Intern: ITC in Iraq – Inclusive Economic Development

This internship supports ITC's initiatives in Iraq focusing on economic inclusion of vulnerable groups through research, stakeholder mapping, documentation, coordination, and knowledge management. The intern will assist in projects related to employment, housing, and TVET governance under supervision, gaining practical experience in inclusive economic development.

Responsibilities

• Conduct desk research on economic inclusion barriers and opportunities for vulnerable groups in Iraq.
• Support mapping of labour-market opportunities, employers, business support organizations, vocational training providers, entrepreneurship initiatives and financial service providers.
• Assist in consolidating information on beneficiary outreach, skills development, employment referrals, enterprise support, access-to-finance linkages and rights-awareness activities.
• Prepare background briefs, analytical summaries, presentations and meeting records for coordination with partners and stakeholders.
• Support preparation and documentation of technical consultations with public institutions, private-sector representatives, investors and business support organizations.
• Maintain action trackers, stakeholder contact matrices and records of outputs relevant to the workstreams.
• Assist in mapping TVET institutions, coordination mechanisms, stakeholder mandates, focal points and decision-making processes.
• Support evidence reviews on institutional and procedural bottlenecks affecting work-based learning, occupational standards, curriculum approval, assessment and labour-market feedback.
• Prepare working matrices, meeting minutes and draft inputs for inter-ministerial protocols, standard operating procedures, coordination terms of reference and implementation tools.
• Support follow-up on consultations, pilot operationalisation and institutional adoption of selected reform measures.
• Prepare well-referenced research notes, PowerPoint presentations, meeting documentation and concise progress updates.
• Support planning and follow-up of stakeholder meetings, workshops and technical events.
• Maintain organized project files and knowledge products respecting confidentiality, safeguarding, gender equality, inclusion and conflict-sensitive approaches.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) or be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent) or have graduated with a university degree and commence the internship within one year of graduation.
• Relevant studies include economics, international development, public policy, international relations, business administration, social sciences or a related field.
• Interest in inclusive economic development, labour markets, entrepreneurship, private-sector development, housing/construction or TVET governance, preferably in fragile or displacement-affected contexts.
• Ability to conduct structured desk research, critically assess sources, synthesize findings and prepare clear, accurately referenced written outputs.
• Strong organizational and communication skills; proficiency in standard office software, spreadsheets and presentation tools.
• Data visualization and basic monitoring skills are assets.
• Fluency in English; Arabic and/or other UN languages would be a strong asset.

Skills

• Desk Research
• Source Assessment
• Report Writing
• Data Visualization
• Monitoring
• Stakeholder Mapping
• Knowledge Management
• Economic Development
• Labour Market Analysis
• Entrepreneurship Support
• Private Sector Development
• TVET Governance
• Project Coordination
• Office Applications
• Excel Spreadsheets Proficiency
• Presentation Tools

Languages

English, Arabic