Secrets: Internship

Open Secrets is hiring two outstanding candidates (one Intern: Investigations and one Intern: Campaigns) to join our small, dedicated team based in Cape Town. Open Secrets is a non-profit organisation working on issues of economic crime and its impact on human rights. They use investigative research, advocacy, and the law to hold private corporations and individuals who commit these human rights violations, to account.

Open Secret seeks to appoint an Intern Investigation

Closing Date: //2

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Undertake investigations into historic and contemporary economic crime in South Africa and other parts of Africa. Read, summarise, and archive research material.
• Write reports and related occasional articles for our website, media partners and Open Secrets’ social media platforms.
• Assist in managing advocacy related to Open Secrets’ investigations and litigation, including producing content for Open Secrets’ social media platforms and website.
• Collaborate with our partners in civil society.
• Contribute to other Open Secrets work areas as needed
• Assist in managing Open Secrets’ social media.
• Create high-quality multi-media content (including factsheets, podcasts and explainer videos) for Open Secrets’ social media platforms.
• Assist in organising Open Secrets in-person and online events, including a People’s Hearing on Economic Crime.
• Collaborate with our partners in civil society.
• Contribute to Open Secrets’ profile series, Unaccountable.
• Assist in drafting Open Secrets’ newsletter.

SKILLS,

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong work ethic (thorough, thoughtful and able to manage deadlines), integrity and a demonstrated commitment to social justice.
• A committed team player with an inquisitive mind who values collaboration.
• Ongoing or completed postgraduate studies in a related field (politics, history, economics, journalism, law etc.).
• Strong research, writing and organisational skills.
• Strong command of basic Microsoft Office Suite programmes (Word, Excel, etc.).
• Able to work through an intersectional lens.
• Historically disadvantaged applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Eligible to work in South Africa
• Strong work ethic (thorough, thoughtful and able to manage deadlines), integrity and a demonstrated commitment to social justice.
• A committed team player with an inquisitive mind who values collaboration.
• Ongoing or completed postgraduate studies in a related field (politics, history, arts, economics, journalism, etc.).
• Experience in producing video and audio content.
• Strong command of basic Microsoft Office Suite programmes (Word, Excel, etc.), Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, Word Press and Mail Chimp.
• Historically disadvantaged applicants are encouraged to apply.

For more info:

www.opensecret.org.za

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