Internship Opportunity - Youth Engagement Intern

IFRC DRC is looking for a Youth Engagement Intern to support the Technical Coordinator (Youth) and NRCS counterparts in project development and implementation, helping the team achieve high-quality program deliverables. Interested candidates should submit their interest along with the cover letter and resume no later than 03 July 2026.

Role Description

Organizational context (where the job is located in the Organization)

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian network, with 191 member National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. IFRC uses the Triple R – response, resilience and respect – to deliver on Strategy 2030. IFRC responds to disasters and crises, ensuring timely, coordinated and locally led humanitarian action. IFRC supports its members in building community resilience in the areas of climate and environment, health and wellbeing, and migration and displacement. IFRC promotes respect for our fundamental principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality, including in our work on values, power and inclusion. The IFRC focuses throughout on our core mandate – our raison d’être – of strategic and operational coordination, humanitarian diplomacy, National Society development, and accountability.  

IFRC is led by its Secretary General and has its Headquarters in Geneva and five regional offices in Africa (Nairobi); the Americas (Panama); Asia Pacific (Kuala Lumpur); Europe (Budapest); and MENA (Beirut) as well as representation offices, service centres and delegations across the globe.

The IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. 

The IFRC is currently present in Nepal through a Country Delegation (CD - first established in 1965 with a presence through regional representation at times), providing support to Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) programmes and National Society development (NSD) amongst as well as emergency response, other areas. The longer-term mission of the Nepal Delegation is to facilitate organisational growth, technical capacities, partnerships, and resource mobilisation that enable Nepal Red Cross Society to deliver on its humanitarian mandate in the country through the provision of technical support, advocacy, representation and coordination functions, in accordance with Strategy 2030, the IFRC Renewal and annual Operational Plans.

The Country Delegation also provides integration services to six IFRC members with a presence in Nepal. 

The Danish Red Cross (DRC) shares an enduring partnership with the NRCS. This collaboration focuses on supporting communities to prepare for, anticipate, respond to, and recover from disasters, while delivering community healthcare services. In Nepal, there is an increasing focus on supporting the NRCS to address the humanitarian impacts of the climate crisis as well as mainstream youth engagement across all NRCS operations, with a emphasis on strengthening the Junior and Youth Red Cross (JYRC) department to better serve the children and youth of Nepal.

DRC has been developing and implementing several youth-engagement focused projects in partnership with the JYRC department. Two major upcoming projectvas will focus on building resilience among children and young people through Junior Red Cross circles in schools and colleges, as well as within local communities.

Role purpose

The Youth Engagement intern will have an important role supporting the Technical Coordinator (Youth) and NRCS counterparts in project development and implementation, helping the team achieve high-quality program deliverables. While assisting the DRC Country Office (CO), the intern will have an exciting opportunity to engage with other parts of the IFRC Network. This role will allow them to apply their academic knowledge and skills of the humanitarian sector to benefit the country's most vulnerable populations. Guided by the Fundamental Principles of the Movement, the intern will gain extensive learning experiences and professional growth to support their future career development.

The Youth Engagement intern will be based in Kathmandu, Nepal, but will travel areas where DRC is supporting programming.  They will report to the Technical Coordinator (Youth) which is located with the Program and Technical unit of the DRC CO.

The proposed internship will commence from July 2026 for an initial 3 months, with the possibility of extension for next 3 months based on the completion of the proposed work and further context analysis. Beyond the internship period (maximum of 6 months) there will no additional extension nor there will be absorption as staff of IFRC/DRC or NRCS. It is expected they will provide 40 hours per week.

The Youth Engagement intern will be paid as per IFRC standard policy for interns on a monthly basis (inclusive of tax). The payment will be made at the end of each English calendar month upon submission of monthly progress report.

Role duties and responsibilities

• Proposal Development Support: Conduct background research, gather secondary data, and compile information required for concept notes and proposals.
• Budget Development: Assist in developing Excel budgets, including consolidating financial data received from the Nepal Red Cross Society into standard templates.
• Meeting Coordination: Schedule meetings with the NRCS and other IFRC Network members, and draft comprehensive meeting minutes.
• Assessment and Research Assistance: Conduct literature reviews, mapping exercises, and needs assessments, and collect contextual information relevant to programs and proposals.
• Knowledge Management: Organize and maintain records of project documents, lessons learned, best practices, and relevant technical resources.
• Presentation and Communication Materials: Draft PowerPoint presentations, briefing packs, and detailed notes for internal and external meetings.
• Administrative and Logistics Support: Prepare logistics and procurement requisitions as assigned, and provide administrative support during workshops, consultations, and field visits.

Other Tasks

• Any other tasks specific to this position will be identified and agreed upon by the role holder and line-manager.

Duties applicable to all staff

Safeguarding Responsibilities 

Role Requirements