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.
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
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 assetA 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 assetInterest in refugee and/or humanitarian issuesGood oral and written communication skillsOrganizational skills including the ability to multitasking, prioritizing and working efficiently with limited supervisionComfortable in a multicultural professional and/or NGO environmentCommitment to humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independenceBehavioural competencies
Planning and delivering resultsWorking with peopleAnalysingCommunicating with impact and respectCoping with changeWhat We Offerย
Duty Station: Brussels, Belgiumย ย Start date: 01st of November 2024 (ASAP)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 a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.ย Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.ย At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.ย Together, we save lives and rebuild futures. Safeguarding is central to NRCโs work. We expect all employees to:ย โข treat everyone with respect and dignityย โข contribute to building a safe environment for allย โข never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)ย โข always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH