Intern - Social worker

MS Holdings; Kozhikode district; On-site; INR 167,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

MS Holdings is seeking a Research & Social Work Intern to support NGO program development by researching, scoping, and validating potential project areas aligned with the Foundation's strategic focus. The role involves fieldwork to ensure evidence-based, governance-compliant decisions and structured documentation.

The internship requires traveling for field visits within Kerala (India) and collaboration with partner organisations, local communities, and government bodies. Onsite work is expected.

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.

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.

Skills

Research

Documentation

Report-writing

Stakeholder engagement

Interpersonal skills

Coordination

Travel readiness

Education

Social Work/ Development Studies/ Public Policy/ Sociology (pursuing or recent graduate)

Job description

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.

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.

Requirements

• 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.