Humanitarian Policy and Partnerships Intern Switzerland Geneva

Overview

Assist with humanitarian policy and partnerships as an intern at NRC in Geneva.

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Law, Communications, International Relations or a relevant field.
• Interest in humanitarian policy or advocacy, with ability to demonstrate familiarity with one or more relevant policy areas a strong advantage.
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Proficiency in French is an advantage.
• Proven research, analytical and documentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Self-starter and team player.
• Planning and delivering results.
• Coping with change and multiple tasks.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

NRC Geneva and NRC’s global Policy and Advocacy Section (PAS) requires an Intern to support on:

• Protection policy
• Interagency coordination and system reform
• Humanitarian diplomacy administrative efforts
• Relationship growth and management with diverse stakeholders, including resource and influencing partners
• Foreign policy and aid policy analysis
• Geneva and global advocacy outreach
• Humanitarian financing policy implementation and coordination
• Administrative functions and internal coordination support
• Other general humanitarian policy and advocacy engagements as needed

Important: Only students enrolled in a course of study and pursuing this internship as a mandatory and integral part of a university program provided for under Swiss cantonal or federal legislation are eligible for this internship. The university must be willing to sign a tri-partite agreement with NRC Geneva and provide an attestation confirming that the internship gives study credits.

Specific tasks are as follows:

Support to humanitarian diplomacy and partnership workstreams

• Support NRC’s engagement on humanitarian system reform and interagency coordination, protection policy, humanitarian financing, and principled humanitarian action;
• Assist in the development and dissemination of internal resources, research, reports, training materials, policies, and other advocacy materials.
• Support in aid and foreign policy analysis, as required, including on the system-wide funding gap.
• Produce presentations and other materials for internal and external communications and training.

Communication and coordination

• Attend relevant calls and events focused on the above-mentioned themes, taking and distributing notes as relevant (e.g. internal advocacy calls, ICVA working groups, etc.);
• Production of timely PAS and Geneva Representation office meeting minutes (NRC Geneva weekly meeting, CoP on Humanitarian Coordination etc.);
• Support outreach and communication internally and externally through communication and dissemination of products (including key messages, analysis, position papers, engagement plans, etc.).
• Support the organization of events and workshops led by NRC Geneva and PAS.
• Support in preparing for advocacy or other representation visits managed by NRC Geneva.
• Coordinate and consolidate inputs from NRC Geneva and PAS teams for internal and external materials.

Workplans and reporting

• Support the preparation of donor reports and support material for grants in line with donor requirements.
• Support the development and use of tracking tools for internal and external workplan objectives or other deliverables.

1. Competencies

1. Professional competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Law, Communications, International Relations or a relevant field.
• Interest in humanitarian policy or advocacy, with ability to demonstrate familiarity with one or more relevant policy areas a strong advantage.
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English
• Proficiency in French is an advantage
• Proven research, analytical and documentation skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

2. Behavioural competencies

• Self-starter and team player
• Planning and delivering results
• Analysis and drafting
• Coping with change and multiple tasks
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn

What makes this position attractive?

• A challenging and exciting opportunity with an international team dedicated to advocating for the rights of people forced to flee;
• A valuable and enriching opportunity for students interested in a career in the humanitarian sector;
• A 6-months full-time internship with NRC in Geneva (Our preference is for a full-time internship engagement; however, an 80–90% work time arrangement may be considered for the right candidate).

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;
• To be innovative with our solutions;
• To act as one unified and inclusive team;
• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the beneficiaries that we exist to serve; and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Are you interested? Please apply through our online application tool, and make sure to attach a cover letter and your CV. We look forward to receiving your application!

Important: Only students enrolled in a course of study and pursuing this internship as a mandatory and integral part of a university program provided for under Swiss cantonal or federal legislation are eligible for this internship. The university must be willing to sign a tri-partite agreement with NRC Geneva and provide an attestation confirming that the internship gives study credits.

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