Internship Disaster Risk Management in Malawi Internship

Are you interested in gaining first-hand experience of what it is like to work for the world’s largest humanitarian organisation? Do you want to learn about the Red Cross’ work in Malawi and learn from experienced international humanitarian professionals? Then you might be our new intern.

Are you interested in international development and disaster response, looking for experience within the humanitarian sector in Africa and would like to be part of a dynamic team gaining knowledge of Danish Red Cross’ work in Malawi?

Danish Red Cross in Malawi
The Danish Red Cross is leading a consortium that supports Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) in the implementation of the ‘Community Resilience Programme’ which is implemented in the Southern Malawi. The programme has an integrated programming approach encompassing Health, WASH, Disaster Management, Empowerment of the most vulnerable & Youth and National Society Development. We also support MRCS with Disaster Risk Reduction/Anticipatory Action and Response projects. A general focus is on strengthening the capacity of MRCS. As an intern you will be supporting the Danish Red Cross Country Office (CO) on various aspects of cross-cutting project activities and especially support the Disaster Risk Reduction/Anticipatory Action and Response projects. You will learn about the work of DRC in Malawi and receive ongoing supervision and support by the DRC Programme Delegates/Staff and Country Manager.

Your main tasks include:
The purpose of the internship is to support to the Danish Red Cross and Consortium office at Malawi Red Cross Society in terms of:

• Support planning and coordinate cross-cutting project activities and events specifically related with Disaster Risk Management (DRM), including Anticipatory Acton (AA) and Information Management (IM) activities.
• Assist in preparing cross-cutting project training and learning events and capacity building initiatives.
• Support planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (PMER), including data collection and analysis.
• Support communication, including development of communication strategies and content plans.
• Write communication stories, videos, “sunshine stories” and regular stories/reports for Malawi Country Office social media pages, from Malawi.
• Support trainings and workshops, especially related to technical areas such as DRM, AA and IM.
• Support the day-to-day cross-cutting activities of the Danish Red Cross and Consortium office in Malawi.

We expect
We expect that you are driven and service minded with capacity to take initiatives and work independently. You are structured, well organized and resourceful with a genuine interest in development and humanitarian work, and wanting to become a part of the Red Cross Red Crescent movement. We also expect you are receptive, that you are interested in learning from and working closely together with local actors, and that you with curiosity engage proactively in different project activities. We prefer that you through your studies or experience have knowledge of international humanitarian work and/or insight into partnership projects, and that you have volunteer experience.

The Internship in Disaster Risk Management in Malawi will be based in Lilongwe.

We believe that you fit this position, if

• Fluent in English and Danish.
• Enrolled at university, for an academic degree in e.g. social science, disaster management, political science, African studies, development studies or similar.
• Believe in and adhere to the Red Cross Red Crescent 7 fundamental principles
• Previous experience working with the Red Cross/Crescent movement and/or other humanitarian organisation is an advantage.
• Documented experience from working with organisational development, as well as programme design and monitoring.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills to be disseminated in both professional and non-academic language.
• Cultural sensitivity and experience in participatory methods and planning of fieldwork.
• As a person you are result oriented with a cultural sensitivity. You have an ability to both listen and facilitate dialogues with a flexible approach adapting your way of working depending on the culture and capacities.
• Highly adaptable to new environments and comfortable with significant changes to standards of living, such as sharing home environment with others, fluctuations in water, electricity and internet access, as well as restricted access to comforts reliable transportation or habitual foods.
• Resilient, ability to cope with a variety of stressors such as changes in temperatures, climate or workload, in a self-reliant manner.
• Compliant to rules and regulations set out by the organizations, for example (but not limited to) Code of Conduct, Principles and guidelines and local security protocols

We offer
You will get the chance to gain first-hand experience of what it is like to work for the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. You will learn about Red Cross’ work in Malawi and receive ongoing supervision and support by the experienced international development professionals in your team. You will get to work alongside professionals who are experts in their field and gain valuable and relevant work experience within a dynamic workplace. At the same time, an internship with the Danish Red Cross in Malawi will provide you with an opportunity to apply what you have learned during your academic programme in a challenging, yet inspiring setting.

The internships begin in January 2025 and ends in June 2025 and runs for about 6 months. The weekly hours are 37. The internship is unpaid, however one round trip air ticket, accommodation, vaccinations and insurance are covered by the Danish Red Cross. Before arriving at the internship, a thorough on-boarding by the Danish Red Cross will be undertaking in Denmark and online.

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You will become part of the World’s largest humanitarian organization
The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is the world’s largest humanitarian organization. We help people on both sides of a conflict and in the remotest corners of the world, regardless of their religion, race or political views. The Red Cross is always there. We save lives every day, and we equip people with the tools they need to get through crises and disasters. We are part of your local community no matter where you live. With your help, we can be wherever we are needed, always. We are passionate about what we do – and we are proud of our job!

International Department in the Danish Red Cross supports vulnerable people in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, in close cooperation with Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in more than 30 countries, and have an annual turnover of more than 750 million Danish kroner annually. We work specifically on building preparedness and response capacity. DRC works both with long term activities and short-term response particular within health, disaster preparedness and response.

We offer a meaningful work at a purpose-driven workplace with truly engaged colleagues. We focus on professional challenges, well-being and a flexible organizing of your work life. All of us contribute to a great work environment and colleagueship.

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