Risk Knowledge Intern

This internship is located in the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), Regional Office for the Arab States in Cairo, Egypt. The intern will support the team in research and analysis, data and risk information, events, and policy support related to disaster risk reduction in the Arab States.

Responsibilities

• Conduct desk reviews on disaster risk reduction in Arab States, focusing on local hazards such as droughts, floods, sandstorms, earthquakes, and extreme heat.
• Prepare short background notes and inputs for meetings and workshops.
• Track regional risk knowledge reports and summarize emerging risk trends.
• Collect and organize disaster-related data on impacts, losses, and damages.
• Support development of country or hazard profiles and knowledge products.
• Draft fact sheets and brief case studies on regional practices.
• Take notes and prepare summaries for regional workshops and meetings.
• Support planning and implementation of risk knowledge events.
• Help document and share lessons learned from activities.
• Assist in drafting concept notes, talking points, and briefs.
• Provide inputs for regional coordination and stakeholder meetings.

Requirements

• Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent).
• Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.
• Ability to design surveys and polls is desirable.
• Applicants must be computer literate in standard software applications including MS Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of information technology management is desirable.
• Interns do not require work experience.
• A field of study in business administration, information management, or social sciences is desirable.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required for the internship.
• Knowledge of Arabic is desirable.

Skills

• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Teams
• Excel
• Survey Design
• Poll Design
• Information Technology Management
• Research
• Data Analysis
• Risk Information Analysis
• Policy Support
• Disaster Risk Reduction

Languages

English, Arabic