2024 is looking oh-so-bright✨✨! We’ve emerged from 2023 feeling more resolute than ever in our mission to strengthen indigenous allyship in Malaysia and to create meaningful business ventures with the Orang Asli.
It is challenging to imagine ourselves without YOU and the support that YOU have provided. With that, we want to invite you to be more meaningfully involved in our work through our first-ever internship opportunity! 🥁🪘
We’re on the lookout for Community Entrepreneurship Interns to join our small-but-mighty team. 👩🏻🎤🧑🏻🎤 If you have a desire to play a part in building equitable societies, get a kick out of working with a diverse group of people to develop and execute community initiatives, let’s talk!
As a Community Entrepreneurship Intern, you will play a key role in enabling us to further our work in creating meaningful business ventures with Orang Asli communities. You will have the opportunity to experience all facets of successful community-based social enterprise development, which includes community engagement and organisation, social advocacy, multi-stakeholder management, strategic business planning and development, and effective marketing/communication techniques.
Your day-to-day would include the following:
Aid in the design and build of programmes that further our organisational mission of advocating for indigenous allyship and bringing the best of Orang Asli culture to the general public
Work closely on the ground with Native’s partner communities to deliver successful and compelling experiences for guests. This includes representing the organisation in hosting education programmes, coordinating resources from, and managing key stakeholders (community leaders, strategic partners, vendors), organising communities and collaboratively deciding on programme execution strategies, supporting the Native core team in the delivery of key project milestones
Lead and curate community initiatives for our partner communities, volunteers and guests
Create compelling content on social media platforms.
Respond to and escalate customer inquiries in a timely manner
Other duties as assigned by the supervisor
*This position is semi-remote. You are to be based remotely but will be required to travel to communities for work and meetings in the Klang Valley on a weekly basis (KL and Selangor).
Requirements
Currently enrolled in OR possess a diploma/degree programme from any recognised university or college. All fields are welcomed
Available for aminimum of 3 months. Candidates who are able to commit at least 40 hours a week will be given preference
An excellent command of spoken and written English
A working command of spoken and written Malay
Have own transportation (car) and be available to travel to communities independently
Experience in working with communities or being involved in social projects is an advantage
Adaptive and fast-thinker who can work independently and also collaboratively as part of a team
Thoughtful, good-humoured, and kind individuals are desirable
Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply! 1-2 years of experience in other fields of work, volunteering, and internships is an advantage
Monetary compensation will be provided. The amount would be consummate with experience
This role is perfect for the fresh graduate, the student on a break, or the millennial considering a career pivot - if you share our desire to build an equitable Malaysia, where all Malaysians are meaningfully included in society, we want to speak to you!
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5 MARCH 2024. Send your CV and motivational statement to info@discovernative.org and we’ll be in touch.