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Research, Advocacy and Administration Internship

Would you like to intern with a civil society network focused on research and advocacy on corporate accountability? Do you have a particular interest in promoting international standards or laws to secure more responsible business conduct and accountability for adverse impacts of corporate activity? Would you like to develop your skills in research, advocacy and event planning by working within a committed and energetic team?

is offering a five-month research, advocacy, and administration internship with the OECD Watch network, within SOMO’s Rights, Remedy and Accountability team. Please apply by Sunday, 18 September 2022 for an internship start day in the week of Monday, 3 October 2022.

About SOMO and OECD Watch

SOMO is a research and network organisation founded in 1973. We investigate the adverse human and environmental consequences of multinational corporations’ activities and the impact of corporate globalisation. SOMO’s Rights, Remedy and Accountability team (RRA) seeks to address the global governance gaps that allow multinational corporations to operate with impunity. We push for stronger corporate accountability frameworks, including an international binding treaty on corporate accountability for human rights violations, improved national and regional laws on corporate human rights due diligence, and improved soft law standards on responsible business conduct (RBC). We also support workers, communities, individuals and civil society organisations in filing complaints to non-judicial grievance mechanisms.

OECD Watch is a network of civil society organisations whose secretariat is based within SOMO’s RRA team. OECD Watch is the official representative of civil society to the OECD’s Investment Committee, which is responsible for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (Guidelines), the leading global standard on RBC. OECD Watch supports complaints filed by civil society to the Guidelines’ network of National Contact Point (NCP) non-judicial grievance mechanisms and advises improvements to the Guidelines and individual NCPs. Through this work, OECD Watch seeks to improve access to remedy for victims of corporate misconduct and strengthen international norms on corporate social and environmental behaviour.

About the internship

During this internship, you will work for the OECD Watch secretariat. You will provide research, advocacy, event-planning and administrative support.

Key activities and responsibilities

• You will support the network’s work to advocate for a revision of the OECD Guidelines in 2023 by, for example:
• Assisting with civil society consultations for the potential revision;
• Helping prepare talking points and other advocacy tools for members engaging with various OECD governments;
• Helping prepare submissions for official consultations at the OECD.
• You will help organise and plan the agenda and reading materials for the network’s bi-annual global gathering in Latin America in Q1 of 2023.
• You will help develop policy briefs outlining governance gaps and the network’s key recommendations for our work on leveraging Brazil’s OECD accession to secure environmental and human rights reforms.
• You will engage in the overall coordination of the OECD Watch network, including supporting meetings with the network’s steering board, maintaining the database of community-led NCP complaints, assisting with communications, and updating the member list.
• You will help develop PowerPoint, graphic, and/or video tools to teach civil society about the OECD Guidelines, its complaint system, the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, and related topics.
• You will help with content creation and posting for the OECD Watch website.
• You will also provide assistance as needed to SOMO’s RRA team, including event planning assistance.

Requirements

• Affinity with the mission of SOMO and OECD Watch.
• Excellent command of English.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good communication skills (verbal and written).
• Ability to work independently and proactively, while also being a good team-worker.
• Enrolment

during the internship

in a relevant bachelor or master study.
Please note: SOMO cannot take on recent graduates who are no longer enrolled.

• Permission to work in The Netherlands.

We offer

• An exciting internship in a fun and informal workspace.
• Work experience in the non-profit sector at an organisation with a large national and international network.
• Critical but constructive supervision.
• A monthly stipend of € 400 based on 32-hours weekly.
• Travel cost reimbursement.

Interested?

Please send your letter of interest, CV, and an English writing sample to Katharine Booth at
by Sunday, 18 September 2022.
We hope the candidate selected will be able to begin on Monday, 3 October 2022.
SOMO believes in the power and necessity of a diverse and inclusive organisation. We are striving for more diversity and better representation of people with different backgrounds in our team.

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