Internship opportunities at Danish Refugee Council Tanzania

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Internship opportunities at Danish Refugee Council Tanzania The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries throughout the world. … Internationally, DRC actively participates in supporting the protection of refugees, and promoting durable solutions for conflict-affected populations.
Name of the Position: – Livelihoods Interns – Energy and Environment

Reports to: – Livelihoods Officer
Supervise: – Incentive staffs and Village Agents.
Duty Station: – Kibondo and Kasulu
A Livelihoods Intern – Energy and Environment, under the management and supervision of the Livelihoods Officer and in close collaboration with UNHCR and the camp-based government coordination bodies will be responsible for supporting the implementation of livelihoods activities in the refugee camp and host community. The Livelihoods intern is therefore expected to be flexible to work in different locations over the course of the programme.
Tasks and responsibilities of the position

Participate in ensuring targets are met under DRC’s agreement with donors, to be accountable to the stated goals of the programme.
Participate in the provision of training and technical support to programme participants with a specific focus on energy and environment components.
Participate in ensuring documentation and provide inputs for reporting on implementation progress. Participate in suggesting viable project ideas for future interventions.
Participate in Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Activities.
Work with established community-based structures in the community and be solution-oriented in terms of challenges arising from individual activities and the programme as a whole.
Provide inputs for new sustainable livelihoods initiative/proposals and fundraising relating to emergency and longer-term response.
Contribute to documentation of lessons learned and ensuring that are reflected in program planning and decision making.
Comply with the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and the DRC’s Code of Conduct (CoC);
Provide timely and quality field visit reports to assigned supervisor
Foster and maintain excellent working relationships with key humanitarian actors – local and international, including government authorities and private sectors.
Liaise closely with other DRC’s sectors such as; Community Based Protection, protection and camp management to ensure productive coordination and smooth implementation of the programme activities.

University Degree in Forestry, Agriculture, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Science and Management and other related fields.
Passion in developing a career in the following areas;
Implementing alternative sources of energy, specifically on bio-briquettes production
Development and management of tree nurseries
Afforestation and sustainable forest harvesting techniques.
Forest and natural resources management policies, guidelines and best practices.
Formation and Strengthening of Natural Resources/ Environmental/ Community Based Forest Management Committees at village level.
Land restoration through resilience design approaches.
Sustainable agriculture practices including Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), Good Agriculture Practices (GAP), Resilience farming approaches like Permaculture, Agroecology, Agroforestry among others
Developing and Implementing environmental friendly Income Generating Activities (IGAs).
Raising public awareness on forest management and/or environmental conservation.
Land use planning at village/ward level
Market-based interventions on sustainable energy
Implement programme on cooking energy-efficient stoves
Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel).
Ability to communicate in English and Swahili. The ability to communicate in Kiha and/or Kirundi is a plus.
Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility.
Comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well able to engage with community members openly, maintain confidentiality and respect.