Nepali Intern/Volunteer

Background

Sanjal is a renowned network of 18 small local non-governmental organizations in rural, very remote areas of Nepal, with headquarters in the capital Kathmandu. In the respective local societies, Sanjal influences the peaceful coexistence of religious and ethnic minorities and majority groups. The focus is on the relevance of religion for social conflicts because many conflicts over access to resources necessary for better living conditions occur between religious groups. Sanjal’s approach to dialogue promotion involves various potentially conflictive dimensions of societal fragmentation, including, for example, ethnic identity, gender, or caste. In addition, Sanjal and member organizations have many other areas of focus, such as sexual and reproductive health, women’s rights, and child marriage prevention. Sanjal’s primary role is to provide technical support to the member organizations, conduct training, and fill administrative gaps for more informally constituted members.

Tasks

In trustful cooperation with colleagues from Sanjal and numerous peace and development initiatives, you will engage yourself mainly by:

– Support Sanjal’s social media activities through content creation

– Translate various documents from English to Nepali and vice versa

– Support monitoring and evaluation activities

– Support administrational tasks

– Support maintaining Sanjal’s website

– Support research activities as per need

– Collaborate with international interns

– Other tasks assigned by the Executive Director

Profile

– Willingness to travel nearby Kathmandu (without overnight stay)

– Very good knowledge of English, written and spoken

– Intercultural competence, openness, and motivation for integration into the culture of Sanjal

– Independence, self-confidence, openness, and ability to work independently

– Interest in social media and fundraising

– Good Nepali communication skills, oral and written

– Experience and interest in photography, image editing, and creative writing with an eye for detail

– Competence in using Google online tools, internet research, emails

Sanjal offers

– A workspace in a centrally located office in Ekantakuna, Lalitpur

– Working in a small, friendly team with flexible working hours

– An exciting job with insight into the work of Sanjal and its member organizations

– An introduction to Sanjal’s work

– A written confirmation of the work done following the successful completion of the internship

– The opportunity to work in an international team