Danish Red Cross Disaster Management Internship Jobs in Kenya

Danish Red Cross Disaster Management Internship Jobs in Kenya

Are you interested in Disaster management and Emergency Response operations? Do you have good reporting and communication skills, and are you ready to move to Nairobi and get an insight into the work of the Red Cross Movement? If yes, then you might be our new Danish Red Cross intern at the IFRC office in Nairobi.

The Red Cross is the largest humanitarian organization in the world and for 150 years we have helped alleviate people through crisis, wars and disasters. Red Cross Red Crescent Movement has a unique position and mandate to provide aid regardless of nationality, race or political views. We currently count 19 million volunteers in 190 countries. When disaster strikes we are there. Join us. Together we can make a world of difference.

The internship

The intern will be seconded from the Danish Red Cross to the IFRC East Africa Cluster in Nairobi, reporting the Head of the Disaster Management Unit. Experience or interest in in the field of disaster management, such as cash transfer programming and forecast based action is an advantage.

The internship has a broad focus on all the different aspects of disaster management, such as raising awareness, fundraising, preparedness, risk reduction, situation reports and administrative and financial elements.

Responsibilities