Internship Opportunity in Social Impact and Community Development in Bulgaria

Erasmus Intern is offering an internship opportunity in Social Impact and Community Development at Human in the Loop (HITL) in Bulgaria.

Humans in the Loop is an award-winning social enterprise providing training and employment opportunities to refugees, asylum seekers, and other conflict-affected people in Bulgaria and the Middle East.

The Social Impact and Community Development intern would have a crucial role in improving the quality and efficiency of HITL's social impact, and in building a sense of community amongst the workers and beneficiaries. HITL is looking for a Masters's or advanced Undergraduate student with experience in social work, project management, and /or international development.

• The intern would take responsibility for measuring HITL's social impact, including writing a Social Impact Report for 2021. This would include planning and implementing all data collection tools, surveys, focus groups, and questionnaires.
• It is expected that the intern would do a number of one-to-one interviews with a number of HITL workers to gain an understanding of their experience with the organization.
• The intern is expected to use quantitative and qualitative analysis of all the findings to create a comprehensive report including recommendations on how to improve the way that the organization works in order to make a greater impact.
• Utilizing community development approaches to identify where gaps in provision by HITL and other organizations are, and to work with colleagues to develop new projects to fill these gaps.
• Additionally, the intern will work with the Chief Impact Officer to develop and/or improve existing project management frameworks of HITL, such as the theory of change, logical framework, value chain analysis, M&E plan, etc.
• Develop and/or improve other existing Monitoring and Evaluation materials, such as surveys and assessments.
• Develop and/or improve existing policies and strategies.
• Contribute to fundraising efforts by researching grant opportunities and drafting grant applications.
• Support the Training Manager with planning and implementing new training programs.
• Leading a committee including members of HITL's community group, to plan regular events (online and in-person) to build up a sense of community amongst our beneficiaries.

• Masters or Advanced Undergraduate student in Social Work, International Development, Education, Middle Eastern Studies, Sociology, or other relevant fields.
• Experience with international development projects, fundraising and grant application drafting, and/or refugee integration.
• An understanding of the community development approach.
• Knowledge of relevant frameworks such as log frames, theories of change, M&E standards, etc.
• Knowledge of the current refugee crisis as well as the countries of origin of refugees: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and their cultural specificities.
• Knowledge of Arabic, Farsi, or Pashto will be an advantage.

About Erasmus Intern:-

Erasmus Intern is part of a project created by the Erasmus Student Network (ESN). ESN is a non-profit international student organization whose mission is to represent international students by providing opportunities for cultural understanding and self-development under the principle of Students Helping Students. ESN has more than 13000 members in local sections all over Europe working on a volunteer base together with Higher Education Institutions and offering services to 180000 students per year.

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