Internship with the Programme Quality & Integration Unit

Are you looking for an exciting internship opportunity with one of the world’s largest NGOs? Then you might be our new intern at the Programme Quality and Integration Unit (PQI) for the 2025 spring semester.

Who are we?

The Programme Division develops programmatic concepts and strategies relevant to DRC’s international operations and delivers support within these areas. It also has the lead in developing position papers on DRC’s key advocacy and policy priorities. The Programme Division hosts various global specialist lead functions including for DRC’s five core sectors: Camp Coordination and camp management (CCCM), Protection, Shelter & Settlements, Humanitarian Disarmament & Peacebuilding, and Economic Recovery. The Division is furthermore overall responsible for continuously developing and implementing DRC’s programme handbook and the DRC Response Framework, which articulates how DRC seeks to save lives, promote durable solutions and address root causes of displacement (DRC’s three programme platforms). The Programme Quality and Integration unit leads efforts to strengthen DRC's longer-term programming to promote durable solutions and address root causes of displacement, as well as enhancing programme quality. The team has 7 staff.

About the internship

The intern will support the PQI team in the development of communications materials, documentation, analysis and information management related to key topics (namely durable solutions, root causes of displacement, programme quality assurance, systems, resilience and anticipatory action) with main responsibilities covering the following:

• Support desk analysis, research support, consolidation of data and mapping
• Support internal communication on the DRC Response Framework, including by writing, maintaining and editing information & news for DRC Insite
• Contribute to guidance and policy material for internal and external use
• Event organisation (meetings, training workshops, webinars)
• Contributions to the development of online staff learning materials
• Fulfill certain basic administrative tasks

We offer flexibility in the type of tasks, so you also have the possibility to influence the tasks, subject to what is relevant for your study programme.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to be open, curious and have a keen interest in international relations and development issues, including displacement. All employees and interns in DRC should master DRC's core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity. In addition, the candidate should:

• Be enlisted at a university for a relevant education at Masters’ level (international relations, political science, sociology, international development or a related field)

• Be fluent in both written and spoken English (fluency in French or Arabic is an advantage)
• Have good analytical skills 
• Have good communication skills (written and verbal) 
• Be comfortable using zoom, teams and have decent IT skills 

It is a requirement that you are enrolled in a university to be considered for the internship.

We offer

Contract length: 5-6 months subject to study requirements and mutual agreement

Workplace: DRC Headquarters located Borgergade 10, Copenhagen

Start date: August 1st. We can be flexible on the start date.

Working hours: Approximately 30 hours per week, subject to study requirements. We offer flexibility when you have study obligations.

The internship is not paid but we offer:

• 2 (unpaid) vacation days per month. The days can either be spent as you earn them or be accumulated
• Free lunch in our canteen (subject to our canteen being open)
• Free participation in our summer party (subject to dates)

Please note that if you do not have the right to work in Denmark (through nationality or existing work visa), you will need to apply for it if selected for the internship. This process can take up to three months. You can read more here.

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter, an updated CV in English as well as documentation that you are enrolled in a university Masters’ program. If you are applying for more than one internship with DRC, please indicate in your cover letter which internships you have applied for. Apply online on our page Current Vacancies at www.drc.ngo.

Closing date for applications: 11th of November 2024. We expect to conduct interviews over the course late November through early December in our headquarters in Borgergade or via Teams.

Further information

For questions regarding the internship please contact [email protected]  

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.