Job Title: Neurodiversity Intern

Department: Education & Research (with time spent learning in other departments as required)

Dar es Salaam: Yes, hybrid (both in-office and online)

Travel Required: No

Reports To: Disability & Inclusion Specialist

Contract Type: Internship - 08 months

Organization: Ubongo Learning

Number of Posts 2

About Ubongo:

UBONGO is Africa's leading producer of kids' edutainment. As a non-profit social enterprise, we create fun, localized, and multi-platform educational content that helps kids learn, and leverage their learning to change their lives. Ubongo reaches over 42 million kids across Africa through accessible technologies like TV, radio, and mobile phones. Our show’s Ubongo Kids and Akili and Me currently air in 23 countries across Africa, in Swahili, English, French, Kinyarwanda, Kikuyu, Luo, Yoruba, Hausa, Chichewa, and Juba Arabic.

The Role:

Working at Ubongo will excite you with lots of learning opportunities, and plenty of fun, and allow you to impact the lives of millions of kids every day.

We’re looking for a Neurodiversity Intern to expand and improve our Education and Research department.

You’ll work closely with our Disability and Inclusion Specialist, mentors, Education and Research, Production, Digital, Operation, Growth, or Communication and development teams to realize our goal of impacting the lives of 60 million kids across Africa by 2025 by making our content more inclusive of all kids, including those with Autism, ADHD, and other disabilities.

The neurodiversity internship program occurs at our Ubongo headquarters in Dar es Salaam, beginning in March 2025 and ending in October 2024. During this time, you will get a chance to work in one or more of the following departments: Production, Education, and Research, Digital, Growth, Operations, Communication, and Development roles. The program will include access to professional development training, regular meetings with teams and managers, and opportunities to try out different roles within the organization.

The selected interns will meet in the office starting in March to prepare them for working in an international NGO environment. The first month will involve an introduction and orientation on the work of Ubongo. The purpose is to ease the transition to the workplace and help equip you with the information, resources, and skills needed for a successful experience at Ubongo.

Supportive and Inclusive Work Environment

We pair the interns with a neurodivergent buddy or mentor throughout the program, who they will meet with periodically at an agreed-upon frequency. Interns also have ongoing check-ins with their managers. Collectively, the interns meet frequently with the program manager to talk through their challenges, successes, and questions in a safe and inclusive environment.

Who Qualifies for the Neurodiversity Internship Program?

• Candidates who are neurodivergent themselves (e.g. autism, ADHD dyslexia, dyspraxia, etc.) with either or both professional and lived experience are highly encouraged to apply for this internship program.
• Must identify as neurodivergent. Self-diagnosis is considered valid and accepted for this criterion, with the technical consideration of our expert.
• Must have completed at least high school.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must demonstrate a genuine interest in the work of Ubongo and a desire to learn more about the world of work. This opportunity should align with the young person's personal goals and aspirations.
• Must have basic reading and writing abilities and be able to communicate either verbally or through an alternative communication method.
• Fluent in English or Kiswahili in speaking and writing.

Recruiting Process & Timeline

• Applications will be open for two (2) weeks from 3rd February to 15th February 2025 for the Neurodiversity internship program at Ubongo.
• The application will be reviewed from 17th to 20th February 2025.
• An interview will be conducted at the office for candidates to be familiar with the Ubongo office environment or through an online interview based on the request of the candidates from the 24th to the 27th of February 2025 (questions are provided in advance).
• The selected candidates will receive feedback through phone calls with the Human Resource Manager, and if your not selected we shall share the feedback too.
• If there are any reasonable accommodations needed for the interview please feel free to share with us. We will accommodate where possible.
• Career readiness and onboarding start on 6th March 2025.

ADDITIONAL NOTES: How to Apply.

Please note that only online applications will be considered. Those who come directly to the office with a CV or who email their CV to us will simply be directed to apply online, OR you can submit your application (CV) in the form of audio or video by emailing it to hussein@ubongo.org with a subject line stating “NEURODIVERSITY INTERN APPLICATION.” Please note, that only audio or video CVs will be accepted this way. Written CVs must be submitted through the online application.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

UBONGO provides equal employment opportunities to all its employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the laws of the country we are operating in.

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