Overall purpose of the role
- We are looking for an intern who will work at DRC East Africa & Great Lakes Regional Office in Nairobi. The intern will have the opportunity to enable DRC to work more effectively with operationalizing the Shelter & Settlements Sector, and specifically support the expand the network and implement the activities established within the sector. The position will further give support to the Global Shelter & Settlements Sector. The intern will support various projects with communication, documentation, and internal information management.
Responsibilities:
COMMUNICATION
- Support the roll-out of global trainings & induction (online), planning & coordination.
- Support event organisation incl. Logistics.
- Strengthen communication on the DRC Shelter & Settlements sector:
- Editing InSite Sector page content and news articles: e.g. support with maintenance, editing and upload of information to DRC Insite pages and SharePoint
- Updating/posting/editing intranet Shelter & Settlements Sector content;
- Developing/maintaining Shelter & Settlements Sector mailing list;
- Support development and roll-out of webinars and e-learning modules;
- Support with developing / editing guidance and policy material for internal / external use in the sector;
- Mapping Shelter & Settlements sector staff & projects across DRC country operations;
- Fulfill some basic administrative tasks.
INFORMATION & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
- Strengthen information on Shelter & Settlements Sector:
- Practical support to gathering and disseminating relevant sector tools/templates
- Logistical/practical help related to relevant sector products & processes
- Light research on relevant issues and other relevant ad hoc tasks;
- Assisting in rolling out e-learning tools and / or global events;
DONOR REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE
- Support with donor reporting (mainly editing);
- Supporting with maintaining DRC Insite Shelter & Settlement Page.
- There may be additional tasks assigned depending on the qualifications of the successful candidate.
About you
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
- Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
- Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
- Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.
Experience and technical competencies:
- Be enlisted at a university for a relevant education (architecture. Engineer or international relations, international development or related field)
- Be fluent in both written and spoken English (fluency in French is an advantage)
- Have good analytical skills
- Have good communication skills (written and verbal)
- Be comfortable using Zoom, Teams and have decent IT skills
- Have the required permits to work and live in Kenya
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