Intern, Latin America

Job description

Overview Since 1972, Covenant House has served and advocated for youth and young families experiencing homelessness, human trafficking, and exploitation. Our overarching goal is to end homelessness among youth and young families by helping them achieve housing stability, heal from trauma, tap into their innate resilience, and hone their interests and skills to forge new pathways to independence. This work is carried out across Covenant House sites in 34 cities in the US, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. About the Role: Under the guidance and supervision of CHI’s Senior Vice President for Latin America, the intern will be encouraged to apply theoretical knowledge in real-world settings and gain practical experience in project management skills and program implementation. Through meetings with U.S. based Latam team members, conversations with leaders at Covenant House sites in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, trainings, workshops and written and oral assignments, the intern will learn how programmatic, operational, and development goals are developed, monitored, evaluated, and achieved and understand the importance of clear procedures and effective operational systems in runni...