Title: Breakthrough NextGen Internship Type: Paid No of Interns: 8

Location:
Delhi Internship Duration
- 11 weeks Work Mode: Hybrid, Breakthrough’s work on gender justice extends beyond programme implementation to shaping narratives, influencing institutions, and building long-term alliances across sectors. Many individuals who will influence institutions in the future; across universities, corporates, consulting firms, media organisations, and public policy spaces; are currently students or early professionals. Engaging with them early in their careers provides an opportunity to deepen their understanding of gender justice and build relationships that extend beyond the organisation itself. Breakthrough currently engages young people through internships and volunteer programmes. While valuable, these engagements are often informal and task-oriented. A structured internship programme provides an opportunity to create a more intentional platform for talent engagement, learning, and strategic contribution. The proposed internship is therefore designed not primarily as a recruitment pipeline, but as a way to build an extended network of individuals who remain connected to Breakthrough and act as champions of its mission across institutions and sectors. The internship is designed around defined project assignments that interns work on during the core phase of the programme. These projects will be drawn from areas that are strategically practical to Breakthrough but may not always receive dedicated internal capacity.
The aim is to ensure that interns contribute meaningfully to the organisation while also gaining exposure to different aspects of social change work. These projects can broadly fall across the following seven categories/ departments: 1. Corporate and Institutional Engagement(Dept.
- Resource Mobilisation) Interns can support Breakthrough’s engagement with corporates, philanthropic actors, and institutions by conducting strategic analysis and developing engagement materials. Illustrative projects may include:
• Corporate engagement strategy development
• Mapping companies aligned with Breakthrough’s mission and identifying collaboration opportunities.
• CSR landscape analysis
• Analysing corporate CSR priorities related to gender justice, youth engagement, or social norms change.
• Corporate partnership pitch documents
• Developing pitch decks and partnership proposals for engaging potential corporate partners.
• Employee engagement models
• Designing frameworks for corporate employee engagement initiatives, including volunteering, pro-bono work, or digital campaigns.
• Institutional partnership mapping
• Identifying potential collaborations with universities, foundations, think tanks, and networks. These projects help expand Breakthrough’s ecosystem of institutional partners. 2. Narrative, Media, and Campaign Strategy (Dept.-Media & Communications) Narrative change is a central pillar of Breakthrough’s work. Interns with storytelling, communication, or creative backgrounds can contribute to this area. Illustrative projects include:
• Narrative analysis & research Analysing how gender-related issues are represented across digital media and public discourse, alongside conducting research-driven tasks to develop first drafts of documents on assigned gender topics.
• Campaign strategy & media engagement Supporting the development of campaign narratives and audience strategies, while mapping and engaging with journalists, media platforms, and digital communities aligned with gender justice conversations.
• Content creation & storytelling Conceptualising and producing content—particularly short-form social media content—through ideation, planning, and execution of shoots (in-office or field-based), in-app editing, and platform management.



