DIGITAL COMMUNICATION Trainee

JOB ADVERTISEMENT : Digital Communication Trainee - Danish Refugee Council
Position Title : Digital Communication Trainee
Supervised by Programme Development and Quality Manager
Reporting to Programme Development and Quality Manager
Duty Station : Yaounde, Cameroon or Abuja, Nigeria
Area of Operation
Multi-country operations – DRC Cameroon and DRC Nigeria
Employment Period : 6 months
Type of Contract (Expat/National/Trainee)
Trainee
Salary & Benefits N/A
Introduction
The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfilment of the wish to return home.
The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956 and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Based in Copenhagen (Denmark) and present in forty countries, the Danish Refugee Council is a non-profit-making, politically independent, non-governmental and non-denominational relief organization.
Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced. All our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.
1. Background
DRC has been present in West and Central Africa since 1998. DRC's regional office for West Africa & Americas is based in Dakar, Senegal, and covers twelve countries outside Senegal.
The Cameroon country office opened in 2018 and currently comprises a coordination office in the capital Yaoundé, a base in Bamenda covering the Northwest region, a base in Garoua Boulaï covering the Adamaoua and East regions, and a base in Maroua for the Far North. DRC’s interventions in these areas include providing assistance to vulnerable populations, especially IDPs and refugees to enable them to meet their basic needs and protection, providing durable solutions to the ultra-poor while rendering them resilient to shocks via resilience and peacebuilding activities. Due to the lack of emergency response services to the newly displaced in the NWSW regions, the DRC has stepped in with emergency protection and multipurpose cash in the NW region in collaboration with three national organizations as partners.
The DRC Nigeria country office was established in 2015 and operates through a coordination office in Abuja and multiple field bases across the North-East, including Maiduguri (Borno State), Mubi and Yola (Adamawa State), and Mafa. DRC’s work in Nigeria focuses on assisting conflict-affected populations impacted by the protracted humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin, particularly internally displaced persons, returnees, and vulnerable host communities. Programming includes emergency response, protection services, shelter and settlements, WASH, economic recovery, armed violence reduction, and community-based peacebuilding. Building on an integrated approach, DRC combines life-saving assistance with longer-term resilience support and durable solutions in areas of return and displacement.
2. Purpose
The Digital Communication Trainee will support DRC Cameroon and DRC Nigeria (mutualized position) in strengthening the visibility, reputation, and digital presence of DRC in both countries, ensuring alignment with DRC’s global branding standards.
Based at the Coordination Office, and under the supervision of the PDQ Manager (PDQM) based in Abu