Are you looking for an exciting internship opportunity with a large, global NGO – and are you interested in protection of refugees and displaced persons and their rights? Then you might be our new Intern for the Spring 2024 semester.
Who are we?
The Global Protection Unit (GPU) is situated in the Department of Strategy, Programme and Learning (SPL). The GPU leads and oversees DRC’s Protection work globally, amongst others through development and dissemination of policy, standards and guidance, protection programme quality assurance, technical field support and capacity building on protection policies, standards, guidance and tools, and advocacy efforts.
About the internship
The Intern will be a part of the GPU and support the Unit’s work on knowledge and information management, development, communication and dissemination of global Protection policy, standards and guidance, and the delivery of thematic events and training.
Under the guidance of GPU colleagues, the intern will support 1) Knowledge, information management and
documentation (30%); 2) Contribute to the development and rollout of policies and guidance (30%); and 3) Contribute to preparation and delivery of thematic and learning events (40%).
The tasks will include, but will not be limited to:
Information and Knowledge Management
Development and Rollout of Protection Policies & Guidance
Preparation and Delivery of Thematic & Learning Events
We offer you the opportunity to:
We offer flexibility in the type of tasks, so you also have the possibility to influence the tasks, subject to what is relevant for your study programme.
About you
To be successful in this role we expect you to:
All employees and interns in DRC should master DRC’s core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity. Moreover, we also expect the following:
It is a requirement that you are enrolled in a university in order to be considered for the internship.
We offer
Contract length: 4-5 months subject to study requirements and further dialogue
Workplace: DRC Headquarters located Borgergade 10, Copenhagen
Start date: Mid-January – early February 2024
Working hours: Approximately 30 hours per week, subject to study requirements and further dialogue. We offer flexibility when you have study obligations next to the internship.
The internship is not paid but we offer:
Please note that if you do not have the right to work in Denmark (through nationality or existing work visa), you will need to apply for it yourself, should you be selected for the internship. This process can take up to three months from initiating the process. You can read more here.
Application process
All applicants must send a cover letter, an updated CV in English as well as documentation that you are enrolled in a university. If you are applying for more than one internship with DRC, please indicate so in your cover letter. Apply online on our page: Current Vacancies at www.drc.ngo.
Closing date for applications: 31st October 2023. We expect to conduct interviews 6-17 November 2023.
Further information
For questions regarding the internship please contact contact Kathrine Starup, Head of Global Protection Unit, [email protected]
For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo