritual and material well being of humanity at large
An opportunity for summer internship at The World Federation – 2 positions available

Updated 29 May 2009

 Position: Internship 2009 x Two positions

 Term: Fixed Term 1 July 2009 to 31 August 2009

 Location: Stanmore Office

 Salary: up to £ 800 / month for each

 Accountable to: Deputy Office Manager
 
 Closing date for applications:- 21 June 2009


Job Purpose: To assist the Assistant Secretary Generals and the Deputy Office Manager to deliver the responsibility of The World Federation Secretariat, and in particular to prepare the reports of each department for Conference 2009.

Hours: 9am – 5pm weekdays. In addition, the post holder will be expected to adopt a flexible working policy to work alongside Office Bearers, Assistant Secretary Generals if need be.


PERSON SPECIFICATIONS

QUALIFICATIONS:

The applicants must have either recently completed their A levels or in the 1st/2nd year of University 

EXPERIENCE Essential: 

  1. Ability to write, fit for purpose Conference reports and policy documents.
  2. Meticulous attention to details.
  3. Working in small teams in task oriented projects.
  4. Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
  5. Aptitude for working with computers 

EXPERIENCE – Desirable: 

  1. Ability to gather information from archived materials.
  2. Good communication skills.
  3. Working in small teams in task oriented projects.
  4. Working within an office environment. 

GENERAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

Organization:
Well organized plans ahead and highlights problems in advance. 

Interpersonal:
Excellent interpersonal skills. 

Teamwork:
Able to see “bigger picture” and to realize the implications of ones’ actions.
Possessing a proactive approach and attitude to one’s duties; sees tasks through to completion. 

JOB SPECIFICATION: 

Roles and Responsibilities:

  1. Prepare reports on behalf of the Office Bearers, Assistant Secretary Generals and the deputy office manager.
  2. To assist in projects being undertaken at the World Federation by undertaking basic research of archived materials.
  3. To prepare a status report of each project highlighting what has been done and what needs to be done to complete.
  4. To prepare conference reports for each of the departments.
  5. To facilitate, liaise, and coordinate reports for Assistant Secretary Generals.
  6. Provide clerical support, filing documents, records and computer files accurately and efficiently.
  7. Undertake scanning of documents and archiving.
  8. Execute and other duties of a similar or compatible nature as directed. 

These represent a definition of the main function and requirement for this position but are not an exhaustive list of duties.  The post holder will be required, in addition, to perform any other duties that might reasonable be considered a responsibility of the post and, on a temporary or emergency basis, and assist with duties which are normally the responsibility of others when required. 

The employer reserves the right to amend the foregoing job description from time to time in accordance with needs of the Organization.

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