Intern, Disaster Preparedness - Kuala Lumpur - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC - 09/06/2024

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian network.

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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC did not yet communicate its impact measurement.

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Job Purpose

The intern is expected to have a hands-on learning through on-the-job training alongside the Operations Manager of Malaysia as well as the Asia Pacific National Society Preparedness Coordinator and Surge Coordinator in improving the National Disaster Response Team (NDRT) curriculum for the region.

Job Duties And Responsibilities

Support in contextualizing the National Response Team (NRT) Common Standards to Asia Pacific, considering regional specificities
Identifying mandatory and optional courses within the standardized curriculum
Drafting and supporting the finalization of guidance document for using the standardized and contextualized curriculum
Compiling feedback from technical/sectoral leads on the standardized curriculum and updating documents accordingly
Supporting Malaysian Red Crescent Society in piloting the NDRT Common Standards
Supporting MRCS in adapting their NDRT curriculum to align with the standardized curriculum
Providing facilitation support to MRCS during NDRT
Supporting the collection of learnings from MRCS NDRT through surveys and evaluations post-training

Education

Required
Relevant university education in Human resources, Pedagogy, Social Sciences, disaster management or an equivalent of qualifying experience managing emergency deployments and trainings
Preferred
Certification, training, or professional qualification in Project Management, Data Management

Experience

Required
Experience managing events (trainings, meetings, etc.).
Experience delivering trainings, including preparation of methodologies, presentations, training curricula or similar.
Preferred
Experience of working for the Red Cross / Red Crescent or other humanitarian organization.
Experience managing databases for human resources.
Experience in facilitating and supporting staff during travels/deployments/trainings.

Knowledge And Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to negotiate while maintaining effective working relations.
Open to learning and committed to acting on learning and sharing experiences.
Ability to adapt and adjust to change, take extra miles to accomplished work task.
Ability to work well in a multicultural team and in a changing environment.
Self-supporting in computers (Email, Internet, spread sheets, word-processing, etc.)
Ability to be flexible to work in pressurized working environments e.g., disaster affected area.

Languages

Fluently spoken and written English
Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic)

Competencies

Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability.
Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust.

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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world's largest humanitarian network.

Website
Unknown
Between 250 and 2000 employees
Others

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC did not yet communicate its impact measurement.

This structure did not communicate to us the labels or certifications that it was able to obtain.

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