Kickstart your career with an enriching internship experience at Native Discovery. Gain hands-on experience with Orang Asli communities and contribute to projects that make lasting impact. Contact us at admin@discovernative.org for more information, or apply here.
*This position is semi-remote and based on Klang Valley. You will be working remotely, and will be required to travel to communities for work and meetings in the Klang Valley on a weekly basis (KL and Selangor).
About Native
Native Discovery (Native) is a social enterprise that builds community-based ventures together with Orang Asli communities in Peninsular Malaysia. We envision a world where indigenous people are respected, valued, and meaningfully included in society.
Allyship is at the core of what we do: we strive to be better allies to the Orang Asli and to support them on their journey of building a better future on their own terms. We do this by creating avenues for meaningful engagement with the Orang Asli, which mainly includes operating sustainable tourism activities and education programmes with corporates and academic institutions. We also own Malaysia’s first indigenous durian company, Biji Bumi Durian; and Perisa Punan, our sister venture dedicated to featuring the best of Orang Asli cuisine.
About the Role
As a Community Entrepreneurship Intern, you will play a key role in enabling us to further our work in creating meaningful business ventures with Orang Asli communities. You will have the opportunity to experience all facets of successful community-based social enterprise development, which includes community engagement and organisation, social advocacy, multi-stakeholder management, strategic business planning and development, and effective marketing/communication techniques.
Your day-to-day would include the following:
- Aid in the design and build of programmes that further our organisational mission of advocating for indigenous allyship and bringing the best of Orang Asli culture to the general public
- Work closely on the ground with Native’s partner communities to deliver successful and compelling experiences for guests. This includes representing the organisation in hosting education programmes, coordinating resources from, and managing key stakeholders( community leaders, strategic partners, vendors), organising communities and collaboratively deciding on programme execution strategies, supporting the Native core team in the delivery of key project milestones
- Lead and curate community initiatives for our partner communities, volunteers and guests
- Create compelling content on social media platforms.
- Respond to and escalate customer inquiries in a timely manner
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in OR possess a diploma/degree programme from any recognised university or college. All fields are welcomed
- Available for a minimum of 3 months. Candidates who are able to commit at least 40 hours a week will be given preference
- An excellent command of spoken and written English
- A working command of spoken and written Malay
- Have own transportation (car) and be available to travel to communities independently
- Experience in working with communities or being involved in social projects is an advantage
- Adaptive and fast-thinker who can work independently and also collaboratively as part of a team
- Thoughtful, good-humoured, and kind individuals are desirable
- Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply! 1-2 years of experience in other fields of work, volunteering, and internships is an advantage
- Monetary compensation will be provided. The amount would be consummate with experience
This role is perfect for the fresh graduate, the student on a break, or the millennial considering a career pivot – if you share our desire to build an equitable Malaysia, where all Malaysians are meaningfully included in society, we want to speak to you!