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Deadline 10-03-2025

Location work from home

Salary 10,000

Details of the Organization

Veditum India Foundation is a not-for-profit research, media, and action oriented organization, working at the intersection of environmental and social justice. Their mission is to transform the environmental governance landscape of India, and their current work is centered on life in and around Indian rivers.

Details of the Job/Internship

India Sand Watch is an environmental accountability project with an open-data platform at its heart, enabling collection, annotation & archiving of data related to sand mining in India, identifying spatial and temporal trends.

They are looking for 4 student interns to work with the Veditum team on their environmental accountability project India Sand Watch focusing on river sand mining activity across India.

3 x Policy Research interns to review sand mining policies & documents from Madhya Pradesh

Individuals with a background in research, environment, public policy, law, media and related fields (e.g: water, environment, human rights, public policy, journalism, environmental communication etc.) will be given preference.

1 x Multimedia Intern (with video editing skills)

Individuals with a background/experience in multimedia, visual communication, content creation, video editing and similar fields will be given preference.

Engagement Type & Duration:

These are minimum 2-month internships for students currently enrolled at an Indian university. This is a remote/WFH position, and you will be expected to work during office hours i.e. 10 am to 6 pm | Monday to Friday.
Work months: between May, June, July.

Role and Responsibilities

Role of Interns in Policy Research In: Data-Collection and Analysis

A week of orientation to learn about river sand mining and India Sand Watch, guided by the Veditum/India Sand Watch team.
Using your learnings from week one, and support from the ISW team, to review selected sand mining policy documents from Madhya Pradesh.
Additionally, you will be expected to scour through official, legal, media, and other information related to river sand mining, and archive this data on the India Sand Watch platform. This further familiarises you with the project and builds up towards decided outputs.
Lastly, you will prepare a report and supporting collateral as described earlier, using the data and research work undertaken during your internship.

Role of interns in Multimedia Internship: Video Editing & Content

A week of familiarising yourself with river sand mining and India Sand Watch, with the Veditum/India Sand Watch team, and storytelling/narratives/styles in our existing material/content.
Working with material provided to you (videos, images, data etc) to edit and produce videos/content under the guidance of the ISW team.
Working with existing content and relevant material sourced by you to create video outputs for communications & social media, learning and outreach material etc.

Skills required:

Ability to search for and source relevant data, and explore your chosen research direction / focus.
Ability to understand and analyse policy documents
Patience to work with large troves of data and add them to the platform.
Ability to work as a team and with volunteers, as well as independently.
Ability to understand documents written in English. Additionally, fluency in Hindi and local language(s) (Madhya Pradesh) will be an advantage.
Critical thinking and analytical skills, creativity, and self-motivation to produce the final report.
Basic video editing skills
Ability to source and work with available, relevant material
Patience to work with large or multiple files
Ability to work as a team and with volunteers, as well as independently.

Eligibility

This position is open for Indian national students currently enrolled at an Indian university only.
Applications are solicited from all qualified candidates regardless of age, class, caste, disability status, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation.
They are an equal opportunity employer. If you do belong to a marginalized group, please self-identify in your application.
You should have your own computer and a working internet connection.