Internship with the DRC Standby Roster Team

The intern will support the humanitarian emergency response capacity by assisting the Standby Roster team with deployment of experts to UN and DRC missions, including administrative, financial, communication, and recruitment tasks. The internship offers experience in an internationally recognized humanitarian NGO and knowledge of the humanitarian system and UN partners.

Responsibilities

• Updating website information and working on social media presence
• Writing and distributing quarterly newsletter to roster members
• Supporting ad hoc administrative and financial tasks using Excel and internal ERP system ‘Dynamics’ to process deployees’ expenses, book flight tickets and support colleagues and roster members with inquiries
• Supporting preparation and facilitation of induction training of new roster members
• Assisting with recruitment, reference collecting and onboarding of new roster members
• Attending briefings and debriefings with roster members before and after deployments
• Registering UN requests for deployments and trainings in ‘HERO’ database
• Carrying out a development project contributing to the development needs of the Standby Roster team

Requirements

• Have an interest in international affairs and humanitarian assistance
• Have completed a minimum of two years of higher education
• Be fluent in spoken and written English
• Be able to navigate a challenging environment and handle a wide range of complex tasks
• Be enrolled in a university during the full internship period
• Field of study within social sciences and/or international affairs is preferred but not mandatory
• Commit to the values and Code of Conduct of the Danish Refugee Council
• Be able to work independently and proactively and to handle challenges in a constructive and positive way
• Have an interest in and flair for communication and administrative tasks including financial management
• Experience and/or understanding of the funding mechanism in the humanitarian sector is considered an advantage
• Be open-minded and flexible towards the different tasks assigned to you
• Master DRC's core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity

Skills

• Humanitarian Assistance
• International Affairs
• Communications Skills
• Administrative Support
• Finance Management
• Recruitment Support
• Humanitarian Funding Mechanisms
• Emergency Response
• UN System Knowledge
• Human Resources Support

Languages

English