Job: Intern to Oxfam Denmark Office – Humanitarian Response and Inclusive Peacebuilding Team

This is your chance to join the Oxfam Denmark Humanitarian Response and Inclusive Peacebuilding Team in the spring semester of 2025 

Oxfam Denmark works to promote humanitarian response, peacebuilding, as well as longer-term development in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. You will become part of our humanitarian and peacebuilding team working to ensure that vulnerable people of all genders, ages and diversities enjoy their rights, live in resilient and peaceful communities before, during, and after crisis and lead, shape and influence accountable and inclusive humanitarian and peacebuilding actions. 

You will join a team of six dedicated colleagues. In addition, you will work with other Oxfam Denmark teams and get a chance to be part of a dedicated and inspiring global community. We are a member of Oxfam International. At any given time, Oxfam is responding to over 30 emergency situations. Oxfam is also a strong actor in humanitarian and peacebuilding advocacy work. 
 
As our new intern you will 

• Support us in staying updated on relevant crises and displacement situations 
• Contribute with knowledge and inputs to specific humanitarian and peacebuilding interventions and focus areas 
• Contribute to reporting and knowledge management   
• Develop presentations and information papers. 
• Provide logistical, communication and administration support 

Support during your internship 
An internship supervisor in the team will accompany, support and guide you, and we will ensure strong professional monitoring of your learning and skills development. 
  
Qualifications 
You may be the right candidate for this internship, if you: 

• are undertaking a relevant higher education and have a strong interest in humanitarian and peacebuilding issues  
• have strong analytical skills 
• have excellent skills and experience in documentation and written communication. Good IT skills are an advantage  
• are fluent in English. French, Spanish, or Arabic is an advantage 
• are energetic, curious and able to work independently and as part of a team 

How to apply 
If you are interested and want to apply for the internship, please send a motivated application letter and a detailed CV not later than November 25, 2024. Please note that only applications submitted via the APPLY button will be accepted. We expect interviews to be held 27 and 28 November, 2024. 

All offers of internship are subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal and child abuse records checks. 

Read more about internship requirements here. 

For further information about the position, please contact Senior Humanitarian and Peacebuilding Advisor, Sunra Lambert Baj, [email protected]. 

About Oxfam International 
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. 
  
That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty. 
We are an international confederation of 20+ organisations (affiliates) working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 
All our work is led by three core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness. 
  
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. 

Position type: Internship (unpaid)

Deadline: 25/11/2024

Starting date: 02-2025

Location: Oxfam Danmark / Vesterbrogade 2A, 2., 1620, København V, Danmark.

Contactperson: Sunra Lambert Baj, [email protected]

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