This also includes exploring diverse storytelling formats such as multimedia narratives, podcasts, and short-form videos.
• Design support Assisting with design tasks as assigned by the graphic design team, in accordance with provided technical requirements. These projects help strengthen Breakthrough’s influence in shaping public narratives. 3. Research and Evaluation Support (Dept.-Research & Evaluation) Some interns may contribute to research and evaluation initiatives, supporting different stages of the research lifecycle. Possible projects include:
• Literature Review Undertaking literature review for select research or evaluation studies, entailing deep-diving into secondary sources, contributing towards developing conceptual frameworks and approaches, and mapping socio-demographic and psychographic contexts for key population groups and sub-groups of interest
• Data Collection and Analysis Supporting the Research and Evaluation teams in planning and executing the data collection process, and undertaking quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis
• Dissemination of Findings Supporting the Research and Evaluation teams disseminating the findings of select studies. This would include drafting high-level summaries for key stakeholders and assisting in the design of communication materials articulating key findings for a diverse set of audiences. These outputs help strengthen research quality, enable knowledge sharing, and support the effective design and replication of studies and evaluation processes across programmes. 4. Tools, Frameworks, and Methodology Development (Dept.
- Deep Transformation & Community Engagement) Some interns may focus on developing tools or frameworks. Illustrative work may include:
• Programme methodology documentation
• Documenting frameworks used in Breakthrough programmes.
• Reporting & decks Preparing reports, presentations, and strategic decks for internal and external stakeholders.
• Toolkit development
• Creating toolkits that can be used by partners, educators, or community organisations.
• Programme case studies
• Documenting impactful initiatives and lessons learned.
• Workshop or training modules
• Designing structured modules for youth engagement or awareness building. These outputs help codify organisational knowledge and improve programme replication. 5. Thought Leadership and Knowledge Products(Dept.-Positioning) Breakthrough produces valuable insights/positioning papers which showcases BT evidence as well as contributes to the sectoral work. Interns can support the initial phase of development of structured knowledge products. Examples include:
• Research briefs/Scoping Papers
• Producing short analytical papers on emerging gender issues.
• Thought leadership pieces
• Writing articles or reports that contribute to sector conversations.
• Global comparisons
• Analysing how gender justice campaigns operate in different countries. These outputs help strengthen Breakthrough’s voice as a thought leader in the field. 6. Organisational Strategy and Consulting Assignment (Dept.-Thematic) Some interns may work on projects that resemble short consulting assignments, supporting strategic planning and organisational decision-making. Possible projects include:
• Strategic landscape analysis
• Identifying and mapping relevant policies, reforms, and programs, while building a database of organizations and government stakeholders in gender-transformative education,



and identifying collaboration opportunities across aligned initiatives.
• Programme expansion strategy
• Analysing opportunities for expanding Breakthrough’s work into new areas or geographies.
• Stakeholder mapping
• Identifying networks, institutions, and influencers relevant to Breakthrough’s mission.
• Strategic briefing documents
• Preparing background notes and analyses to support leadership discussions, along with strategy updates informed by global trends and relevant international practices. These assignments can provide valuable strategic inputs to the organisation. 7. Gender Transformative Education System (Dept.-Strategic Partnerships and Scale Up)
• Develop a virtual platform for Learning
• Documenting lessons learnt and creating a virtual platform for stakeholders to engage, discuss and take learnings
• Thought leadership pieces
• Writing articles or reports that contribute to sector conversations.
• Drafting pitch documents / power point presentation Developing pitch deck (brief visual proposition of an idea/s)
• Developing a compendium of short stories of change Professionally documenting short impactful “stories of change” within teachers, Govt. officials, SMC members, parents etc to develop a compendium/ book
• Developing concept note bank Identify and draft different ideas from within the program which has the potential for expansion and develop concept notes (4-6) These projects can strengthen the organisation’s ability to use data for learning and decision-making. Skills, Competencies & Experience Required:
• Final Year Graduate and Post Graduate students can apply
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Domain knowledge for the department intern is applying for and relevant skills
• Confidence, positive 'can do’ attitude About Breakthrough: Breakthrough works on culture change by shifting social norms that limit women and girls from reaching their full potential. We work with adolescents and young people aged 11-25 years aiming for an entire generation to shift and push for change. Over time, we have worked with more than 5.4 million adolescents and young people, aged 11 to 25, to encourage aspiration, agency, leadership and negotiation through our work in schools and communities. We also support them with media tools that shape public narratives. This has resulted in a generation of young people shifting to think and act in confident, intentional ways. Girls are negotiating to stay in school, delaying marriage, exercising choices around life goals, stepping into non-traditional career paths. Boys are stepping up to contribute, support and uphold equal rights for all. This gives hope that a more equal world is possible for future generations. Breakthrough’s Culture: Employees at Breakthrough are expected to work in line with organisational values of Dignity, Integrity and Equity. Breakthrough is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, colour, caste, religion, creed, gender, age, disability, economic status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. We prefer people from marginalised communities, women and other genders. Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment towards child safeguarding. Breakthrough is committed to the well-being of its employees and understands an individual’s mental health can impact their ability to work. Breakthrough recognizes taking steps to improve mental health and wellbeing of the employees is essential. We are committed to fostering an environment that promotes employee wellbeing. We recognize that well-being is not just the absence of illness, but the presence of factors that support a fulfilling life. To know more about Breakthrough, please visit – www.inbreakthrough.org Last date of submission is 8th November 2026.

📌 Breakthrough NextGen Internship (New Delhi)
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📍 New Delhi