The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News) is a non-profit news organization that focuses on humanitarian crises and issues around the world. It provides in-depth reporting, analysis, and insight into conflicts, disasters, and other global emergencies, as well as the responses of aid agencies and international organizations. The site covers topics such as migration, food insecurity, health crises, and conflict-related issues, and features stories from journalists based in countries around the world. The New Humanitarian strives to provide accurate and impartial information to readers, and to highlight the voices of those affected by humanitarian crises.
impactpool.orgThe New Humanitarian puts independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world.
in 2011, it began flagging the movement of refugees to Europe; On 1 January 2015, IRIN became an independent non-profit news organisation. On 21 March 2019, it rebranded to The New Humanitarian.en.wikipedia.orgToday, The New Humanitarian is a non-profit association, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its board of directors is led by South African journalist Paula Fray .
Its first website was launched In the late 1990s. [24] Today, in addition to its website, The New Humanitarian continues to provide daily and weekly newsletters to more than 40,000 subscribers.en.wikipedia.orgWhen The New Humanitarian was established as IRIN in 1995, it used fax and email to distribute weekly roundups on the Great Lakes region from its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
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IsraAID is an international, non-governmental humanitarian aid organization based in Israel. Since its founding in 2001, IsraAID has worked in emergency and long-term development settings in more than 60 countries around the world. IsraAID responds to emergencies and helps people affected by crises rebuild their lives, their communities, and their futures. From hurricanes to... refugee crises to global pandemics, IsraAID mobilizes quickly and collaborates with communities at the grassroots level, staying for as long as it takes.
IsraAID US partners with communities across the United States, introducing Americans of all ages and backgrounds to IsraAID's global humanitarian mission, and raises critical awareness and funds for IsraAID's global operations.
IsraAID's Approach
IsraAID collaborates with stakeholders in impacted communities in an approach it calls Communities First.' The communities IsraAID work with supply local knowledge, experience, peoplepower, and tools. IsraAID delivers the technologies, resources, and long-developed professional expertise (oftentimes from Israel, which has vast experience with trauma, water scarcity, disaster relief and preparedness, and recovery).
IsraAID's Areas of Expertise
Protection
IsraAID prioritizes the psychological, emotional, and social needs of communities, both during an emergency and in the months and years that follow.
Education
Global education work focuses on disaster risk reduction, psychosocial support within education systems, and access to education.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
IsraAID's water engineers and WASH specialists provide sustainable solutions in partnership with local communities around the world.
Health and Medical Care
IsraAID deploys medical teams after disasters and works to strengthen communities' public health infrastructures.
IsraAID's Areas of Activity
Emergency Response
From the moment IsraAID arrives somewhere that has been torn apart by disaster, it hits the ground running. IsraAID keeps its Emergency Response teams small and nimble to give them the speed needed to help affected communities get back on their feet. Each response is implemented with local partners, and the first step is always to listen to affected communities with the intention of co-creating solutions.
Recovery and Preparedness
Whether it's disaster risk reduction programs, child protection models, or hygiene promotion campaigns, IsraAID builds sustainable, practical, and realistic solutions that communities can believe in and embrace for the long term - solutions that tap into the communities' inner reserves of strength and resilience to allow them to take back ownership of their lives and futures.
Refugees and Forced Migrations
IsraAID's work with refugees begins with emergency relief, before shifting towards promoting longer term integration and resilience. IsraAID focuses on empowering displaced communities and always includes refugees as integral members of its teams to assist with running sustainable programs that build resilience, combat gender-based violence, advance child protection, improve sanitation, and offer livelihood opportunities.
It is our responsibility to work alongside communities to ensure that those most vulnerable to emergencies have the tools and capacities to prevent storms from becoming disasters.
Molly Bernstein, Innovation, Information & Impact Coordinator, IsraAID HQ
Philanthropy at IsraAID and the Regional Director of Development Positions
IsraAID is motivated by passion for quality humanitarian work for people in their greatest time of need.
Sherry Weinman, Chairperson of U.S. Board
Philanthropic support for IsraAID within the United States has been growing steadily over the last several years (doubling to a current level of approximately $10,000,000 per year), driven by extraordinary world events as well as a highly engaged Board, committed individual supporters, and leading foundation and corporate partners.
The new Regional Directors of Development will join IsraAID US at a pivotal time - a time of building and change. There is tremendous opportunity for continued and significant growth as knowledge of IsraAID's efficacy and commitment to local partnerships spreads (especially with its work in Afghanistan and Ukraine) and the need for humanitarian assistance increases and becomes much more urgent all over the world.
Reporting to the Chief Development Officer, the Regional Directors of Development will further grow IsraAID's financial health, visibility, and presence. Working both independently and collaboratively, the Directors of Development will identify, engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective donors to initiate, maintain or expand giving to IsraAID. Each Director of Development will be assigned a portfolio and an annual fundraising target.
