Emergency Response Intern Bangladesh Dhaka

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Qualifications

Education:

• Recently graduated with a degree in Disaster Management/Humanitarian Actions, social science, Social Work, Development Studies and/or related fields
• Students who have completed the coursework and not yet graduated are also eligible to apply.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience is not obligatory but provides additional value.
• Good computer literacy (MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Good capacity in English- both written and oral communication capacity.
• Readiness to work as a team member.
• High level of interest and motivation.
• Demonstrates flexibility, both intellectually and behaviourally, to adapt to and work effectively in a variety of situations, (no need to mention that here, we can discuss that in interviews)

Personal Qualities:

• Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and tasks.
• Demonstrated commitment to human rights and humanitarian principles.

Responsibilities of NRC:

1. NRC will provide the intern with a conducive working environment, effective supervision and guidance to ensure optimal learning; evident in regular supervisory meetings and a final performance evaluation

2. NRC will provide the intern with a clear ToR, stipulating specific learning objectives and exact outcomes

3. NRC will provide adequate induction to programs and the office

4. NRC will provide the intern with access to working space; necessary equipment; information and other work-related resources

5. Pay the prescribed stipend to interns in accordance with the guidelines

6. Issue a letter of completion of internship to interns upon successful completion of the programme.

Responsibilities of the intern:

1. The intern will be expected to adhere to all NRC regulations, policies and procedures

2. The intern will participate in the induction session

3. The intern will demonstrate motivated participation in the learning experience

4. The intern will carry out his/her roles and responsibilities as specified in the ToR and guided by supervisor

This internship will provide a valuable learning experience for a student or recent graduate looking to gain practical skills in the humanitarian field. The ideal candidate should possess the education, skills, and personal qualities outlined above, and be able to work independently while contributing to the overall goals of the Department.

Females are highly encouraged to apply for this role.

Responsibilities

The intern will be expected to:

• Support ERU manager in monitoring the humanitarian situation and contributing to drafting weather forecasts and situation reports in collaboration with the ERU, local actors, and partners.
• Support ERU team developing a contingency stock management and follow up mechanism. Support the RoD process in ERU responses (future and previously conducted ERU responses, backlogs).
• Assist in drafting concept notes, and other emergency reports by researching secondary sources, meeting minutes, and briefing notes related to emergency response as required by the unit.
• Support ERU team in ERU data management and dashboard updating together with MEL unit.,
• Assist ERU to enhance their communication products: photographs, case study, success story.
• Participate and assist (if needed) in capacity building training for ERT and partners, and workshop, meetings related to emergency response.
• Carry out other relevant duties that may be assigned by the supervisor generally related to emergency response (and in coordination with other team members).