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Job Title:		INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT - (COMMUNICATIONS) BATCH 1 – 2020
Category:		Intern
Total Positions:		1
Job Location:		Islamabad
Gender:		No Preference
Minimum Education:		Bachelors
Degree Title:		Social Sciences, Journalism, Mass com
Career Level:		Intern/Student
Minimum Experience:		Fresh year(s)
Salary Range:		PKR 0 to 0 per Month
Apply By:		Feb 3, 2020

Job Description:

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Islamabad is pleased to announce two internships for a period of three months starting from 15 February 2020.

These internships allow for a general understanding of the ICRC, its mandate and activities in Pakistan; and provide an opportunity for students to gain exposure to a real work environment of the ICRC.

The interns will be attached with Communications department of the ICRC. During the internship they will be engaged in number of tasks including research, organizational and administrative support, translation and other assignments related to various activities of the ICRC delegation in Pakistan.

Criteria

Student should be enrolled in the final academic year of an undergraduate degree or post-graduate degree in the field of media and journalism, communications, public relations and other disciplines of social sciences, in a recognised University/College, based in Islamabad.
A good command of spoken and written English and Urdu.
An interest in learning about humanitarian action and the ICRC

Important: For enrolled students, the applicant must provide in writing a permission of the full-time availability for the internship period from the head of the department, in case the applicant is selected. For students who have graduated and, if selected, must commence the internship a one-year period of graduation.

Stipend

Recruited interns will be offered a 3-month paid contract with monthly stipend of PKR 15,000/-. The positions are based at the ICRC office in Islamabad. Please note that ICRC will not provide any kind of boarding and lodging facility.

How to apply

Each application must consist of the following three documents:

1. Letter of recommendation from Dean/Head of Department;

2. A personal statement by the student, maximum 400 words, on his/her motivation for an internship at the ICRC; and

3. Curriculum Vitae.

Do not send any documents other than the three listed above. Late or incomplete applications that do not meet the stated requirements, will not be considered. Owing to the high number of applications, NO information relating to the selection process or responses to personal queries can be provided.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Application Deadline

The last date of application is Sunday, 03 February 2020.

Company Information

Company Name: International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC
Company Description:

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an international organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to ensure respect for lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC also endeavors to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

In Pakistan, the ICRC has been active since 1947. At present, it works in the field of physical rehabilitation of people with disabilities, health, forensics, promotion of humanitarian law and restoring family links. It also works closely with Pakistan Red Crescent in the fields of emergency response and community based risk education.