Two internships in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation

Preventionweb; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend

Remote internship

Job summary

Prepared International (PPI) invites two interns to join remotely and support global DRR and policy-related challenges. The internship is remunerated with a stipend and starts on 1 January 2027 for six months, offering strong learning elements.

Interns will work on emergency preparedness and response (EP&R) initiatives in the ECCAS region of Africa, with possible cross-border travel. English is essential; French and Spanish are desirable.

Qualifications

• Background in DRR, emergency management, humanitarian aid, development cooperation, CCA, resilience-building or similar related field.
• Bachelor's degree finalized in one of the related fields preferred.
• Previous experience with proposal drafting and writing is advantageous.
• Excellent writing and analytical skills; strong English language skills are essential; French and Spanish desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support, for example, a project related to emergency preparedness and response (EP&R).
• Contribute to DRM/CCA initiatives in the ECCAS region of Africa with cross-border elements.
• Engage in proposal design and writing activities and travel as needed.

Skills

DRR

Emergency management

Humanitarian aid

Development cooperation

Climate change adaptation

Resilience-building

Education

Bachelor's degree (finalised)

Job description

Twointernshipsin disasterriskreduction andclimatechange adaptation

Prepared International (PPI) is an expert consultancy thatspecializesinresearchandcapacity building services in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR), preparedness and resilience, climate change adaptation (CCA) and emergency management. The experts at PPI work together to inform political decision-making while providing effective capacity-building strategies in the long term. The PPI approach encompasses a holistic set of tools for approaching DRR, including the development of preparedness models, organizational development and restructuring, self-adaptive systems, and strategies for governance and mass evacuation. A sign of its unique work, PPI was the first private company to receive the special recognition of the Averted Disaster Award (ADA).

Our mission

As guiding mission, PPI seeks to offer detailed, specialized expertise in the field of disaster management to design practical and detailed strategies for resilience . This includes operational continuity management for urban areas, developing and maturing economies, strategiesforhigh-riskzones,andcooperationindisasterriskmanagementforcommunitiesin conflict, including post-conflict regions.Additionally, PPI offers long-standing expertise in simulation design and capacity building strategies. PPI is proud to have long-standing experience in capacity assessments and investment planning that was developed in collaborative missions for the world’s leading organizations in the field: UNDAC Disaster Preparedness System, UNDP, EU, national systems, and World Bank Ready.

Our team

Our team of top tier international and local experts works towards applying lessons gathered at the forefront while developing and implementing new concepts and tools, such as the development and implementation of the mission methodology for Mass Evacuationsin Natural Disasters (MEND) preparedness missions, or the application of the stress-test methodology.

Our experience features a global focus, with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as a point of reference both during assessments and in our recommendations for future development. All PPI experts are driven by the understanding that stronger preparedness of communities and societies is possible with the right investments in this field.

Weseektwointernstojoinourteamremotelytosupportoureffortsinaddressing global DRR and policy-related challenges. The internship is remunerated with a stipend. The Internship will begin from 1 January2027for aduration of six monthsand will provide strong learning elements.

Among your tasks will be to support, for example, a project related to the development of emergency preparedness and response (EP&R) in the ECCAS region of Africa, with cross-border elements. In addition, the incumbent will work on topics related to high-impact, low-probability(HILP)events.Topicsoftheinternship willvaryandbediscussed,accordingtothe incumbents’ thematic interests. Given that the Intern will support international projects related to DRM and CCA, the internship might entail travelling as part of a project-related mission. In case travel leads to places outside of the EU, PPI will cover additional insurances and vaccinations as needed.

Further learning elements

• Implementation of projects related to the analysis of emergency management systems,earlywarningandevacuationpreparedness,floodriskmanagement,fire rescue and climate adaptation and similar.
• ProposaldesignonDRR,emergencymanagementand CCA.
• Designandimplementationofamediastrategyintheabovementionedfields.
• Workingundertheguidanceoftop-tierexpertsinthefieldofDRR.

Your profile

• Background in DRR, emergency management, humanitarian aid, developmentcooperation,CCA,resilience-buildingorsimilarrelatedfield.
• Bachelorstudiesfinalized(ideallyinoneoftheabovementionedfields).
• Previousexperiencewithproposaldraftingandwriting.
• Excellentwritingandanalyticalskills.
• Excellentcommandofwrittenandspoken English (essential),with French and Spanish (desirable).
• Socialmediasavvy(previousexperiencewithLinkedInisanasset).
• Highlymotivatedandimpact-drivenindividuals,readytomakeachange.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.