Student Assistant Diaspora Project Support

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

Who are we?

The Civil Society Engagement Unit provides strategic, analytical and operation support to engagement with relevant local, regional and transnational civil society across DRC operations; implements Civil Society Engagement projects of a global nature; and spearheads DRC's long-standing engagement with diaspora communities across Europe. Danish Refugee Council’s Diaspora Programme facilitates, supports, and enhances the role of diasporas as effective agents of humanitarian assistance, recovery and development. The work of the Diaspora Programme supports Danish Refugee Council’s conviction that displaced people are a resource for both countries of origin and destination, and responds to a growing body of evidence calling for a more inclusive humanitarian system that integrates ‘non-traditional actors’ to enhance the effectiveness of the humanitarian response.

The Diaspora Project Support (DiPS) project is a Danida-funded project providing financial and technical support to diaspora-led projects implemented in Somalia and Afghanistan. DiPS offers provisions of funding for diaspora-led relief, rehabilitation and development projects as well as trainings to strengthen the diaspora organisations’ capacity.

About the job

The DiPS student assistant will mainly provide support to admin, finance, logistics, and communication tasks for the implementation of the Diaspora Project Support (DiPS) project which includes the DiPS fund and capacity development activities such as trainings and workshops. Ad-hoc support to the unit and other projects is expected. The tasks will include, but not be limited to:

Supporting capacity development activities:

• Support administrative tasks related to planning and follow-up of capacity development events such as setting up registration links and tracking registration, booking venues and refreshments, sharing information about and paying out transport reimbursements to participants.
• Support MEAL tasks such as preparing and disseminating post attendance surveys and tracking lessons learned.
• Occasionally attend workshops and trainings with diaspora partners, both online and in person and provide logistical support.
• Support with communications tasks via the DRC website, email campaigns, Facebook, and SMS services to mobilize and inform diaspora participants.

Support management of the DiPS fund:

• Support checking financial reports and supporting documentation submitted by grantees according to set guidelines, facilitate payment of installments to diaspora and local partners, liaise with DiPS grantees about financial reporting.
• Support the management of DiPS internal and external sharepoint pages.

Support daily administration of the DiPS team and Civil Society Engagement Unit

• Support the team with management of the DiPS budget through tracking expenses, receipts, and payment status.
• Other ad-hoc administrative support when required.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have an interest and flair for administration and be well-organized, have strong communication skills and be service-minded in your approach, and be able to work independently as well as with a team and handle challenges in a constructive way. All employees should master DRC's core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Be enrolled at a university and have at least 6 months before graduating.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to navigate in a challenging and busy environment, handle a wide complexity of tasks.
• Strong intercultural competencies and a good communicator.
• Fluent in reading and writing English.
• Responsible, independent, and service minded with a positive attitude.

Desirable

• Be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree within Development Studies, Political Science, International Relations, or other related social science studies.
• Have experience with office-related tools and software, especially Excel.
• Previous experience with administration, finance, and budget management (or willingness to learn) and a flair for numbers.
• Ability to read and write in Danish is an advantage.

We offer

Contract length: 3 ½ months

Work place: DRC Headquarters in Copenhagen, Borgergade 10

Start date: 12 September 2022

The position is temporary as it is a maternity cover leave position with funding ending 31 December 2022 (if funding is not extended).

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the agreement between DRC and HK. This is a national position for which local terms and conditions apply. Please note that you need to have the right to work in Denmark (through nationality or existing work visa) in order to be considered for this role.

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV in English. Apply online on our page Current Vacancies at www.drc.ngo.

Closing date for applications: 14 August 2022. We expect to conduct interviews between August 29th and September 2nd at DRC Headquarters in Copenhagen.

Further information

For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Elfi Thrane Bemelmans, DiPS Project Officer at elfi.bemelmans@drc.ngo

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.