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Fellowship intern will assist Fellowship Team in maintaining relationships with Fellows by conducting field visits for a deeper understanding of the initiatives of social entrepreneurs and maximize their reach and impact.
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Ashoka Arab World – Internship Program
Fellowship Program Intern
Brief about Ashoka:
Ashoka is the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs with system
changing solutions for the world’s most urgent social problems. Since 1981, we have elected
over 3000 leading social entrepreneurs as Ashoka Fellows, providing them with living
stipends, professional support, and access to a global network of peers in 80 countries. With
our global community, we develop models for collaboration and design infrastructure needed
to advance the field of social entrepreneurship and the citizen sector. Our Fellows inspire
others to adopt and spread their innovations - demonstrating to all citizens that they too
have the potential to be powerful change makers.
Position Title: Fellowship Intern
Reports To: Operations Manager
Internship: Unpaid, full time
Office Hours: 9AM - 5PM
Working Days: Sunday – Thursday
Main Activities:
The Fellowship Program intern will work closely with the Fellowship Assistant to conduct the
following activities:
Provide support to Ashoka Fellows:
Coordinate capacity building workshops for Ashoka Fellows
Conduct field visits to Ashoka Fellows and create visit reports
Monitor progress and performance of Ashoka Fellows
Map training providers and consultants which can give pro-bono assist to
fellows
Mapping CSOs activities and needs by sector in the Arab World to identify
collaboration opportunities for fellow
Identify and create database of training institutions, CSOs from social sector,
and business
Write minutes and reports on Fellows meetings
Keep track of the services provided to Fellows
Increase media coverage for Ashoka Fellows:
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Provide content for Ashoka”s monthly Fellowship newsletter
Edit Ashoka Arab World Fellow profiles, information, news and update Fellow
folders (hard and soft copies)
Work on Fellowship outreach and marketing material
Keep track of Fellows receiving awards and on media exposure opportunities for
the fellows
Profile Needed:
Excellent English writing and editing skills (required)
Good Arabic writing and editing skills (required)
Good communication skills
Interested in grass root social development projects
Strong result-oriented attitude
Proficient in MS Office programs (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
The Person:
Must be creative within her/his scope of work and very resourceful in problem solving
Must understand Ashoka’s vision and work.
Must demonstrate her/his commitment with social change.
Must be a deeply trustworthy person.
Must be service-oriented and flexible.
Must be detail-oriented and able to manage multiple high-priority tasks at once.
Must be a team player with a high level of commitment.
Must maintain cooperative working relationships and interact with others in a helpful,
courteous and friendly manner.
Must demonstrate sensitivity to, and respect for, a diverse population and be able to
work with persons of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds across all areas of the
world.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send their application package to Lameece Gasser at
[email protected] with “Fellowship Program Intern” in the subject line.
Application package should include:
Updated CV in PDF
Writing sample of 400 words about any topic of interest
