MRC Internship Programme

The Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRC) welcomes students from institutions of higher learning such as universities or colleges, with suitable skills set and a keen interest in serving the community and humanitarian causes to apply for the society’s internship programme.
Internships provide opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience in their respective field of study, and to determine if they have an interest in a particular career, to create a network of contacts, or gain school credit. This way a student gets work experience in his or her field of study. The gained experience will be helpful to finish up the last year of the study. Internships provide the employers with extra human resource for low-level tasks, and also the prospect of interns' returning to the company after completing their education and requiring little or no training.
Undergoing the internship programme with MRC will benefit students who are interested in a career in the humanitarian field as it will help to ‘open doors’ to better career prospects. Furthermore it may serve as a stepping stone towards achieving high success in their respective areas of interest with the existence of MRC’s affiliation with the IFRC and ICRC. MRC in turn, will benefit by having ‘skilled manpower’ and the infusion of young blood and new ideas for activities carried out. The society may also be an attractive place to build a career in humanitarian work.

Relevant Study Areas
Study areas which are relevant to those interested in undertaking the internship programme with MRC are:
• Accounting • Arts and Social Studies • Business Administration • Education and Training
• Engineering • Information Technology • Journalism • Languages and Linguistics
• Law• Mass communication • Medical and Health • Political Science • Public relations • Science
Interns accepted will be placed under supervision of a director or officer-in-charge and given a job responsibilities which is cohesive with the overall aims of the society. The duration of the programme depends on the duration allowable or required by the intern’s university or college schedule, anywhere between 1 month up to a maximum of 6 months.

Requirements
• To qualify, you should be an undergraduate in your 3-4th year of degree study with these characteristics
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic and energetic
• Strong customer focus
• Outgoing personality
• Team-worker with dynamic leadership capabilities
• Malaysian citizen
Expected Outcome And Benefit
The ‘Internship Programme’ is beneficial to both the organization and the intern in many ways. Interns are assigned according to the needs of a department or division and their own areas of interest. They may be involved in researching issues, drafting analytical papers and reports, providing substantive and technical servicing of meetings, fact-finding, technical activities as well as field operations and supporting other interesting activities from time to time, depending on the exigencies of the Secretariat. As part of the internship programme, the MRC interns will also be able to familiarize themselves with the MRC, IFRC and ICRC’s objectives and mission statement, to learn first aiding skills, International Humanitarian Law, project based management as part of their personal education.

For MRC For Intern
Increase number of capable ‘staff’ to maintain the daily administrative and operations of the secretariat Gain working experience in their field of interest. Expose the student to the interpersonal relationships a job requires, both with co-workers and supervisors.
Prospect of identifying suitable future employees, requiring little or no training Opportunity to determine if the student have an interest in a particular career, as well as develop and strengthen the student’s educational and career preparation.
May obtain new ideas and attract young blood into the society, especially those with interest in the humanitarian field. Create a network of contacts,
This programme may also be expanded to include branches in future, and again saving costs for the branches Students are involved as non-paid “authentic employees” receiving academic credit for work experiences.
May contribute to building the intern’s interest in joining MRCS as volunteers or members Prospect of ‘interns' returning to MRC to work after completing their education

How to Apply

Please download and complete 2 copies of the Internship application form together with 2 passport size photograph, to be submitted at least 2 months prior to intended time of internship commencement, to:

SECRETARY GENERAL
MALAYSIAN RE D CRESCENT SOCIETY (MRC)
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
JKR 32 JALAN NIPAH
OFF JALAN AMPANG
55000 KUALA LUMPUR
TEL: 603-42578122, 603-42578726
FAX: 603-42579867

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