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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) seeks to appoint a:

Title:               Intern for South East Asia Online Library
Reports to:     Knowledge and Information Management Officer
Duration:        July 2016 to September 2016 (Monday to Friday)

Purpose:
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian network, reaching 150 million people each year through its 190 member National Societies. The Organisation acts before, during and after disasters, crises and health emergences in order to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people.

Our work is guided by seven fundamental principles (humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality), policies and by Strategy 2020, which voices our collective vision and determination to move forward in tackling the major challenges that confront humanity in the present decade.

The IFRC Secretariat has a decentralized structure: five regional offices (each with several Country Cluster Support Team and country offices reporting to it) covering the globe and responsible for frontline delivery through National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, backed by the Secretariat based in Geneva.

IFRC Asia Pacific region has developed the Operational plan for 2016 in line with the overall strategic direction of the IFRC’s 8 Areas of Focus and 4 Strategies for Implementation of the plan and Budget 2016 – 2020. In addition, IFRC Asia  Pacific region and the Country Cluster Support Team Bangkok have been working together in enhancing the cooperation and coordination in Asia Pacific.

The “Asia Pacific (AP) Region – Disaster & Crises, Prevention, Response and Recovery – DCPRR Team” comprises of the Disaster Management, DRR and DRM Coordinators and delegates based in country offices and country cluster support teams, supported by the Asia Pacific DCPRR Unit in Kuala Lumpur. The work under the concept and technical guidance called “One DCPRRR Team approach”.

South East Asia RCRC societies online library (https://sites.google.com/site/drrtoolsinsoutheastasia/), established since 2012, is a Knowledge and Information Management initiative to support the Regional Community Safety and Resilience Forum (including DRR, Health, OD and the cross-cutting components of Gender and Diversity, Youth and Volunteers, Disaster Law, Humanitarian Diplomacy, Climate change adaptation, etc.).

The online library further profiles the Movement’s work (and resources) in the region for non-RCRC partners and counterparts, such as ASEAN and respective National Disaster Management Offices, as well as providing resources on our collective engagement with these partners, and resources from them, which would guide our active engagement. 

In order to address some shortcomings in functionality of the current platform of the online library (not user-friendly, not allowing different levels of accessibility, and integration with social media), the Southeast Asia regional delegation in Bangkok is working to prepare and roll-out an improved online platform, that will respond better to the rationale of the online library.

Under the guidance and close collaboration with the Knowledge and Information Management Officer, the volunteer will support the preparation and roll-out of the improved online platform of the online library.

Job duties and responsibilities
In supporting the preparation and roll-out of the online library platform, under the guidance of and close collaboration with the Knowledge and Information Management Officer, the volunteer shall, but not limited to:
•    Assist with document taxonomies 
•    Assist with data and document migration
•    Assist with web page layout
All the above are to be performed in accordance with the Federation Secretariat’s goals and Red Cross and Red Crescent principles.

Qualifications, experience and skills required: 
•    Studying or just graduated in Faculty of International Relations or communications or web design related field
•    Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office
•    Skill in research on disaster risk reduction and disaster management resources.
•    Strong enthusiasm in making lasting contribution to a platform that will help community resilience towards emergencies in South East Asia.
•    Being solution-driven, having initiative, commitment and perseverance
•    Prefer knowledge and experience in web design
•    Prefer knowledge and experience in promoting publications
•    Prefer knowledge and experience in public communications.
•    Prefer knowledge and experience in Disaster Management, Health or Organizational Development.
•    Fluent in spoken and written English

Candidates are requested to send a covering letter and Curriculum Vitae in MS WORD format to: anchalee.limpiponpaiboon@ifrc.org. Closing date: 22 June 2016. Only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged. More information about IFRC, please see www.ifrc.org.