Urban Land and Policy Advocacy Intern null

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Habitat for Humanity is looking for aspiring interns to help the community and fill the role of Urban Land and Policy Advocacy Intern in Quezon CityQuez, Philippines.

The Urban Land and Policy Advocacy (ULAP) Intern will support the team’s efforts in meeting its two-fold objective of a) supporting Habitat entities across the region in implementing quality urban, land, and policy advocacy programs; and b) positioning Habitat entities in AP as key stakeholders that influence the housing ecosystem of individual countries as well as regionally to improve access to safe and affordable housing.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Conducting a desk and literature review of key issues and topics within the Urban, Land, and Policy that can be used to inform and/or promote the work of ULAP;
• Producing ready-to-publish content for different communications channels that aligns with ULAP’s objectives;
• Attending and documenting regular meetings and/or key events including but not limited to ULAP Unit Meetings, AP Influencers Catch-up Calls, Home Equals Challenge Grant Meetings, Urban Roadmap Development Meetings, Advocacy Capacity Development, and Communications for Advocacy Alignment Meetings;
• Organizing/coordinating ULAP events especially for Urban Housing Practitioners Hub, Advocacy Capacity Development, and Urban Roadmap Development
• Supporting knowledge management for ULAP including but not limited to case story pitching and writing, research, file storage and cataloguing;
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders especially from Global Program Communications and the Urban Housing Practitioners Hub;
• Providing other assistance as needed in the execution of activities included in the ULAP workplan.

About you

To qualify for the role, candidates must be:

• Recently graduated or currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in development studies or other related fields of social science
• Interest and prior knowledge or any volunteer/work experience related to advocacy programs
• Skills in basic graphic design and proficiency in any graphic design software
• Proficiency in MS Office and MS Teams
• Fluency in the English language is required
• Can work remotely and will be available during office hours in Manila (Philippines) time

Benefits

This role offers many benefits for interns such as a remote work setup and flexible hours to emphasize work-life balance. This is also a paid internship per workday helping those who are starting to grow their career.

Training & development

Habitat for Humanity promotes good teamwork in order to help families nationwide. It teaches interns different sides of a non-government organization, making them exposed to different issues and social status. Interns can develop their passion for volunteering while also developing skills they can use professionally.

Source

• habitat.org.ph
• indeed.com/habitatforhumanity