About US:

Techfugees is an international non-profit organization coordinating the commitment of the tech community to contribute to build solutions for and with displaced people and to meet their needs. Techfugees operates in five priority areas where tech can have a significant impact: access to rights and information, education, health, employment and social inclusion. Within almost 3 years, Techfugees has grown into a community of nearly 18,000 innovators supporting via social media and taking part in hundreds of dedicated events around the world, including more than 30 hackathons and one annual Global Summit.

Job Summary:

As part of the Techfugees HQ team (3 people) based in Paris at Station F, the world’s biggest startup campus, the #TF4Women Programme Coordination Intern will work with the Head of Impact & New Projects (Mas Mahmud) to support the execution and impact delivery of the #TF4Women Fellowship Programme, a six months long programme aimed at accelerating the inclusion of female refugees into tech roles. In particular, the intern will be in charge of coordinating various stakeholders for the E4Women Fellowship Programme: fellows, mentors, trainers, social workers and third-party venue partners involved in the programme – and ensure that the programme runs smoothly.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Event facilitation, Logistics & Admin:

• Event facilitation assist with the facilitation of various training, mentoring and networking sessions and oversee each phase of the events to ensure it runs smoothly.
• Event logistics Booking venues, preparing the logistics for each event & specific venue, setting the venue and abiding by the venues’ rules & security concerns
• Information to participants sending invitations to all participants in time, replying efficiently in time with the right information, gathering information from various sources and preparing all documents ready to run the event, keeping all public information in one place, organised, accessible to all
• Administrative tasks: keeping all confidential information contracts, interview notes. fellows’ IDs, budget & expenses) up to date. In order and safe, reporting to the team on admin tasks action points, keeping the agenda rhythm of the programme and reminding the team about timeline & security & logistical concerns.

Team support and strategic thinking:

• Support the head of impact with design of calendar of the programme & content:
• Support volunteers and the programme’s team with interviews and selection process
• Special events initiative supporting the team with ideas for the graduation party as well as the dinner for partners and sponsors,

Impact measurement & Improvement:

• Report: address the team of any difficulties, feedback so we can re-adjust the programme, improve it straight away:
• Monitoring observing the progress made by women by collecting data points all along the programme:
• Evaluation designing forms for the fellow and mentors and partners to give their feedback on the programme

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal applicant should have at least two years of university studies or a degree/diploma in international relations, communication, migration project management, public relations, or related field.
• Previous experience in a comparable role preferred (event organising and managing various participants).
• Proficiency in Trello, Microsoft Office, Spreadsheet and project management:
• Ability to set and work within timeline.
• Great attention to details, analytical, pragmatic mind as well as being independent:
• Proficient in written and spoken English and French.
• Share Techfugees’ values: feeling concerned by the challenges faced by refugees and displaced people across the world but not desiring to save the world! Only to contribute and hold a safe space for people that were not lucky by birth and nationality

All qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send a cover letter and CV to:

[email protected] & [email protected] , with the vacancy title in the subject line:

The internship will be paid in accordance with the legal minimum French standards: Starting asap, Based in Paris, France Techfugees is part of Station F Founders Program) Remote work is possible and obligatory until the end of quarantine measures.

Deadline: 8^th May 2020