Social and environmental impact internship

We are looking for a highly competent, committed and organised young person for a 6-month part-time internship, starting at the end of Feb 2024.

Our ideal candidate has working proficiency in English and Spanish.

Our work is driven by a strong commitment to environmental and social justice. We coalesce decades of experience in social impact and systems change design to support public as well as corporate actors to co-create the regenerative and resilient world that we deserve to live in. Our approaches are diverse, multi-actor focused and fuelled by systems thinking:  The whole is more than the sum of its parts!

The work you will focus on is highly diverse and you will have the opportunity to take on different roles in several projects. A particular focus of the internship will be working on complex systems maps alongside our highly experienced colleagues. You will get trained in our systems mapping methodology and apply that on real life client projects - with private clients or regional governments.

We are particularly excited to find support for our systems maps with the Generalitat de Catalunya. For the last 3 years, we have been working together with the Catalan government to illustrate complex dynamics and to empower actors across all sectors (public administration, business, academia and civil society) to identify crucial intervention points for some of the major social and environmental sustainability challenges faced by regional populations (e.g. transformative innovation, the challenge of chronicity and dependency in the region of Bages and systemic investing).

We, unfortunately, cannot offer any financial compensation at this point. We, however, will gladly assist you in applying for financial support through Erasmus+ and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programs. All our previous interns/apprentices have so far received funding from these and other programs.

This internship is intended as a stepping stone for a longer-term consultancy relationship with RIF team.

Please, before submitting an application, review our website and Linkedin in detail and make sure you demonstrate well in your cover letter your understanding of ReImagined Futures and why in particular you are interested in an internship with us. Generic applications will be automatically rejected. 

Candidate's Profile

What are the necessary traits (personal and professional) for this position? What are the most important skills (soft and hard) for this position?

You ideally have a university background, passion for systems thinking and experience in pursuing social and environmental impact projects.

Some of the qualities we are looking for in our future intern include:

• Driven by a sense of purpose and commitment to social and environmental justice;

• Organised and professional working style;

• Perfect English speaking and writing skills (native or C2 level);

• Professional working competency in Spanish will allow you to support our collaborations with the Generalitat de Catalunya;

• Excellent research skills; 

• At least a beginner level knowledge of systems thinking and a keen interest to learn more;

• Keenness to learn and develop, complete extra courses and attend events;

• Graphic design and a sense of how to make documents and websites look good is a bonus! 

Some of your tasks will include:

• Supporting the co-creation of systems maps (on biodiversity, healthcare, rural development, regenerative agriculture and childcare) to identify key intervention points within social and environmental sustainability challenges; 

• Research on a variety of systems thinking tools and their potential application to ReImagined Futures’ work;

• Creation of marketing materials and content for our LinkedIn page;

During the internship, you will have the opportunity to specialise in areas you are particularly passionate about. Our objective is to co-design this internship with you to align it with your personal and professional goals as well as our projects.