Gender Team Intern

KIT Institute has an internship vacancy for its Gender Team. The internship will run from approximately 13 January 2025 to 15 August 2025, 32 to 40 hours/week.

KIT’s Gender Team is comprised of international gender specialists that focus on gender and rights analysis, gender integration, capacity development and research. We work on both stand-alone women’s rights initiatives, and gender equality and rights issues in agricultural and environmental projects and practice, feminist financing, responsible business, and health. Together with partners and clients KIT Gender facilitates and documents critical reflection and gender knowledge development, supports the development of policies and strategies and the monitoring and evaluation of programmes that focus on gender equality and rights outcomes.

The work takes place majorly at KIT’s office in Amsterdam but also, from home or other places when necessary. Our organization’s working language is English.

As a Gender Team Intern, you will work on:

We are currently looking for an intern to strengthen our team. As gender team intern, you will work with colleagues in KIT’s Gender Team on a variety of projects. Your main role will be to support the online and face-to-face modules of the programme: Feminist Edge – Professional Development for Gender Trainers. During off-peak periods of the programme (Module 2), you will also support other projects in the area of women’s rights, empowerment and leadership, and/or in the area of gender, agriculture and environment. This position is ideal for a Master’s student looking for an opportunity to gain relevant working experience in a professional working environment on gender equality and international development.

You are:

• You are in the final years of your study (Master) in social sciences, for example anthropology, human geography, political sciences, development studies – with a specialization in gender studies.
• Strong interest in the gender dimensions of development, particularly in gender equality, feminist knowledge production, women and girls’ empowerment, social justice, human rights and transformative change.
• Experience in the coordination, planning and logistics. Experience with organizing training sessions or workshops is a strong asset.
• Team player with excellent listening, communications and problem solving skills.
• Capacity to work within a diverse multicultural team.
• Studying at a Dutch institute and in the possession of a relevant visa is required.
• Fluency in English. Working knowledge of French, Spanish and/or Arabic is an advantage.

What do we offer?

The opportunity to gain work experience and develop your gender expertise and organizational skills within an exciting, dynamic, international, and multi-disciplinary working environment.

On-the-job training from experienced advisors and gender experts in the field of gender and development. The chance to engage with cutting edge knowledge and practice in gender training through your support for the Feminist Edge – Professional Development for Gender Trainers programme. You will receive support to develop your skills and explore your interests.

We offer compensation of €550 per month for an enrolled (Master) student (based on a 40-hour week) and employment for eight months starting in January 2025.

The work takes place primarily at KIT’s office, in our historic building in the heart of Amsterdam. It is also possible to work from home (for a maximum of 50% of the working time) or other places when necessary. Our organization’s working language is English.

Interested?

To apply, please use the online application form, via the link that you will find under this vacancy. You can apply until 15 November 2024. Information about this position can be obtained by sending an email to Mariam Charara Ruiz, m.charara.ruiz@kit.nl

The interviews are expected to take place in the final week of November.

KIT aspires to be an equitable and inclusive community. We consider inclusivity of talent and diversity of people and perspectives as valuable resources that contribute to our mission. KIT provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, functional impairment, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We look forward to welcoming you to our community.

The intern will join an international team working in a multidisciplinary unit of more than 85 advisors and will be part of the Gender team consisting of 14 advisors.

About KIT

KIT is a knowledge institute, business location and hospitality venue with a mission: to contribute to an inclusive and sustainable world. From our campus in Amsterdam and through our global partner network, we enable people and communities to bring about positive change.

KIT Institute is an independent knowledge institute. The work of our experts focuses on global health, gender equality and sustainable economic development. The institute offers various education programmes, including a Master’s programme in International Health.

KIT’s landmark building is a sought-after office location. We share our building with a thriving KIT Community of more than 1,000 people working for an inclusive and sustainable world.

Part of the building is available for conferences and events provided by our hospitality company KIT Events. Our campus also houses KIT Hotel, which is currently being renovated, and KIT Live: a stage for art and culture equipped with two dance and music studios, a theatre, a podcast studio, and a café.