Economic Recovery Intern

Provide supervised field and administrative support for KFW and MPCA/CVA activities including community engagement, registration, assessments, distribution support, data entry, documentation and follow-up. Learn DRC/donor procedures through coaching and gradually perform basic assistant-level tasks without approval, budget-holding, cash-handling or final beneficiary-selection authority.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of KFW, MPCA and other Economic Recovery activities according to approved workplans, SOPs and tools under close supervision.
• Assist in beneficiary identification, registration, verification, vulnerability assessment, market assessment, preference collection and feedback documentation.
• Support MPCA distribution/FSP field processes, including site preparation, attendance checks, beneficiary communication, crowd-management support, documentation and reconciliation support.
• Support KFW livelihood activities, including literacy/life skills, business skills, vocational training, agriculture/post-harvest, SRFF, women groups, biogas and business follow-up.
• Prepare/check field documentation and support Kobo/Excel data entry, cleaning, uploading and archiving for beneficiary, training, distribution and monitoring records.
• Support field monitoring, PDM preparation, coaching visits and escalation of distribution, liquidity, protection, access, quality or implementation issues.
• Assist coordination with local authorities, site/community representatives, committees, FSP teams, partners, service providers and relevant DRC teams.
• Apply DRC Code of Conduct, PSEAH, safeguarding, data protection, AAP, do-no-harm and safe referral principles, and follow safety instructions.

Requirements

• High school certificate is required as a minimum.
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred, particularly in civil engineering, agriculture, water/environment, business administration, social sciences, IT or related fields; other fields are accepted.
• Fresh graduate or early-career candidate.
• Graduation year should not be more than three years before the application date.
• No previous formal humanitarian experience is required; volunteering, community work, data collection, distribution support or field support is an advantage.
• Highly motivated, disciplined, willing to learn and enthusiastic about humanitarian work, MPCA/CVA and women economic empowerment.
• Basic understanding of the local context, IDP/host community realities and culturally appropriate communication with women and community members.
• Basic computer skills are required, especially MS Word, Excel, email and smartphone/Kobo data collection; basic English is preferred.
• Able to conduct field visits to targeted communities, respect confidentiality and maintain professional boundaries with beneficiaries, FSP staff and partners.
• Arabic – fluent, with strong understanding of the local accent.
• English – basic is preferred.

Skills

• Community Engagement
• Data Collection
• Distribution support
• Field Visits
• Confidentiality Management
• Professional Boundaries
• MS Word
• Excel
• Email Communication
• Smartphone Data Collection
• KOBO Data Collection
• Basic English
• Fluency in Arabic
• Local Context Analysis
• IDP/Host Community Knowledge
• MPCA/CVA Knowledge
• Women Economic Empowerment Awareness
• Administrative Support
• Documentation
• Data Entry

Languages

Arabic, English