[Hiring] Advocacy Intern @CLEAR Global

Role Description

The Advocacy Intern-Nigeria will work directly with the Advocacy Officer along with other members of the team to support the planning, coordination, and implementation of an advocacy campaign to advance digital language justice in Nigeria. The role will support efforts to ensure that people who speak marginalized languages are able to access, participate in, and shape the digital world in the languages they understand.

The intern will contribute to:

• Campaign planning
• Stakeholder mapping
• Coalition building
• Policy engagement
• Communications
• Campaign coordination and monitoring

They will support the identification of key decision makers and influencers, develop and maintain relationships with campaign allies, track advocacy opportunities, and help translate research evidence into compelling campaign messages and demands. The role will provide practical experience in:

• Implementing advocacy strategies
• Campaign management
• Coalition building
• Policy influencing
• Stakeholder engagement
• Communications

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting in translating campaign objectives into concrete activities, milestones, and timelines
• Identifying and mapping key stakeholders relevant to digital language justice in Nigeria
• Developing campaign messages and content around digital language justice
• Tracking progress on advocacy objectives and relationship building with key targets and allies
• Assisting with drafting, editing, and disseminating advocacy briefs, blog posts, reports, and other materials that effectively convey CLEAR Global’s messages
• Assisting with preparation for meetings, events, and conferences
• Attending a variety of meetings to take notes and share CLEAR Global’s message

Please note that these responsibilities are approximate and may change over time.

Qualifications

• Current graduate student at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS)
• Strong writing skills in English, and excellent spoken English; proficiency in other languages relevant to humanitarian action a plus
• Strong research, analysis, and reporting skills, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills, with a very good eye for detail and quality, and a demonstrated ability to multitask, plan ahead, and keep track of tasks
• Personal experience of language exclusion desirable
• Familiarity with current debates on humanitarian and development issues related to aid effectiveness, accountability, and innovation a plus
• Previous experience in advocacy in non-profit organizations, particularly in development and/or humanitarian action, a plus
• Proficiency with standard word processing and spreadsheet programs, email, and other computer packages; willingness to explore new technologies
• Capacity to work independently to achieve agreed targets
• Flexibility and ability to innovate to find creative solutions

Benefits

• 15-20 hours per week
• Home-based location
• Eligibility for the Experiential Learning Fund (ELF) for MIIS students

Company Description

CLEAR Global exists to help people get vital information, and be heard, whatever language they speak. We believe that everyone has the right to give and receive information in a language and format they understand. We work with nonprofit partners and a global community of language professionals to build local language translation capacity, and raise awareness of language barriers.

• Our network of over 200,000 community members translate millions of words of life-saving and life-changing information a year.