IWA: Intern Professional Updating and Learning

TERMS OF REFERENCE – Intern for Professional Updating and Learning

Working hours:

Monday – Friday, 40 hours

Duration: 6 months (starting asap)

Duty station: IWA Global Operations, The Hague, Netherlands

About IWA:

IWA is a worldwide network for water professionals and companies, with a membership comprisingleading companies in the fields of water services, infrastructure engineering and consulting as wellas more than 10,000 individuals. The IWA network is structured to promote multi-levelcollaboration among its diverse membership groups, and to share the benefit of knowledge onwater science, technology and management worldwide. Each year IWA organises and sponsors over
40 specialised conferences and seminars on a wide variety of topics in water management inlocations worldwide. IWA publishes 12 scientific journals and 40+ books per year on water management.

IWA develops leading edge innovations and synthesises these through the work ofthe 52 IWA Specialist Groups and a set of global programmes focused on for example Cities of the Future, Water, Energy and Climate Change and Basins of the Future. IWA has a worldwide staff of approximately 40, with headquarters in London and offices in The Hague (Netherlands), Bucharest,Bangkok, Beijing and Nairobi.

IWA’s strategic plan ) has added a new strategic priority area that is focused on IWA as afacilitator towards learning and professional development. Its main goal is to have water and environment professionals improve their knowledge and skills by using the IWA learning and professional updating mechanisms. We are in the initial stages, and require thus a lot of scoping work on what learning and professional updating mechanism the IWA can provide.

Reporting to:

Learning and Innovation Director Under the general supervision of the Learning and Capacity Development officer

Contact Person:

Lenny Kwisthout, IWA Human Resources Officer

Email:
Lenny.kwisthout

Please note that CKNet-Ina secretariat only share and forward the information, IWA who will decide on the shortlisted candidates and contact the candidate/s directly.

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