NextGen Internship

About the Role

Breakthrough offers a paid, hybrid internship program designed to build an extended network of individuals connected to Breakthrough's mission. The program focuses on defined project assignments that contribute strategically to Breakthrough's work while providing interns with exposure to different aspects of social change.

Internship Details

• Type: Paid
• Number of Interns: 8
• Location: Delhi
• Duration: 11 weeks
• Work Mode: Hybrid

Project Categories / Departments

• Corporate and Institutional Engagement (Dept. - Resource Mobilisation)

• Support engagement with corporates, philanthropic actors, and institutions.

• Conduct strategic analysis and develop engagement materials.

• Illustrative Projects: Corporate engagement strategy development, mapping companies, CSR landscape analysis, developing corporate partnership pitch documents, designing employee engagement models, institutional partnership mapping.

• Narrative, Media, and Campaign Strategy (Dept. - Media & Communications)

• Contribute to narrative change through storytelling, communication, or creative skills.

• Illustrative Projects: Narrative analysis & research, campaign strategy & media engagement, content creation & storytelling (including short-form social media content), design support.

• Research and Evaluation Support (Dept. - Research & Evaluation)

• Contribute to research and evaluation initiatives across different stages.

• Possible Projects: Literature Review, Data Collection and Analysis, Dissemination of Findings.

• Tools, Frameworks, and Methodology Development (Dept. - Deep Transformation & Community Engagement)

• Focus on developing tools or frameworks.

• Illustrative Work: Programme methodology documentation, preparing reports and decks, toolkit development, programme case studies, workshop or training module design.

• Thought Leadership and Knowledge Products (Dept. - Positioning)

• Support the initial development phase of structured knowledge products.

• Examples: Research briefs/Scoping Papers, Thought leadership pieces, Global comparisons.

• Organisational Strategy and Consulting Assignment (Dept. - Thematic)

• Work on projects resembling short consulting assignments for strategic planning.

• Possible Projects: Strategic landscape analysis, Programme expansion strategy, Stakeholder mapping, Strategic briefing documents.

• Gender Transformative Education System (Dept. - Strategic Partnerships and Scale Up)

• Projects: Develop a virtual platform for learning, writing thought leadership pieces, drafting pitch documents/power point presentations, developing a compendium of short stories of change, developing a concept note bank.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Skills: Good communication and presentation skills.
• Domain Knowledge: Domain knowledge for the department the intern is applying for.
• Attitude: Confidence, positive 'can do' attitude.

Qualifications

• Students: Final Year Graduate and Post Graduate students can apply.

About Breakthrough

Breakthrough works on culture change by shifting social norms that limit women and girls from reaching their full potential. The organization works with adolescents and young people aged 11-25 years, aiming for an entire generation to shift and push for change. Breakthrough supports young people with media tools that shape public narratives, leading to increased aspiration, agency, leadership, and negotiation.

Breakthrough’s Culture

Employees are expected to work in line with organizational values of Dignity, Integrity, and Equity.

Last date of submission is 8th November 2026.