Shelter & Settlements Intern at Danish Refugee Council

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