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  • About CIVICUS

CIVICUS exists to defend people power. As a growing global alliance of over 7000 members in more than 180 countries, we work together to monitor violations of basic civic freedoms, call out the perpetrators of violations and strengthen the power of people to organise by supporting a more accountable, effective and innovative civil society. We strive to promote excluded voices, especially from the Global South.

About the Role

The Research Intern will contribute to the production of research instruments and outputs such as interviews and survey analyses and produce text to feed into our State of Civil Society Report. Through this work, the intern will gain research experience and deepen their knowledge of trends pertaining civil society.

Key Requirements

  • Degree in any of the social sciences or other relevant field, or to be near completion of studies towards such degree
  • Fluency in English and another UN language
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Experience with MS Office
  • Strong interest in working in the field of civil society
  • Commitment to CIVICUS’ vision, mission, values and ways of working
  • Interpersonal skills: inclination and ability to work as part of a diverse, multicultural virtual team
  • Behavioural skills: well-organised, able to work independently and to deliver within deadlines, high attention to detail

For this recruitment, CIVICUS greatly encourages applications from suitable candidates in the Global South and the African continent in particular.

Please click here for a full Job Description

How to apply

The closing deadline for applications is close of business on 13 November 2020. Interested candidates should email their application to j[email protected]

Your application should comprise of

  • A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, a full employment history showing the more significant positions, responsibilities held, and relevant achievements
  • A cover note of not more than one page outlining your motivation for applying for the role.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by 20 November to schedule interviews.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

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We were established in 1993 and since 2002 have been proudly headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with additional hubs across the globe. We are a membership alliance with more than 4,000 members in more than 175 countries.

Our definition of civil society is broad and covers non-governmental organisations, activists, civil society coalitions and networks, protest and social movements, voluntary bodies, campaigning organisations, charities, faith-based groups, trade unions and philanthropic foundations. Our membership is diverse, spanning a wide range of issues, sizes and organisation types.

Our Unique Contribution to Change

At CIVICUS, our identity is informed by:

  • Our diverse global membership, with a strong presence in the global south.
  • Our clear mandate to defend civic space and promote civil society.
  • Our focus on strengthening citizen action and civil society writ large, working across issues, geographies and organisation types.
  • Our role as a trusted convener and thought leader on civil society issues and trends.
  • Our ability to amplify civil society voices and enable activists and organisations to speak truth to power.
  • Our commitment to standing in solidarity with actors across civil society.
  • Our capacity to incubate and support ambitious strategies and initiatives to improve civil society’s
  • effectiveness and inclusivity.

Our work at CIVICUS is guided by these values and principles:

  • We believe in justice and dignity for all, while putting the most excluded first.
  • We believe that people and their organisations, working together, can change
  • the world.
  • We stand for a strong, independent and progressive civil society.
  • We challenge power with principled courage.
  • We are champions of accountability, diversity and inclusion.
  • We are committed to global solidarity and believe in building from below and beyond borders.
  • We seek systems change to tackle the universal and inter-related nature of the world’s most pressing challenges.
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0 USD Johannesburg CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week CIVICUS
  • About CIVICUS

CIVICUS exists to defend people power. As a growing global alliance of over 7000 members in more than 180 countries, we work together to monitor violations of basic civic freedoms, call out the perpetrators of violations and strengthen the power of people to organise by supporting a more accountable, effective and innovative civil society. We strive to promote excluded voices, especially from the Global South.

About the Role

The Research Intern will contribute to the production of research instruments and outputs such as interviews and survey analyses and produce text to feed into our State of Civil Society Report. Through this work, the intern will gain research experience and deepen their knowledge of trends pertaining civil society.

Key Requirements

  • Degree in any of the social sciences or other relevant field, or to be near completion of studies towards such degree
  • Fluency in English and another UN language
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Experience with MS Office
  • Strong interest in working in the field of civil society
  • Commitment to CIVICUS’ vision, mission, values and ways of working
  • Interpersonal skills: inclination and ability to work as part of a diverse, multicultural virtual team
  • Behavioural skills: well-organised, able to work independently and to deliver within deadlines, high attention to detail

For this recruitment, CIVICUS greatly encourages applications from suitable candidates in the Global South and the African continent in particular.

Please click here for a full Job Description

How to apply

The closing deadline for applications is close of business on 13 November 2020. Interested candidates should email their application to j[email protected]

Your application should comprise of

  • A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, a full employment history showing the more significant positions, responsibilities held, and relevant achievements
  • A cover note of not more than one page outlining your motivation for applying for the role.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by 20 November to schedule interviews.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within three weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

2020-11-14

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