Ongoing Internships at SELCO Foundation

Ongoing Internships at SELCO Foundation

Sections : AR, MX, GC, EL (energy), GM, MTE

Place : Bangalore, India

Duration : 3-6 months (until 1 year is also ok)

Hosting structure :

SELCO Foundation is a 10 year old organization that engages in field-based R&D and ecosystem building for deployment of clean energy solutions that alleviate poverty in tribal, rural and urban poor areas. The organization works closely with practitioners in the social sector, energy entrepreneurs and partners from various developmental sectors. 

SELCO Foundation is an open source platform with a network of research and development labs that implement and disseminate sustainable social innovations through an ecosystems approach.

SELCO Foundation intends to develop innovative, sustainable – social, technical and financial models that impact climate change and poverty alleviation. We are a collaborative striving to work on solutions, support agents and build sustainable ecosystem for clean energy access. SELCO Foundation seeks to holistically facilitate context driven solutions and opportunities that result in improved well-being and livelihoods for underserved communities through sustainable energy and energy efficient applications. The interventions are developed with focus on local empowerment, replication and ethical scaling.

Project description :

SELCO Foundation invites interns across its departments for various projects it engages in. The projects would largely be technical, or technical with a large focus on reporting and documentation of processes and learnings. The following departments of SELCO Foundation seek interns regularly:

1. Built Environments – Architecture and Inclusive Infrastructure

2. Technology and Design

3. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learnings (MEL)

Projects will be assigned basis the projects ongoing at the time of application and joining, skills and interest of the candidate as well as the specific need of the teams.

Required skills :

Qualities:

Innovative, independent, energetic, highly adaptable and flexible

Skills

Accommodation : If the organization cannot provide accommodation to the intern, it must however support him/her in his/her research for one. It is crucial that the intern has a place to stay, even temporarily, from the day of his/her arrival (visa requirement).

Comments : Please check weather conditions. Certain times are very hot or very rainy, which impacts work and enjoyment.

Working at SELCO Foundation demands a certain amount of adaptability and flexibility. We expect interns to come with their own ideas as well as eagerness to follow through on ideas and plans.

Contact : Shahaab Javeri, Monalisa Saha, shahaab@selcofoundation.org, Monalisa Saha, hr@selcofoundation.org