Job&Internship Posting

What is Alsama Project?  

Alsama is an ambitious NGO delivering high-quality education to out-of-school refugee youth in Lebanon’s camps. Through our accelerated programme, students progress from illiteracy to completing 12 years of schooling in just 6. We are also launching the G12++ Certificate - a pioneering qualification enabling refugee students to prove high school-level competencies to universities and employers. Driven by impact, quality, and scale, Alsama blends grassroots expertise with global excellence, supported by former McKinsey consultants and a board chaired by Skadden partners, offering interns exceptional professional exposure and development.  

 

Learn more about Alsama Project here. 

 

What is the role? 

As an intern at Alsama in Shatila Refugee Camp, Beirut, you’ll support strategic development across key departments, working within a professional and community-driven team to design and implement initiatives that strengthen our operations. 

 

What will you achieve at Alsama? 

You’ll play a direct role in advancing Alsama’s mission to transform refugee education - contributing to systems and strategies that enhance impact, growth, and long-term sustainability. 

 

What will you do? 

Your responsibilities will depend on your skills and the current needs of the organisation. These might include: 

 

1. Fundraising & Communications 

- Creating grant proposals, reporting, expanding our donor base.  

- Designing strategies in collaboration with our Communications team to raise Alsama’s profile through social media, press and conferences. 

 

2. Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning (MEAL)  

- Ensuring that Alsama’s programmes are effective and impactful by tracking progress, assessing results, and promoting accountability for our students 

 

3. Finance / Systems 

- Regularly updating Alsama’s financial records, preparing accounts for budgets and forecasts.  

- Maintaining accurate data management and ongoing system support, reporting, and development. 

 

4. HR & Internal Development 

- Managing Alsama’s recruitment pipeline to ensure that its workforce aligns with its growth. 

- Updating policies, ensuring they fulfil the requirements of third-party organisations, including OCHA and WASC 

 

5. G12++ 

- Developing content of the G12++ assessment 

- Supporting development of the overall project plan for development and execution of the G12++, ensuring key milestones guide us towards launch in 2026 

 

What proficiencies and experience will you need? 

• Experience with Management Information Systems & similar tools, in particular proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. 

• Communication: structured and compelling verbal and written skills in English (Arabic proficiency welcomed).  

• Bachelor's degree (minimum) and proven record of academic excellence.  

 

What's in it for you?  

• You will gain key skills that will serve you for the rest of your career, whether in finance, consulting, marketing or law. 

• Working for Alsama is extremely fulfilling. You will be surrounded by incredibly ambitious, kind, and hard-working students. 

• You will join a dynamic and highly experienced team, including two former McKinsey consultants and a former publishing entrepreneur. 

• Well-networked founders can assist with future job recommendations and career advancement. 

• Opportunity to live in Beirut, a vibrant and culturally diverse city. 

• Arabic lessons provided through Alsama’s social-enterprise language school.