Partnership and Policy Internship

NRC Geneva leads the Norwegian Refugee Council’s representation and activities in Geneva, especially with the IASC mechanisms, UN agencies and Swiss donors, and is 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 25 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, together with the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), advocates towards decision-makers at local, national, regional and global levels in order to obtain full respect for the rights of displaced and vulnerable people. Advocating with the United Nations, especially with protection-mandated agencies, is a priority in order to strengthen humanitarian response. NRC seeks to engage with all relevant actors in order to secure and maintain access to displaced and vulnerable people, and promote the achievement of durable solutions.

In 2018, NRC Geneva continues its engagement in the following policy areas: protection, humanitarian principles, counter-terrorism, climate change, humanitarian financing and institutional partnership.

Role and responsibilities

NRC Geneva requires an Intern to support its humanitarian policy and institutional partnership teams. The intern will work closely with the Institutional Partnership Advisers and the Humanitarian Policy Advisers, as well as with other members of the Geneva team, to ensure the production of timely meeting minutes, preparatory documentation, drafting of reports and general administrative and logistical support.

The Intern will provide support in the following tasks:

• Produce preparatory documentation and draft reports in support of the team’s work.
• Provide logistical and substantive support for workshops, trainings and internal/external events.
• Attend relevant meetings and write minutes.
• Follow up on latest developments related to humanitarian policy, partnerships, programmes and funding opportunities.
• Map out, through a desk review, NRC’s current partnership with UN and Swiss donors.
• Follow and support NRC’s work and projects on humanitarian financing in the framework of the Grand Bargain.
• Maintain an updated database of concept notes, proposal submitted and agreements signed with UN and Swiss donors.
• Systematise information available in terms of donor funding rules and regulations for relevant donors.
• Monitor NRC’s donors’ websites for funding opportunities.
• Monitor latest donor reports on humanitarian emergencies in the field and send the information to the country offices.
• Disseminate relevant information related to NRC’s donors and NRC’s work on the Grand Bargain via internal platforms.
• Support in systematising and keeping updated the internal document management and archiving system.
• Carry out any other daily tasks assigned by the advisers or other NRC staff.

Competencies

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and beliefs guide our actions and relationships.

​Professional competencies

• Master’s degree in International Relations or a relevant field.
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Proficiency in French is an advantage.
• Proven research, analytical and documentation skills.

Behavioural competencies

• Pragmatism
• Self-starter and team player
• Planning and delivering results
• Analysis and drafting
• Coping with change and multiple tasks

Expected start date: 15 May / 01 June 2018

Duration: 6 months

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that for reasons related to the procedure for work permits in Switzerland, only candidates with an EU/EFTA nationality or a valid work permit for Switzerland can be considered for this role.

All applications should be submitted through NRC’s global job portal Webcruiter accessible via the vacancies page on NRC’s internet site: https://www.nrc.no/vacancies/

We look forward to receiving your application.