Organizational Context

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 192-member National Societies. The overall aim of the IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” The IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.

IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of the IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Headquarters are organized into three main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Operations Coordination; (ii) Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; and (iii) Management Policy, Strategy and Corporate Services.

IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. IFRC also has country cluster delegation and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.

IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.

The Emergency Operations and Information Management team works collaboratively with Geneva, Regional and Country level counterparts to: i) manage an inclusive local-to-global IFRC wide response system, built upon Movement learning, informed by industry best practices, and equipped for the future; ii) deliver innovation in managing information – more timely and comprehensive data collation and analysis for IFRC operational and strategic decision making; iii) ensure evidence based analysis of risks and capacities that supports better preparedness and more integrated, multi-sectoral, holistic approaches to response and recovery; iv) profile the work of the IFRC across the preparedness – response – recovery continuum – highlighting the value added of the IFRC for strengthening resilience; v) expand DREF access to more of the most vulnerable communities and in response to the many small, silent and forgotten disasters; vi) deliver more transparency in procedures and in decision making including through clear agreed SOPs; and vii) instil an IM culture in the IFRC – disseminating why information is needed, how it is used and the value of unique RCRC data and analysis.

Job Purpose

The purpose of the internship is to support the Information Management team to provide a quality service across the Disaster and Crisis department.

The primary focus of the internship is to support the IM team in the development of timely and robuts humanitarian analysis products, based on secondary and primary data available to IFRC. This will include desktop and DEEP based secondary data review and analysis, meta-analysis of available datasets, dry-run to stress test new measurement and analytical methodologies, drafting of information producs such as Terms of References, analysis plans, briefings and reports.

A secondary focus of the internship includes supporting review and development of training material and content key IFRC IM training modules. The Intern will work in a output-focussed way with the Geneva-based IM unit in the the Disaster and Crisis department to understand its needs and deliver quality analysis and products, based on IM team standards and expectations.

The Intern may also support the IM team in the further development of the GO platform, (go.ifrc.org) including through the development and execution of data cleaning and consolidation processes.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The IFRC is looking for an intern that will support the EOIM team responsible for the establishment and implementation of humanitarian analysis products and processes. The key tasks of the intern will be:

•  Gather and analyse quantitative and qualitative data to feed into IFRC analysis products.
•  Contribute to the collection and analysis of baseline and historical event data as well as trend and risk analysis of evolving crises.
•  Produce Briefing Notes, upon request, in a limited time ranging from 6 to 24 hours depending on alert. This may include to be “on call” to research and draft Briefing Notes outside business hours.
•  Produce thematic ad hoc reports and analysis
•  Support the review process of methodology documents and analysis products as well as participate in internal evaluation to improve the quality of analysis activity.
•  Provide support to IFRC information products development, notably in doing research for developing technical briefs (i.e. scenario analysis, gender sensitive analysis, etc).
•  Provide comments and inputs on data visualisation and analysis products within the Disaster and Crisis team;
•  Represent and support the EOIM team on internal and external trainings, meetings and presentations;
•  Propose and implement new solutions for improving data analysis in the Disaster and Crisis department at the IFRC;
•  Support data entry, processing and analysis of IFRC emergency operations data.

The intern will report to the Information Management Lead within the Emergency Operations and Information Management unit, within the Disaster and Crisis (Prevention, Response and Recovery) Department in Geneva.

Education

Required

•  Be currently-enrolled in a university or equivalent level, or have graduated recently (normally within 1 year from the date of hiring) in an area that is compatible with the IFRC activities.

Experience

Required

•  Demonstrated experience in data collection, analysis and processing of qualitative and quantitative data.
•  Experience with databases, creation/use of large datasets, data entry, and aggregation of data.

Preferred

•  Experience with Red Cross Red Crescent Movement.

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Required

•  Fluent written and oral communication skills in English. Full fluency in at least another one of IFRC official languages: French, Spanish and/or Arabic.
•  Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research and analysis methods.
•  Knowledge and understanding of disaster information management issues.
•  Knowledge and understanding of needs assessment and analysis in humanitarian crisis.

Preferred

•  Any other non-European language is an asset.
•  Knowledge of online and offline analysis tools, data visualization & dashboards, preferred (e.g. R, QGIS, DEEP, Power Bi, Tableau, etc.).
•  Knowledge of IFRC information management tools and IFRC data sources, preferred.

Competencies, Values and Comments

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.

Application Instructions

Please submit your application in English only.

IFRC values equal opportunity, diversity and inclusivity. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, nationality, class, political opinions, ethnic or social origin, disability, religion, or belief.