Intern, Migration and Displacement

Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 191-member National Societies (NSs). The overall aim of IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by NSs with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.

IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Headquarters are organized into three main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Operations Coordination; (ii) Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; and (iii) Management Policy, Strategy and Corporate Services.

IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. IFRC also has country cluster delegations and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.

IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.

Job Purpose

The Migration and Displacement, under the Health, Disaster, Climate and Crises (HDCC) Unit at the IFRC MENA Regional Office, is responsible for the coordination of region-wide efforts to implement the IFRC Global Strategy on Migration, to advance the goals of the Global Route Based Migration Programme, and to lead the Secretariat of the RCRC MENA Migration Network.

The Migration and Displacement intern will support the Migration and Displacement thematic team in its role to support the IFRC delegations and National Societies to implement its strategic priorities on migration and displacement. The Migration and Displacement intern will have a particular focus on supporting the migration and displacement senior officer with key activities related to migration strategy, humanitarian diplomacy, technical guidance, capacity building.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the logistical arrangements for events, meetings, and workshops such as the General Annual Meeting of the MENA Migration Network, Global Migration Task Force, and the Movement Reference Group on Internal Displacement, including sharing documents and taking minutes of meeting
• Support the development of IFRC MENA’s migration-related programs and initiatives, including but not limited to supporting the delivery of migration-related trainings and capacity-building activities for Migration Focal Points and NSs staff and volunteers
• Support with regular reporting, and preparing specific thematic research/discussion papers
• Develop a regular IFRC MENA Migration and Displacement newsletter
• Support the processing of translation and proofreading tasks of technical materials
• Support the day-to-day tasks including travel support and finance-related aspects
• Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as migration studies, international relations, development, social sciences, or a related field - Required

Experience

• 0 to 1 year of internship relevant experience in a relevant field or previous internships - Required

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Knowledge

• Demonstrated interest and knowledge of migration and displacement issues in the Middle East and North Africa region - Required
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) - Required
• Understanding of the humanitarian context - Preferred

Skills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders and partners - Required
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Required
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously - Required
  
• Good analytical and research skills, with good understanding of data analysis and report writing - Preferred
• Good analytical and research skills, with good understanding of data analysis and report writing - Preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, diverse cultural context - Preferred
• Good report-writing skills - Preferred
  

Languages

• Fluent spoken and written Arabic and English - Required
• Good command of another IFRC official language (French and/or Spanish) - Preferred

Competencies, Values and Comments

Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust

Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability

IFRC Disclaimer

IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.

If you appointed to or undertake a role within IFRC, whether as staff, staff on loan or secondees, you will be subject to the organization's Code of Conduct, which is available here and on our website.

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include prior professional conduct checks and review of criminal records. IFRC will request a conduct check from all prior employers for a period of 5 years, including but not limited to employers who like IFRC participate in the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. For more details on the Scheme, please see ont-style: italic;">THE MISCONDUCT DISCLOSURE SCHEME — SCHR.

IFRC ensures equal employment opportunities!