Danish Red Cross (DRC) Vacancy – Intern

Internship Programme Management in Africa Region

Are you currently enrolled in a Danish University program and interested in gaining first-hand experience of what it is like to work for the world’s largest humanitarian organisation? Do you want to learn about the Danish Red Cross’ work in Africa Region and learn from experienced international humanitarian professionals? Then you might be our new intern, as our offices in Malawi and Ethiopia are looking for an intern each.

Position: Programme Management – Internship

Experience and Qualifications

Required:

• Enrolled at a relevant Danish university program with internship included (credited ECTS). An academic degree in e.g. social science, disaster management, political science, African studies, development studies or similar
• Believe in and adhere to the Red Cross Red Crescent 7 fundamental principles
• Fluent in English speaking and writing
• Have a keen interest in development and humanitarian work
• Proficient user of MS Office and can quickly learn new digital platforms
• Excellent report writing and communication skills to be disseminated in both professional and non-academic language
• Cultural sensitivity and experience in multicultural settings
• Compliant to rules and regulations set out by the organizations, for example (but not limited to) Code of Conduct, Principles and guidelines and local security protocols

Preferred:

• Danish language skills strong preference 
• Previous volunteering or/and working experience with the Red Cross/Crescent movement and/or other humanitarian organisation
• Valid international driver’s license 

Purpose

The purpose of the internship is to learn about humanitarian work and programme management which includes professional relationships to partners, project budget, donor relations, brand awareness, humanitarian vocabulary and more. This is learned by shadowing and providing support to the Danish Red Cross (DRC) in a field office under the line management of the DRC Country Manager and the guidance of the supervisor.

Learning objectives

• Understanding the humanitarian context and what Programme Management entails. This is learned by shadowing the day-to-day work of the full team. Learn about their work, their projects and specialities. Assist team members with various tasks like supporting proposal or report writing, infographics, data collection, practical arrangements of field visits, workshops, and more.
• Learn how communication and collaborations across humanitarian partners’ work and the trade-specific vocabulary. This is learned by joining important meetings both internal and external, supporting with minutes and with follow-ups when needed.
• Understanding the impact of humanitarian work. This is learned by supporting the supervisor’s work in technical areas which includes data collection, data processing or/and individual stories from affected populations.
• Understanding the role of branding in public funding to humanitarian organizations. Take part in the impact of how important brand awareness for future donations and how humanitarian fundraising is an integral part of the humanitarian profession. This is learned by creating posts for social media channels to support Danish Red Cross public image. It is also learned by taking the lead in arranging practical aspects of the foreign visitors
• Learn about donor-relations and humanitarian funding from donors such as ECHO or DANIDA. Assist team members with donor-relations, this can be by reviewing the Logical Framework, take part in the reporting, the communication, and/or assist in management of project budget

Application, conditions and further information

We look forward to receiving your application and CV no later than 12th of October 2025, 21:59 CEST. Application and CV in English are accepted only through our online recruitment system. Applicants currently not enrolled in a Danish University program with internship will not be accepted. Duty station is Addis Ababa, Ethiopia or Lilongwe, Malawi. You are welcome to look at some of what we do on (25) Danish Red Cross in Malawi: Overview | LinkedIn and (34) Danish Red Cross in Ethiopia: Inlägg | LinkedIn. In case you have any questions or might need more information please contact Anaïs Dufberg Suh anduf@rodekors.dk.

We look forward hearing from you!