Key Responsibilities
• Support the implementation of IsraAID US's fundraising strategy through donor solicitation, retention, and growth.
• Manage an assigned portfolio of donor and donor prospects, with specified engagement plans, fundraising goals, and targets.
• Implement a range of fundraising programs and activities to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors at the $5,000+ level.
• Partner with the Board and other leadership volunteers to steward current high-capacity donors and grow the prospective donor base creatively and effectively.
• Organize and execute fundraising events to raise awareness and contributions.
• Maintain a strong overall awareness of local donor trends relating to IsraAID's work and awareness of specific, relevant grant opportunities.
• Track and report all donor activities in Salesforce.
• Represent IsraAID at speaking engagements, conferences, and donor visits.
• Lead and support donor visits to IsraAID's Humanitarian Missions outside and within the United States.
Key Qualifications
• Profound passion for, commitment to, and inspired by the mission of IsraAID.
• Comfort and experience as a frontline solicitor, with demonstrated success in closing four to five-figure (or more) individual gifts and/or proven understanding of donor relationships and prospect management.
• Knowledge of Salesforce and leveraging CRMs to support and enhance fundraising.
• Ability to manage and lead a range of fundraising events and activities.
• Excellent communication skills, and adept at public speaking engagements and presentations.
• Knowledge of, and experience with, the philanthropic landscape in New York (for the Regional Director of Development, New York role) and California, and the nuanced differences between northern and southern California (for the Regional Director of Development, California role).
• The confidence and patience to work under pressure and in moments of ambiguity while maintaining deadlines and the utmost professionalism.
• Capability to work independently as well as cohesively within a small, industrious, and highly interdependent team.
• Self-sufficiency with a "roll up one's sleeves" attitude to do the administrative work (including diligent data entry) required to ensure a thriving and successful fundraising program.
• Willing and eager to devote up to 50% of time to travel within and outside of the United States.
• Entrepreneurial and adept at seizing and creating opportunities.
• Established record of setting strategic goals and meeting deadlines while maintaining high work quality.
• Flexibility with work hours based on the operational needs of working in a global environment with staff in multiple time zones.
• Innate confidence, poise, integrity, exceptional diplomacy, emotional intelligence, and empathy required.
• Positive perspective about Israel and knowledge of, and experience with, Jewish communities, values, and culture are critical.
• Experience in the humanitarian aid, international development and/or the human rights field - a plus.
The salary range for the Regional Director of Development, New York and the Regional Director of Development, California is $140,000 - $160,000 each; the starting salary will be based on experience, competencies, and skillset.
Studies show that women and people from underrepresented groups often only apply to jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications - yet few people ever meet every qualification. If that applies to you, IsraAID encourages you to break that statistic and apply.
Please email your cover letter and resume in confidence to: israaidny@
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Are you a changemaker who loves to inspire others to make a difference in the world? If yes, then you’d be a perfect Grapevine Giving Circle Leader for Global Humanitarian Founders , a new network of founders with a purpose that is launching soon...
• You can learn more about Global Humanitarian Founders at https://www.grapevine.org/join/global-humanitarian-founders.
• You can learn more about being a Grapevine Giving Circle Leader from this video.
Global Humanitarian Founders currently has open leadership positions — as a leader, you will be directly supporting the official launch of the giving circle with 2-4 fellow co-leaders.
By joining us at Grapevine, you'll be joining 45,000+ Grapevine members that are gathering for good & strengthening their communities across the country. You will become a recognized leader in your community. You will also provide insightful feedback to Grapevine as we grow towards giving away $100 million to nonprofits doing great work around the world.
About Grapevine
Launched in 2020, Grapevine is the only platform dedicated to Giving Circles with 45,000+ members, hundreds of active giving circles and nearly $21 million raised to date for more than 2,100 nonprofits nationwide. A Giving Circle is when a group of like-minded people come together around a shared cause, geography or identity to contribute a certain amount of money (from $10 to $10,000+) periodically (monthly, quarterly or yearly) into a shared pool, and then collaboratively decide which nonprofit will receive their collective donation.Then they do it again the next period!
Responsibilities
Giving Circle Leaders are key players at Grapevine. As a leader of Global Humanitarian Founders , you get to guide your Giving Circle in its infancy, hone your leadership skills and gain positive exposure in your community — all without the time, financial responsibility, or large cost of joining a nonprofit board.
So how will you do this?
• You’ll get leadership training through our network of experts and work closely with Grapevine’s Community Manager.
• You’ll get to collaborate with co-leaders to coordinate quarterly Gather & Grant events where your community will come together to network and vote on nonprofits, engage members, and invite new members to join the community.
• You’ll get to connect and collaborate with other Giving Circle leaders of our leader peer cohort program.
• You’ll learn the ins and outs of Grapevine’s platform and features.
• Leaders will have the opportunity to provide feedback to our product, marketing, and engineering teams to help shape further development of the Grapevine platform and experience, getting start-up experience at the ground level.
