Social Work Intern
- Location
- New York, NY
- Work type
- Part Time
- Posted
- 2026-07-20
Job description
Department Accountabilities
Organizational Culture & Create a Safe Space
Set and drive transparent goals, targets and ADEI&B initiatives that yield the most significant, scalable, quantifiable, and sustained impact for a more human-centered, engaged, and productive workplace.; building a culture that fosters trust, collaboration high performance, respect, and belonging among diverse teams and peoples.
Performance Management & Talent Development
Develop and implement policies and processes that provide an integrated, structured approach to individual development planning, performance goal setting, performance feedback, and formal appraisal to meet business needs and to support individuals in realizing their potential. The review is done one-time per year after which decisions are taken on whether the employee’s pay should be changed or increased.
Employee Engagement
Create a workplace culture that is engaging and motivating for employees. This involves creating opportunities for employees to connect with each other, providing professional development opportunities, and creating a positive work environment.
Compliance and HR Operations
Execute and manage P&C operations using predetermined protocols and procedures to achieve specified operational performance standards.
Compensation & Benefits Review
Designed and administered compensation and benefits packages for staff. This includes setting salaries, providing health insurance and other benefits and managing payroll.
Talent Acquisitions
Fill permanent or temporary positions within an organization by attracting, shortlisting, selecting, hiring, appointing, and integrating the best-qualified candidates in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Payroll Administration
Carry out the payroll administration processes required to ensure that employees are paid correctly at the right time.
ROLES SPECIFIC OUTCOMES
Provide orientation to humanitarian workers on well-being on assignment and reintegration post-assignment
Develop resource materials for successful humanitarian assignments and reintegration
Presentations on stress management and other relevant topics
Conduct research on humanitarian worker well-being
Compile and analyze data
COMPLEXITY AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
Ability to understand human behavior. Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative data and synthesize it to make recommendations and implement initiatives.
Supervisory Responsibility
N/A
Desired Qualifications & Experience
The student must be enrolled in a Master of Social Work (MSW) program at an accredited university which has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Psychosocial Care Unit of Doctors without Borders. Students from equivalent master’s level programs in Counseling or other Mental Health fields will also be considered.
Foreign language proficiency a plus, especially French, Arabic, or Spanish
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
No travel required for this position