With its headquarters in Copenhagen, the Danish Refugee Council — Denmark's largest NGO — also has around 8,000 staff in 40 countries worldwide.
Specializing in supporting refugees and internally displaced people — from their initial exile to settlement and integration in a new country and their return — there is a lot of hiring for roles in the protection sector, said Iosif Sofios, recruitment specialist with the organization’s human resources team. This includes roles around gender-based violence, psychosocial support, accessing people who are hard to reach, and legal aid. Economic recovery, humanitarian displacement, and peacebuilding are also sectors where there is demand globally, he added.
Many of the organization’s jobs are based in or around crisis or conflict areas, meaning on-the-ground experience and language skills are valuable. However, there are also opportunities for candidates with no prior experience in the humanitarian and development sectors and who can support projects from a distance, Sofios explained.
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