Humanitarian Policy Intern
Vor 2 Tagen
NRC Geneva leads Norwegian Refugee Council’s representation and activities in Geneva, especially with the IASC mechanisms and UN agencies, as well as leading on humanitarian policy globally. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-governmental organisation working in over 34 countries. NRC employs a rights based approach, challenging those with responsibility to uphold the rights of displaced people set out within national and International Laws. NRC endeavours to secure the acceptance of local stakeholders for activities and is committed to the principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality. _
NRC Geneva is now looking for an Intern to support NRC’s Humanitarian Policy Unit’s work, including on:
- Protection
- The impact of sanctions/CT measures on principled humanitarian action
- Other general humanitarian policy engagement
**The intern must be enrolled in a course of study and pursuing this internship as a mandatory part of the course/study (the internship must give study credits)**
**What you will do**:
- Support NRC’s engagement on humanitarian system reform and internal displacement
- Support in work relating to CT measures and sanctions on principled humanitarian action
- Assist in the development of internal policy positions
- Attend relevant calls and events focused on protection, displacement, CT measures, sanctions and principled humanitarian action, and take notes as relevant
- Support NRC’s leadership of the global Housing, Land, and Property Area of Responsibility
- Support outreach and communication internally and externally through communication and outreach products (including key messages, media products, position papers etc.)
- Support the preparation of donor reports and support material for grants in line with donor requirements
- Support to the organisation of any events and workshops led by NRC Geneva
- Support in the development of communication and advocacy materials, including for social media
- Support in drafting of practical research products
- Production of timely meeting minutes
**What you will bring**:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Law, Communications, International Relations or a relevant field.
- Interest in humanitarian policy, 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
**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;
**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 otherthe members of our NRC family.
**_Important: Only students enrolled in a course of study and pursuing this internship as a mandatory part of the course/study are eligible for this role. 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._**
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.
- The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Geneva leads NRC’s representation with the IASC and UN agencies, and coordinates donor engagement with the UN and Swiss donors. NRC strives to assist and protect vulnerable and displaced people during crises, especially in situations of conflict. Established in 1946, NRC is an independent, humanitarian, non-profit, non-gov
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