Economic Recovery Internship

Founded in 1956, The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations – refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities – in more than 40 countries around the world. DRC has been implementing emergency response projects in Tanzania since the onset of the Burundi refugee crisis in 2015 in three refugee camps in the Kigoma Region at the border with Burundi. DRC’s integrated projects for refugees, asylum seekers and host communities comprise sectors such as Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM), Protection (CBP, PSN, GBV, CP and Legal), Shelter and infrastructure, and Economic Recovery.        

Overall purpose of the role:

Under the management and supervision of the Economic Recovery Officer and in close collaboration with WFP, UNHCR, Local Government authorities and camp-based government coordination bodies will be responsible for supporting the implementation of Livelihoods and Environment activities in the host community and in the refugee camps.

The Economic Recovery intern is therefore expected to be flexible to work in different locations throughout the programme.

Tasks and responsibilities of the position

• Participate in ensuring targets are met under DRC’s agreement with donors, to be accountable to the stated goals of the program.
• Support in provision of training and technical support to program participants/beneficiaries with a specific focus on Environment, Agriculture, Technical and Vocational Skills Development, Livelihoods among others.
• Support in distributions of items and proper documentation of implemented activities as guided by line supervisor.
• Ensure proper documentation of different program activities through field visits, data collection and simple analysis regarding the activities implemented from daily implementatation, needs assessments, trainings, distribution of items, progress of activities among others.
• Contribute in monitoring, evaluation, and learning arrangements for the programme.
• Work with established community-based structures in the community and be solutions-oriented in terms of challenges arising from individual activities and the program as a whole.
• Provide inputs for new sustainable initiatives/proposals and fundraising relating to development and humanitarian assistance.
• Contribute to documentation of lessons learned and ensure that are reflected in program planning and decision making.
• Ensure implementation of activities is compliant with the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and the DRC’s Code of Conduct (CoC).
• Provide timely and quality inputs for project narrative and analytical reports in accordance with DRC/stakeholders requirements.
• Provide technical inputs in the areas of expertise relevant to ongoing interventions as guided by line supervisor.
• Foster and maintain excellent working relationships with key development and humanitarian actors – local and international, including government authorities and non-state actors, private sectors.
• Liaise closely with other DRC sectors such as; Protection, and Camp management to ensure productive coordination and smooth implementation of the program activities.

Requirements

• Fresh graduates or maximum of 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Ordinary/Advanced Diploma or Bachelor degree among the following fields;
• Agronomy
• Horticulture
• Agriculture, Irrigation and Water resources Engineering
• Environmental science and management
• Sewing Design, Fashion, Textile and Clothing Technology
• General agriculture
• Agriculture extension
• Welding and metal fabrication
• Adult education and Community development
• Business administration and Entrepreneurships among other closely related fields

Source: https://job.drc.ngo/jobs/job?id=170609