Volunteer Internship with Women's Human Rights

   Internship Opportunity

BRICS Feminist Watch and Feminist Land Platform

Internship Programme

PWESCR[1] is looking for interns to work remotely (during the pandemic) for BRICS Feminist

Watch (BFW) and for Feminist Land Platform (FLP). As interns you will work closely with the Coordinator for BFW and FLP members and make an important contribution to furthering the networks’ vision to strengthen global South feminist alliance, presence and influence.  

This is an ongoing volunteer internship programme typically consists of a minimum of four

consecutive calendar months of work. The programme is mutually advantageous.

Interns gain valuable exposure to a wide range of issues and knowledge that BFW and FLP works on.

Responsibilities

include:

• Policy analysis and social research,
• Assist in research and writing position papers and policy briefs
• Support in BFW and FLP communications and advocacy efforts.
• Membership support
• General logistic, administrative and programme support on various projects as per the requirement.

BFW and FLP ensures that you receive the experience that is relevant to your needs and interest.

Internship assignments are based on the work requirements the organization has. This is not a paid internship and does not provide stipends for interns.

Requirement:

• Demonstrate commitment to sustainable development and human values.
• Advance degree in
• international relations, social sciences; economics, law, human rights or women's studies.
• The Internship is for at least four (4) months.
• Interested candidates should demonstrate good written and oral communication skills in English, while it is preferred that you have excellent knowledge of the field of study or the sector you work with, and a working understanding of gender issues.
• Demonstrate good research, analytic thinking and writing skills. (English).
• Ability to work autonomously, take initiative, manage multiple and competing priorities, and handle detail. Work to optimize teamwork, learning and efficiency.
• Preference is given to applicants who can commit at least 6 month (or longer) or at minimum, four months.
• Preference given to applicants with knowledge of Spanish and/or French.
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To Apply:

Interested applicants should submit the following:

• Cover letter
• Résumé
• One letters of reference (from your employer or professor)
• Two published or unpublished short paper written by the applicant discussing any development issues.

Next: This is an ongoing internship programme and interested candidates can send application through out the year. For this round of selection please send your application by April 4, 2022. If

shortlisted, we will invite you for an online interview.

We especially encourage current students or recent graduates of relevant graduate or postgraduate programs to apply.

BRICS Feminist Watch (BFW):  Formed in 2017, BRICS Feminist Watch (BFW)

has emerged as a global South Feminist alliance that provides a much-needed

gender analysis, perspective, voice and empirical evidence from the ground to

key global policy debates, International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and

large development projects.  BFW is a network of feminist scholars, researchers,

and activists from the global South whose mission is to work for economic and

gender justice as well as sustainable and democratic development. The Alliance

brings the collective strength of feminist analysis and activism to promote

gender-responsive inclusive sustainable development and to make visible the

linkages between gender justice, environmental and economic justice as critical

to sustain movements and actions.

The Feminist Land Platform (FLP) is

a strategic and inclusive space for feminist organisations and leaders working

on women land rights and gender justice. Their purpose is to unite and amplify

voices and analysis from women struggles representing diverse constituencies,

while building alliances to change and address oppressive practices and social

norms for a just and equal society for all. By joining forces, the Feminist

Land Platform is focusing on building a bottom-up agenda on gender justice in

women’s land rights for political, economic and legislative changes.

Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (PWESCR) is an

international initiative in the area of gender and economic, social and

cultural rights. PWESCR works to promote women’s human rights, especially in

the context of economic, social and cultural rights by bringing a gender

framework to policy, law and practice at local, national, regional and

international levels through ever-evolving strategies and activities in both

conceptual and practical realms.

[1] PWESCR is the Global Secretariat for BFW and also anchors FLP’s

communication work. Interns will work with BFW and FLP members globally under

PWESCR’s supervision.