The EU Partnership Assistant (Intern) will work in the Partnerships and Policy Department. The Partnerships and Policy Department is responsible for NRCโs strategic relations with institutional donors and private foundations, thereby providing support to all Departments and Regional, Country, and Representation Offices in the organisation. This includes being responsible for developing relevant global strategies for resource mobilisation; developing funding prospects with existing and new donors; further streamlining NRCโs procedures, processes, and tools related to resource mobilisation and grant management; developing and providing internal training and help-desk support, etc.ย
The Partnerships and Policy Department consists of three sections: The Institutional Partnership Section (Oslo), the Advocacy and Media Section (Oslo), and the Humanitarian Policy Section (Geneva). It also hosts 5 Representation offices: NRC Geneva (Geneva), NRC Europe (Brussels), NRC USA (Washington D.C.), NRC Flรผchtlingshilfe Deutschland (Berlin), and NRC UK (London), as well as the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre IDMC (Geneva).ย ย
Generic responsibilities
Assist the Senior EU Partnership Advisers, and the Institutional Partnership Officer by identifying funding opportunities from selected European donors, contributing to the preparation and organisation of strategic meetings at EU or European capitals levels, and provide support in internal communications with other departments of NRC.
Specific responsibilities
Below is the general person profile that we are seeking:ย
A university graduate in a relevant field such as Law, International Relations, European Affairs, or some related equivalent experience. Fluency in English, knowledge of other EU languages (French and Dutch in particular) is an asset A rigorous and structured person with good analytical and administrative skills, including computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint) Good knowledge of EU institutions and EU donors is an asset Interest in refugee and/or humanitarian issues Good oral and written communication skills Organizational skills including the ability to multitasking, prioritizing and working efficiently with limited supervision Comfortable in a multicultural professional and/or NGO environment Commitment to humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independenceBehavioural competencies
Planning and delivering results Working with people Analysing Communicating with impact and respect Coping with changeWhat We Offerย
Duty Station: Brussels, Belgiumย ย Start date: 27th of ย March 2023 (TBD) Contract: 6 months Belgian โSocial immersion professional contractโ (Bruxellesย formation) meal cheques and transport allowance included.ย NRC may be required to verify the identity of its partners and to check that its partners have not been involved in illegal activities.ย NRC reserves the right to use electronic screening tools for this purpose.We also encourage you to share this widely with your other colleagues in the humanitarian sector The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.