RESEARCH INTERNSHIP

TENURE: 1-2 months

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Rolling Basis

THE POSITION:

This position is for Research Interns who will be a part of Contego Humanitas team and contribute to our blog posts and research reports on various aspects of human rights.

WHO CAN APPLY:

The position is open for students, from all academic backgrounds, who can demonstrate knowledge and interest in human rights. We encourage application from students belonging to marginalised communities.

COMMITMENT

We provide an open canvass to every member of the team. We venture into deep-dive research on a diverse range of issues, and encourage our interns to suggest, and where possible lead, the said research with a small team. Interns may be as involved as they wish, with a minimum time commitment of 20 hours per week.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Writing blogs;
  • Preparing research notes on human rights issues;
  • Case notes;
  • Collating national and international human rights news;
  • Research assistance in drafting reports on human rights issues;
  • Social media outreach.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

  • Human rights enthusiasts with a zeal to work for the society;
  • Folks with innovative ideas to write and raise their voice on the pressing human rights issues;
  • Good verbal and written communication skills in English (knowledge of Hindi id preferred but not compulsory);
  • Knowledge of conducting research;
  • Flexible, independent, self-motivated individuals, with the ability to multi-task.

WHAT WE WILL PROVIDE:

  • An encouraging and inspiring work environment with the opportunity to enhance writing skills and gain intensive research experience and quality mentoring from academicians and industry experts;
  • First-hand experience of engaging for the underprivileged sections of the society especially in the event of a pandemic and the potential to collaborate on human rights research papers and publications;
  • Access to community of human rights enthusiast with a dedicated knowledge sharing and discussion platform;
  • Internship certificate at the successful completion of internship;
  • Letter of recommendation to interns who demonstrate extraordinary dedication over an extended tenure. 

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates may send their CV along with a State of Purpose and Writing Sample of not more than 1000 words (can be published or unpublished) with the subject: (Internship Application/ Name/ Research Intern/ Month Applied for)  to contegohumanitas@gmail.com and cc to pranavbtiwari@gmail.com and shrutishreya1396@gmail.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN 

TENURE: 1-2 months

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Rolling Basis

THE POSITION:

This position is for Social Media Interns, who will be a part of Contego Humanitas team and contribute towards the outreach of our blog posts and other human rights initiatives.

WHO CAN APPLY:

The position is open for students, from all academic backgrounds, who can demonstrate knowledge and interest social media engagement. We encourage application from students belonging to marginalised communities.

COMMITMENT

We provide an open canvass to every member of the team. The intern are encouraged to suggest their social media strategies to the Communications Lead. Interns may be as involved as they wish, with a minimum time commitment of 20 hours per week.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Working closely with the Communications Lead;
  • Designing creatives for social media and research reports;
  • Collating national and international human rights news;
  • Assisting in our COVID-19 crowdfunding initiative for refugees
  • Assisting in carrying out our COVID-19 Humanitarian aid initiatives
  • Assisting in organising webinars on the issues of International Law and Human Rights
  • Public outreach and driving sensitisation campaigns
  • Social Media Outreach 

WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

  • Human rights enthusiasts with a zeal to work for the society;
  • Folks with innovative ideas to write and raise their voice on the pressing human rights issues;
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Hindi;
  • Flexible, independent, self-motivated individuals, with the ability to multi-task;
  • Knowledge of engaging via social media platforms (like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram) is essential.

WHAT WE’LL PROVIDE:

  • An encouraging and inspiring work environment with the opportunity to enhance writing skills and gain intensive experience and quality mentoring;
  • First-hand experience of engaging for the underprivileged sections of the society especially in the event of a pandemic;
  • Access to community of human rights enthusiast with a dedicated knowledge sharing and discussion platform;
  • Internship certificate at the successful completion of internship;
  • Letter of recommendation to interns who demonstrate extraordinary dedication over an extended tenure.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates may send their CV along with the State of Purpose with the subject: (Internship Application/ Name/ Social Media Intern/ Month Applied for)  to contegohumanitas@gmail.com and cc to pranavbtiwari@gmail.com and shrutishreya1396@gmail.com.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:

Shruti Shreya at shrutishreya1396@gmail.com
Pranav Bhaskar Tiwari at pranavbtiwari@gmail.com