G12++ Intern

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. 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.  

What is the role? 

Alsama Project is launching the pioneering G12++ Certificate: a world-class qualification set to unlock university and career doors for refugee youth who have been denied access to formal schooling. We are seeking an intern to join our team full-time in Shatila Refugee Camp, Beirut to make this happen. If you have strong project management skills, are fluent in Arabic and English, and want your work to have meaningful impact, this is for you. You will play a key role in coordinating fast-moving workstreams within our team, university partners and global experts, helping build systems from the ground up to deliver this certificate that could reshape the futures of thousands of young people. This is a role for someone who wants their skills to create a real, urgent, visible impact - not someday, but every single day. 

Key Responsibilities: 

1) Manage the end-to-end content development of the G12++ assessment 

• Work with leading assessment experts on the development of G12++ assessment, including subject content, assessment materials, and learning resources 
• Support a global team of academic exam developers (some displaced themselves) for continuous (re-)creation of the exam content 
• Support digitisation of the G12++, including embedding a digital portal, enhancing with AI-driven innovations 

2) Project management & implementation 

• Support development of the overall project plan for development and execution of the G12++, ensuring key milestones guide us towards launch in 2026 
• Manage timelines, deliverables, and reporting, keeping stakeholders aligned 
• Create and orchestrate policies, processes and manuals to ensure Alsama delivers the G12++ at world-class standards of integrity and credibility 
• Shape logistics for delivering the assessment and digitally authenticated certificates 

Experience & Skills: 

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree (minimum) and a proven record of academic excellence. 
• Minimum 6 months of work / volunteering / internship experience in a fast-paced, impact-oriented environment 
• Fluent Arabic speaker, with excellent reading and writing skills. 
• Fluent English with clear and compelling verbal and written communication skills  
• Proficiency with digital business tools: fluency in Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint  
• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical skills, with the ability to structure work independently and propose practical solutions. 
• High attention to detail with the ability to review and improve both own work and that of others. 
• Full-time, in-person commitment to working with the team in Shatila Refugee Camp, Beirut. 

Desirable: 

• