Intern, Social worker

About the Role

The Research & Social Work Intern will support NGO's program development pipeline by researching, scoping, and validating potential project areas aligned with the Foundation's strategic focus. The intern will carry out ground-level fieldwork to ensure that all program decisions are evidence-based, governance-compliant, and in line with the Foundation's core operating principle — that every initiative must be verified, documented, measurable, and sustainable.

Location: Kakkanchery, Kinfra. Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct desk and field research to identify viable project areas consistent with the Foundation's focus trajectory and impact criteria.
• Visit potential project locations to assess feasibility, community needs, and on-ground realities; document all findings in structured formats for internal review.
• Coordinate donor and stakeholder field visits, including logistics, preparation of briefing materials, and on-site facilitation.
• Liaise with program POCs — partner organisations, local community contacts, and relevant government bodies — to align ground-level execution with Foundation requirements.
• Prepare structured research notes, visit reports, and project feasibility summaries for submission to the Foundation team.
• Support the Foundation's compliance-first approach by ensuring all proposed initiatives meet internal verification, documentation, and governance standards before escalation.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed a degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Public Policy, Sociology, or a related field.
• Strong research, documentation, and report-writing skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel for field visits within the designated program geography.
• Good interpersonal and coordination skills for stakeholder engagement.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to work within structured reporting and documentation frameworks.
• Prior exposure to NGO, CSR, or community development work is an advantage.