Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre: Vacancies!

The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre is currently offering several exciting opportunities for interns and professionals who are passionate about climate action, humanitarian work, and organizational development.

 1- Internship Vacancy: Human Resources

We are seeking a motivated intern to join our Human Resources department. This role offers practical experience in HR management within an international humanitarian organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain personnel records in compliance with GDPR requirements.
• Manage leave registration using Exact Online.
• Support the HR Advisor with contract administration.
• Contribute to ongoing projects such as Process Mapping and other ad hoc HR initiatives.
• Act as a backup for the Business Support Officer.

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled in a university programme for the entire duration of the placement.
• Background in Business/Public Administration and/or Human Resources.
• Availability for 32 hours per week.
• Minimum duration of three months.

Application Details:

• Deadline: 2 January, 23:59 CET.
• Apply via LinkedIn or Indeed.
• Include earliest possible start date and preferred internship duration in your motivational letter.
• An interview will be part of the selection process.

  2- Internship Vacancy: Technical Research Intern (OPTICC)

This internship supports the OPTICC project, focusing on applied climate and conflict research with humanitarian impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to GIS analysis and the OPTICC interactive platform.
• Develop contextual resources such as seasonal calendars, risk maps, and analytical briefs.
• Conduct targeted research on climate–conflict dynamics.
• Participate in team discussions and contribute ideas to improve usability of tools.

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled in a university programme.
• Background in climate science, environmental studies, geography, international relations, conflict studies, humanitarian studies, or data science.
• Remote position, 40 hours per week.

Application Details:

• Deadline: 5 January, 23:59 CET.
• Submit CV and cover letter (in English) to application@climatecentre.org.
• Use subject line: Intern, OPTICC technical research.

 3- Internship Vacancy: Communications and Multi-Media (OPTICC)

This role supports the Climate and Conflict team in developing engaging communication products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Record and edit short videos (explainers, interviews, learning snippets).
• Develop visual communication products such as slides, visuals, and storyboards.
• Adapt technical project outputs into clear narratives for diverse audiences.
• Support dissemination of OPTICC outputs across internal and external platforms.
• Contribute creative ideas to improve visibility and uptake of OPTICC tools.

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled in a university programme.
• Background in communications, media studies, journalism, digital media, or international development.
• Remote position, 40 hours per week.

Application Details:

• Deadline: 5 January, 23:59 CET.
• Submit CV and cover letter (in English) to application@climatecentre.org.
• Use subject line: Intern, OPTICC communications and multi-media.

  4- Internship Vacancy: Climate Integration in Conflict-Affected Settings

This internship supports the Climate and Conflict team’s engagement with the ICRC.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support revision of the ICRC Climate Framework for Operations.
• Contribute to a reflection report on five years of Climate Centre support to ICRC.
• Engage with ICRC delegations and programme teams.
• Provide targeted support to initiatives such as project climate scan tools, multi-risk climate action, and monitoring/evaluation support.

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled in a university programme.
• Background in climate/environmental studies, geography, international relations, development studies, humanitarian studies, or social sciences.
• Remote position, 40 hours per week.

Application Details:

• Deadline: 5 January, 23:59 CET.
• Submit CV and cover letter (in English) to application@climatecentre.org.
• Use subject line: Intern, ICRC climate integration.

 5- Vacancy: Contracts Officer

We are seeking a full-time Contracts Officer to support the Contracts & Compliance Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage administration of funding agreements.
• Communicate directly with donors regarding grant approvals.
• Review grants, contracts, MOUs, and donor agreements.
• Ensure timely and accurate project administration in the financial system.
• Support project monitoring and compliance.

Requirements:

• Work and residency permit for the Netherlands required.
• Hybrid setting: work from home and from the Climate Centre office in The Hague every Wednesday.

Application Details:

• Deadline: 6 January, 23:59 CET.
• Apply via LinkedIn.

6-  Vacancy: National Consultant (Part-Time), Vietnam

We are seeking a local consultant in Vietnam to support capacity building and climate resilience initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build capacity of the Vietnam Red Cross on climate and financing.
• Prepare KII lists, field checklists, and interview questionnaires.
• Support drafting of diagnostic study and climate resilience framework report.
• Coordinate with VNRC and external stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Preference for consultants based in Hanoi, Vietnam.
• Primarily home-based with some in-person coordination.

Application Details:

• Deadline: 6 January, 11:59 CET.
• Submit CV and motivation letter (in English) to application@climatecentre.org.
• All internships require current university enrollment.
• Applications must include CV and motivational letter.
• Deadlines range between 2–6 January.
• Due to high application volume, only successful candidates will be contacted.