[Hiring] Community Engagement Intern @CLEAR Global

Role Description

Are you a MIIS student with a unique internship idea based on your area of interest and expertise? Apply to any open MIIS internship posting, upload your resume, and outline your proposal in your cover letter.

The Community Engagement Intern will help keep CLEAR Global's community active, connected, and well supported. This includes:

• Helping to plan and run online events.
• Supporting and moderating conversations on the Discourse platform.
• Helping community members work together on collaborative projects.

This internship offers hands-on experience in community management within an international nonprofit, and the chance to build practical skills in:

• Event planning.
• Online moderation.
• Community coordination.

Responsibilities

• Help manage and develop our Discourse community space:
• Take an active role in the day-to-day management of the platform, including creating and organizing categories, channels, and topics.
• Support basic administration and help improve the space as the community grows.
• Keep the community active and engaged:
• Proactively start and follow up on conversations.
• Identify opportunities for new discussions.
• Encourage members to contribute, share experiences, and connect with each other.
• Moderate community conversations:
• Help keep discussions constructive, inclusive, and respectful.
• Raise inappropriate content or more sensitive issues with the wider team when needed.
• Support community members:
• Help members use and navigate Discourse.
• Respond to questions and support basic troubleshooting where needed.
• Support community-led projects:
• Help set up and coordinate projects where community members work together on shared activities.
• Use platforms such as Discourse and Slack, and regularly follow up with contributors to maintain momentum.
• Help plan online events:
• Support the planning of community events, including identifying topics and formats.
• Find and coordinate speakers, and connect events with wider community activities.
• Manage event logistics:
• Support scheduling, registration, participant communications, preparation, and practical tasks during online events.
• Track feedback and engagement:
• Gather feedback and maintain simple records of participation, engagement, and results to help improve future community activities.
• Provide coordination and administrative support:
• Help maintain documents, trackers, calendars, and follow-up actions so that community activities stay organized and on track.
• Other tasks:
• Take on other community engagement tasks as needed and represent CLEAR Global appropriately throughout the internship.
• Represent CLEAR Global well:
• Act in the best interests of the organization throughout the internship.

Qualifications

• Current graduate student at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS).
• An interest in community management, events, or online engagement (previous experience is not required, but is a plus).
• Comfortable communicating with a wide range of people online.
• Good organizational skills, and comfortable managing a few tasks at once.
• Comfortable learning new tools and software; training and support will be provided.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Strong written and spoken English.

Requirements

• Self-starter.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Analytical thinker able to transform ideas into tangible actions.
• Understands that communication in the right language is key to improved humanitarian response.
• Team player, collaborative, adaptable, and self-motivated.
• Interest in acquiring translation project management experience.
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn new skills quickly.
• Attention to detail.

Benefits

• MIIS Students may be eligible for the Experiential Learning Fund (ELF). For more information please visit: Experiential Learning Fund .