Internews Europe
Job Title: Afghan Response Associate
Report to: CSP Grants Officer
Location: London (Remote)
Start Date: ASAP
LoE: Part time
Type of Contract: 3 months fixed-term contract, possibility of extension.
Salary: Band B1 (£29,844)
About Internews:
Internews works to ensure access to trusted, quality news and information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives. We envision a world where everyone can communicate freely with anyone, anywhere, and exchange the news and information they need to shape their communities and the world.
For 35 years and in more than 100 countries, we have worked with our local partners to build hundreds of sustainable organizations, strengthened the capacity of thousands of media professionals, human rights activists, and information entrepreneurs, and reached millions of people with quality, local information, improving lives and building lasting change. On issues ranging from health and the environment to conflict and governance, Internews has developed approaches that harness the power of media and information to create positive change.
Internews is a charity operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London, and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.
About the Role:
Internews is hiring immediately for an Afghan Response Associate to help support our crisis teams. This highly motivated individual will respond to queries coming to a dedicated Afghan response email inbox, document requests for assistance, and source information as needed to respond efficiently and compassionately to these requests. Reporting directly to the Afghan Response Coordinator within the Internews Europe’s CEO’s office, this individual will be part of a fast-moving global team.
Responsibilities will include:
- Document and respond to requests for evacuation and other assistance.
- Liaise with People and Culture (HR) and other teams as required for vetting and verification.
- Submit information to relevant authorities.
- Respond to queries in a timely and sensitive manner.
- Keep the resettlement program database updated.
- Collect data from Internews staff and partners
- Enter the data to the data base.
Essential qualifications
- Ability to work in a high-pressure role.
- Ability to work flexible hours.
- Prior knowledge of refugee resettlement programs.
- Ability to work with speed but also compassion.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with utmost discretion.
- Ability to work in virtual, international teams.
- Pashto/Dari language proficiency.
- Ability to use the latest technology for office administration.
- Previous experience in program/administrative roles with International NGOs.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise work.
- Ability to flag urgent queries to the relevant team.
- Strong awareness of the Afghan culture and context.
Application guidelines and requirements:
We are seeking to fill this position as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so it is to your benefit to apply as soon as possible if the position is of interest.
Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.