What are some of the attributes that make for a good Grapevine Giving Circle Founding Leader?
• Someone who enjoys connecting with others, orchestrating gatherings, and building community.
• Someone who is looking for a way to make a meaningful difference in their community.
• Someone who wants to learn more about and influence how technology can improve access to philanthropy and social impact for large groups of everyday people, grassroots nonprofits, and more.
Benefits
• Become a community leader and build your leadership skills
• Expand your network by connecting with like-minded founders
• Discover and learn about new and impactful nonprofits advocating for humanitarian rights
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This internship shall be with the People and Culture Section, located in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) New York with a possibility of working remotely. The Section supports the People Strategy and Management Committee which is chaired by the Assistant Secretary General. OCHA is the part of the United Nations Secretariat responsible for bringing together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies. OCHA also ensures there is a framework within which each actor can contribute to the overall response efforts. OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention and facilitate sustainable solutions.The intern will report to the Chief, People and Culture... Section.
Responsibilities
Daily responsibilities will depend on the individual's background and may include but are not limited to: (i) assisting in the design and implementation of OCHA 2022-2026 People Strategy projects on staff engagement, diversity and inclusion, talent management, duty of care, organizational culture, and diversity and inclusion, and others; (ii) support the preparations meetings including agenda, background documents and reporting; (iii) coordinate follow up activities related to the implementation of the People Strategy; iv) support communication on issues relating to People Strategy (v) analysis of relevant HR and other data; (vi) respond to various inquiries and information requests internally and externally related to the work of the section; (vii) assist to track, monitor and report on the People Strategy activities; and (vii) performing tasks as requested by supervisor, as appropriate.
Competencies
Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication. Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience. Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals. Solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others. Places team agenda before personal agenda. Supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position. Shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.Client orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view. Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect. Identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions. Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems. Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects. Meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.
Education
To qualify for an internship with the UN Internship programme, 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); or,(b) Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent).Students who have completed the academic year prior to the final year of a first university degree but have not yet commenced to the final year are eligible for the internship programme but must provide proof of their continued enrolment.The University degree must be in the area of adult education, social sciences, international relations, management, public administration or in a related field.
Work Experience
No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the position(s) advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. Knowledge of another official United Nations language is desirable.
Assessment
Candidates will be assessed based on their Personal History Profile (PHP). Individual interviews may be conducted by the Hiring Manager directly for further consideration. A complete online application (Cover note included in the PHP) is required. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. The cover Note must include:-Title of degree you are currently pursuing;-Graduation date (when will you be graduating from the programme);-IT skills and programmes in which you are proficient;-Explanation why you are the best candidate for the internship position.In your PHP, be sure to include all past work experience, if any; IT skills and three (3) references. Due to high volume of applications received, ONLY successful candidates will be contacted.
Special Notice
Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.
For internships in the United States of America, interns who are not United States citizens, permanent residents or not currently in the United States on a non-immigrant visa status will be required to obtain a G-4 visa.
If already in the United States of America on another non-immigrant visa status other than G-4, interns will be responsible for ensuring that they have a valid visa, and if required, employment authorization, allowing them to undertake the internship.Applicants are encouraged to apply for internships which relate directly to their studies and/or skills and expertise. Applicants are asked to please indicate preferences which best match her/ his suitability and do so carefully in order to enhance the value of the internship for both the intern and the receiving United Nations (UN) Secretariat department/ office. For this position in particular, applicants should indicate in the cover letter their earliest availability (date/period) to start the Internship.A person who is the child or sibling of a staff member shall not be eligible to apply for an internship at the UN Secretariat. An applicant who bears to a staff member any other family relationship may be engaged as an intern, provided that he or she shall not be assigned to the same work unit of the staff member nor placed under the direct or indirect supervision of the staff member. For purposes of this advertisement, "child" means (i) the child of a staff member; (ii) the child of the spouse of a staff member (stepchild); and (iii) the spouse of a child of a staff member or a staff member's spouse (son- or daughter-in-law). "Sibling" includes the child of both or either parent of a staff member and the child.In line with the UN Internship programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs-(OCHA) internship provides a framework by which students from diverse academic backgrounds gain exposure to the work of the UN through assignment to offices within the Secretariat. The Programme endeavours to attract qualified students, offering them an opportunity to enrich their educational experience through exposure to the work of the Organization. Equally, it provides the Office with the assistance of students specialized in various professional fields. The internship is an unpaid and full-time opportunity and the intern must adhere to the established official weekly working hours of the duty station where it is based, with one hour for a lunch break.Qualified individuals may apply directly to this and other opportunities with the United Nations Secretariat at: https://careers.un.org
United Nations Considerations
According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions.
The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship.
Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c).
In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General. Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the Manual for the Applicant, which can be accessed by clicking on “Manuals” hyper-link on the upper right side of the inspira account-holder homepage.The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS Show more details...