Job Description

Name of Employer ActionAid Bangladesh

Job Title Intern

Sector/Department Humanitarian Programme

Job Summary:

Responsibility of the intern is to support Humanitarian programme team of AAB to collect case stories
from field level focusing on issues of Disaster Preparedness and Resilience & Climate Justice. The
primary assignment will include reviewing the assigned topic documents, gathering relevant data from
different stakeholders at field level, and drafting case stories related to disaster preparedness and
resilience of the community. The incumbent will have extensive field visit across the country.

Responsibilities and Tasks

(Describe the major responsibilities, principal tasks, competencies and end results for which the
position is accountable. List the responsibilities in the order of importance and state the
percentage of time the employee spends on each responsibilities)
Job Responsibilities 01: Collect case stories from field % of time 70%

Tasks
• Conduct desk review of existing ActionAid documents before field visit.
• Prepare field visit plan for collecting case stories.
• Coordinate with teams i.e. Humanitarian Programme, Resilience & Climate Justice and
Communications and others as required.
• Develop skeleton different for different case story based on purpose and targeted audience.
• Visit targeted fields and collect stories from disaster preparedness and resilience angle.
• Sit with all relevant stakeholders in field to understand the impact on community based on AAB
implemented programmes/projects.
Job Responsibilities 02: Draft case stories % of time 30%

Tasks
• Draft case stories (following the agreed skeleton) with narratives collected from field in both
article and blog series format.
• Follow up with team in shaping and finalizing the case stories following designated writing style.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager.