INTERNSHIP EXAMPLES

a AlHadaf

Areas of Interest:

•Education & Youth

•Community Development

We work towards empowering those who have lost so much by leading them back towards a healthy view of life and value, educating them and treating their emotional needs using various methods, including: art therapy, emotional healing curriculums, trauma therapy, life skills and more.

The organization focuses on relieving and developing initiatives among refugees, who are mostly Iraqi Christians. Interns prepare summer camps, teach English, prepare lesson plans and help at a local orphanage.

Typical Intern Responsibilities:

•Help organize summer camps, teach English, prepare lesson plans, and work at a local orphanage.

Language Level: Beginner

Done by Native (DbN)

Areas of Interest:

•Marketing

•Education

Done by Native (DBN) offers Arabic language instruction, both in person and online, and manages the Post Language Program at the U.S. Embassies in Amman, Jordan and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. DbN manages the Post Language Program for US Embassy Diplomats, Direct Hires, and their Eligible Family Members (EFMs).

Typical Intern Responsibilities:

•Communicating with students, the Embassy

•Social Media, and technical writing

•Organizing cultural events and schedules, and attending meetings

Language Level: Beginner

Preferred background: Political Science, Economics

Jordan Times

Areas of Interest:

•Communications & Journalism

The Jordan Times is an independent English-language daily published by the Jordan Press Foundation since October 26, 1975. The Jordan Press Foundation is a shareholding company listed on the Amman Stock Exchange.

Typical Intern Responsibilities:

•Edit the daily English newspaper.

•Participate in field research for various articles.

•If relevant, assist with photography and have images published in the newspaper.

Language Level: Intermediate

Preferred Background: Journalism

Middle East Children’s Institute

Areas of Interest:

•Education & Youth

•Community Development

•Women’s Empowerment

MECI’s goal is to address the educational, psychosocial, health, and other basic needs of children and women in war-torn and impoverished areas of the Middle East. It aims to provide women and children with the tools to develop their community in a sustainable manner and create dynamic social change and sustainable community development in areas devastated by conflict and poverty.

Typical Intern Responsibilities:

•Work in translation and data analysis for campaigns for issues such as anti-bullying and sexual abuse.

•Learn about funding issues and working with funding organizations like UNICEF.

Language Level: Beginner

Preferred Background: International Relations

Leading Point Management Advisory Services

Areas of Interest:

•Management Consulting

• Development Studies and Research.

The National Association for Family Empowerment

Areas of Interest:

•Women's Empowerment

•Community Development

Conduct desk research and language editing for developed reports in different research disciplines. Interns will be able to understand different issues and development priorities of Jordan. Learn some of the research methodologies used by our company.

Partners Jordan

Areas of Interest:

•Community Development

•Women’s Empowerment

•Environment & Sustainability

NAFE works on gender-based violence prevention, and envisions a society where the human rights of all men and women are recognized and fulfilled in the hopes that everyone can participate in socioeconomic activities equally.

Typical Intern Responsibilities:

•Work on the organization’s website and social media presence

•Participate in site visits in the Jordan Valley, and general English language support.

Language Level: Intermediate Preferred Background: Political Science, Economics

Partners-Jordan is a Jordanian not-for-profit organization committed to advancing civil society, promoting mediation, conflict management, and culture of change, and encouraging citizen participation in Jordan's social and political development.

Typical Intern Responsibilities:

Takatoat

Areas of Interest:

• Women rights

• Advocacy

•Research and provide data analysis on a variety of social issues such as climate change and community development.

•Meet community leaders at project locations and observe meetings with diplomats.

•Assist with speech writing and social media development.

Language Level: Intermediate

Preferred Background: Economics

Non-governmental, independent feminist collective based in Jordan. It is led by a group of feminist activists working together in the scope of Feminism - Intersectionality - Women rights - Advocacy

We are looking for a passionate intern that is a dependable learner to help us on our campaigns findings, reports, researches and proposals. Her duties include aligning methodologies with Takatoat's goals, using a flexible range of tools to acquire information and interpret data, writing up reports and presenting findings and schedules to help us, she might help in identifying trends and new ideas, as well as protecting databases and confidential information. She should be able to communicate effectively whenever she needs support.

Typical Intern Responsibilities:

• Interpreting research specifications and developing a plans with the team that satisfies requirements.

• Conducting desktop research, and using books, journal articles, newspaper sources, questionnaires, surveys, polls, and interviews to gather data.

• Suggesting and interpreting Ideas and new trends.

• Recording findings by taking written notes.

• Assisting takatoat's team with funding proposals.

• Promptly reporting any problems to the team.

• Following Takatoat's vision and values and protecting any confidential information at all times.

• Writing proposals and delivering presentations is desired.

Language Level: Intermediate

Talent Beyond Boundaries

Areas of Interest:

•Community Development

TBB is building a world where refugees and other displaced people can move for work; leveraging their own professional skills to secure their futures. We match skilled refugees with companies in need of their skills. Employers gain valuable talent and displaced people have a chance to rebuild their careers and lives. We work directly with governments to open skilled migration pathways for refugees that benefit individuals, family members, communities, and the economy. We collaborate with others and share our learnings so that more people can access the pathways we’re opening and replicate this model around the world.

Tamkeen for Legal Aid and Human Rights

Areas of Interest:

•Community Development

•Human Rights

Typical Intern Responsibilities:

• Supporting our developing Capacity Building program. Through this program we seek to identify and address the gaps that prevent refugees from being as competitive as possible in the international labor market.

• Some of the specific duties will include: support and coordinate Capacity Building programming; support a campaign to gain mock interviewers whom will help refugees prepare for soft skills and technical interviews with international employers; develop resources to improve candidate CV's and help candidates prepare for interviews; assist in matching refugees with employers and keeping track of feedback shared by the interviewer

• Support to refugees whom need to improve their English and interviewing skills

• Contributing to brainstorming, sharing ideas and knowledge, and working with a dynamic and hard-working team

Language Level: Intermediate

Tamkeen is a Jordanian non-governmental organization that works on promoting the principles of human rights, combatting human trafficking, and protecting the rights of the most vulnerable groups in society, particularly migrant workers and refugees, through a threeprong strategy of: prevention, protection, and prosecution.

Typical Intern Responsibilities:

•Gain exposure to advocacy initiatives that focus on the rights of migrant workers and the wider issue of human trafficking.

Language Level: Intermediate

Preferred Background: Economics, Political Science, International Relations

Wasel for Awareness & Education

Areas of Interest:

•Community Development

•Education

Established in June 2018, Wasel for Awareness & Education is an NGO based in Jordan that aims at its core to bridge the gap between youth of different geographical & socioeconomic backgrounds through its civic engagement programs that focus on Social, Political & Economic Development. Wasel aims to break the cycle of a volunteer giving a beneficiary, which indicates a strong and weak party. Wasel aims to create 2 strong parties working together towards a common goal.

Typical Intern Responsibilities:

•Assisting in developing the methodology for our programs

•Ensure project activities comply with the policies and regulations of the donor organization

•Ensures close collaboration and coordination with cooperating partners to guarantee smooth implementation of activities and achievement of results as specified in grant agreements

•Assisting with social media and content creation on our platforms

•Writes proposals on international and local entities for funds request

Language Level: Intermediate