United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Programmes & Funding Intern

About RedR

Each year millions of people around the world feel the effects of natural disaster and conflict. RedR is an international charity that improves the effectiveness of disaster relief, helping save and rebuild the lives of people affected by disaster worldwide. We do this by delivering essential training and capacity building services to relief organisations and their staff. Our work helps to ensure that the right people with the right skills are responding to global emergencies, and enables both local and international relief workers to react to the needs of those affected by disaster, efficiently and safely.

The Role

The aim to this role is to provide administrative and institutional fundraising support to the Central Programmes team

Person Specification

Essential

• An interest or experience in humanitarian relief and international development


• A commitment to our humanitarian mission and values


• Excellent written English language skills


• Previous cross cultural work / voluntary experience


• Initiative, enthusiasm and a proactive, problem-solving approach to new challenges


• Excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills


• Good skills in the use of MS Office, email, internet


• Experience and / or interest in the collation of information and data analysis


• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues and stakeholders from diverse cultural backgrounds


• Cheerful, hands-on and methodical attitude


• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage own workload

Desirable

• Experience working with Excel and databases is an advantage


• Additional languages, particularly Arabic, French or Spanish