Closing date:
Disaster Management Intern
City/location:
Bihar
Organization:
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- Division: Preparedness for Response and Recovery (PRR)
- Program: PROSPER-India
- Rationale: To support Disaster Management Specialist in Bihar in background research, data collection, analysis and report writing
Required Qualifications/Selection Criteria:
- Post Graduate student in University in Disaster Management, Engineering, Environment Studies or other relevant fields
- Understanding of Disaster Communication and Early Warning Systems (EWS)
- Good command of English and Hindi in both written and spoken
- Excellent skills in report writing
- Excellent computer skills, especially skills in operating the MS Office (word-processing, spreadsheets, and
- presentation software)
- Excellent interpersonal and public relations skills; ability to work with a team in a multi-cultural environment
- Strong desire to learn; undertake new challenges; must have self-confidence; a willingness to work hard; a good sense of humor and fun but with seriousness about the quality and excellence of work
- Duration of internship will be at least 4 months
Duties and Responsibilities:
With support and guidance from Disaster Management Specialist, Intern would perform the following tasks:
- Assist in conducting background research on EWS of the State of Bihar including institutional setup, protocols, equipment and human-resource
- Development of methodology to conduct the study
- Conduct field visits through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) exercise in communities and interviews of officials
- Data analysis and report writing
- Assist in conducting training programs at the community level
- Perform other related duties that may be assigned by the Specialists from time to time