internships with moving mountains trust

Long-Term Sustainable Development in Kenya, Nepal and Borneo

Moving Mountains Trust

Internships with Moving Mountains“I have spent many years travelling and working in developing countries, and Iwas never able to reconcile the inequality I saw in the world of haves and havenots. I wanted Moving Mountains to stand for something equal and inspirational.Choosing the right people to help me has been a journey in itself. Some have comefrom poor beginnings, some from remote communities, and some simply camebecause they wanted to make a difference” - MM Founder Gavin Bate

Moving Mountains Trust welcomes the contribution that internships make to our work and thedevelopment of our organisation. We also support and encourage the opportunities internshipsprovide for young people to develop their skills and experience, working with a professionaldevelopment NGO. We offer stimulating, challenging and rewarding internship placements in theUK or Ireland, abroad in the countries where we operate and internships which include acombination of the two options.

Welcome to Moving Mountains!

PO Box 14, Portstewart, Northern Ireland, BT55 7WS W: www.movingmountainstrust.com

T: 028 708 31258 Recognised as a charity by HMRC under reference XR62512 E: [email protected]



Internships with Moving MountainsSupportive and Inspiring Working Environment: As a small and dynamic development NGO withstaff spread across three continents, Moving Mountains interns get a great experience workingwith a variety of MM staff, both in the UK and Ireland and in the field in Kenya, Nepal and Borneo.Interns work alongside the charity coordinator and the UK and Ireland trustees and communicateand collaborate regularly with our staff in Kenya, Nepal and Borneo. Interns work with MM staffand trustees both in person as well as via email, skype and telephone. They are given ongoingtraining, guidance and assistance throughout their internship but are also supported to workindependently and show initiative and creativity to contribute to the work of Moving Mountains.

Professional Development and Experience: Interns work on a diverse range of tasks which givethem an excellent overview of the charity and all aspects of the work involved in running adevelopment NGO. The work undertaken by interns as part of their placement allows them tomake a great contribution to the development of the charity whilst gaining excellent professionalexperience and developing a range of personal and professional skills.

Diverse Tailored Programme of Work The programme of tasks that interns are asked to work on istailored for each internship, designed around the needs of Moving Mountains at the time of the





internship and designed to be based on and to build on the existing skills, experience andcompetencies of the interns. Tasks interns may undertake during their internships may include aselection from the following:

• Promotion, Communication and Social Media:◦ Compilation of information and drafting of content for publications including annual

reports, monthly email newsletters, promotional brochures, flyers and posters, donorreports, project identification documents, programme overview documents;

◦ Promotion of charity through development of social media content and blog articles; ◦ Promotion of volunteering trips through emails, development of links, publication of

opportunities through platforms, forums, websites;◦ Promotion of events, press releases, sharing of information with other organisations; ◦ Editing of and development of website content; ◦ Development of video clips and short promotional films to introduce the work of the

NGO, the volunteer placements and development education opportunities availablewith Moving Mountains;

◦ Photography and documentation of projects and programmes, fundraising events,conferences, group meetings, etc.

• Charity Administration ◦ Support for compilation of accounts and financial statements;◦ Donor communication, thank you letters, receipting, management of online donation

sites; ◦ Response to email enquiries and requests for information;◦ Collection and organisation of data, maintenance of databases, management of online

systems;◦ Monitoring of online and offline fundraising.

• Project Management: ◦ Impact assessment and theory of changes documents; ◦ Development and maintenance of monitoring and evaluation systems;◦ Data collection and reporting;◦ Organisation and presentation of data for both internal and external use.

• Volunteering: ◦ Support for volunteer management;◦ Pre-trip preparation for groups and individuals; ◦ Visits to volunteer groups: provision of information, discussions of issues about the trip





or placement.

• Fundraising, Events and Groups:◦ Collaboration with and support to fundraising groups and MM university societies and

creation of new MM societies and groups; ◦ Organisation and development of charity challenges and fundraising events and

promotion of events and challenges.

• Training, Development and Capacity Building: ◦ Training of in-country staff in IT and other relevant skills;◦ Training from in-country staff in counselling, educational support, youth work, sports

coaching, social welfare support, running after-school clubs, project management,community development work.

• Funding Research and Applications: ◦ Research into grant applications and funding opportunities;◦ Support for development of grant and funding applications◦ Support for management of grants and fulfilment of grant obligations, reporting, etc.

Support for Internships: Interns working with us in the UK and Ireland are usually offeredaccommodation during their internships where these take place away from home and a weeklyallowance is also offered to interns in recognition of their work for the charity. The rate iscurrently £75 per week. Accommodation and a weekly allowance may also be possible forinternships which take place abroad.

We supply feedback, references and letters of recommendation following successful completion ofan internship and we also provide mentoring and assistance for future work in the sector.

Requirements of the Interns: Interns need to have their own laptop or access to a computer, needto be proficient in social media and use of Office programmes and need be prepared to learn anddevelop new skills such as web editing.

Interns need to have excellent written English and be prepared to learn some new language forbasic greetings and communications. Interns must have a non-prejudicial attitude to working withpeople in different countries and from different cultures. They also need to have a good telephoneattitude and be prepared to communicate with many different types of people.

In terms of the way in which we work, interns should be prepared to undertake administrativejobs e.g. emails, management of information and people but also have the self-discipline to work





independently on projects that have defined outcomes and time periods.

Interns should have a keen interest in development issues and should be prepared to research andlearn more about development studies and sector best practice and report back to trustees,including through visiting events and attending conferences. Interns should have an academicbackground in a relevant subject and relevant skills, experience and contacts which they can useto contribute to the work of the charity. Above all interns need to be enthusiastic, hardworking,friendly and professional and ready to join the Moving Mountains family and help us to continuemaking a difference and changing lives.

Futher Info and Applications: For further information and to apply for an internship please emailMoving Mountains Trust with your CV and a letter of introduction to the following address:[email protected]

Welcome to MM: We look forward to working with you – welcome to Moving Mountains!



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