Betaalde stageplaats: Men Engage Global
[Oproep in het Engels]
MenEngage Global Alliance is looking for a feminist intern to join the MenEngage Alliance team for a flexible placement for 3 months. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities, and encourage underrepresented voices to apply.
You will develop skills in network building to critically transform patriarchy and masculinities-based systems. MenEngage Alliance works to strengthen gender justice and equality from a feminst lens by understanding oppressive forms of power (power over) and engaging men and boys for a feminist vision of a just society.
You will work with the global secretariat team and will be involved with regional members from across the globe. The scope of the internship includes piloting an online course on power, patriarchy and feminism, conducting focus groups and organizing/analyzing results to improve the course.
The work with the MenEngage global secretariat and members will be done remotely, from wherever internet connectivity permits. You will interface and collaborate with our team members via video calls, instant messaging, and email.
About MenEngage Alliance
MenEngage Alliance is a social change network of over 1200 members across 7 regions and 84 countries, that comprises many, if not most, of the leading voices on men and masculinities in the world, including- practitioners, service providers, researchers, activists and donors. The Alliance brings together significant social capital to address the pressing development, rights, equality, health-outcomes and justice issues of our time, in partnership with other organizations and activists in the field. Through our organizing we facilitate collaborative actions across constituencies, to support programming and policies that include a critical component of men and masculinities from a gender transformative lens to advance understanding about how these factors influence people’s rights, health and well-being.
The Alliance plays a pivotal role in shaping the discourse and agenda on transforming masculinities and engaging men and boys within the broader movement for women’s rights and gender justice, particularly in the areas of gender-based violence prevention, advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights for all, redistributing unpaid care-work, and advancing gender equity, peace and security. The Global Secretariat is a small team who run the daily operations of the Alliance.
Responsibilities
You will be working closely with the senior advisor on gender, feminism and SRHR to:
● Review and the ‘Power Patriarchy and Feminism’ online course in its English version in the online platform to check for glitches in its functionality from a student/participant angle.
● Learn to use and prepare instructions on how to use the course’s online platform.
● Work alongside senior advisor to connect with regional networks and members to gather input for the development of focus groups (may include: drafting an online survey to gather feedback from regional members about the online course; organizing notes from calls/meetings).
● Support with scheduling and organizing focus groups (may include: preparing, distributing and reviewing results of doodle polls; drafting agenda and facilitating understanding of the online platform; contributing to meetings.)
● Join team calls and meetings as feasible.
● Other tasks can be discussed based on your individual skills and interests.
Skills and experience
The following list shows some of the skills and experience you will need. If you do not feel you have all of these skills, please consider applying based on the skills and qualities that you feel make you a relevant candidate for this internship:
● Attention to detail, interpersonal communications skills, and self-motivation.
● Fluency in English; other languages desirable, particularly Spanish.
● Ability to research, gather data and organize information into cohesive summaries.
● Familiarity with focus groups methodology desirable.
● Familiarity with issues related to gender equality, sexual rights and/or diversity, inclusion and systems of oppression.
● Interest in feminism, women’s human rights, and gender justice work.
● Education or work experience background in gender studies or related fields will be an advantage
Terms
The internship is part-time and the number of hours can be mutually agreed, along with the financial remuneration. All applicants are expected to be able to work for at least three months, with a preference for those able to work longer.
Applications
Please submit a motivation letter and CV to info@menengage.org with the subject ‘Feminism Internship’ by March 31st, 2022.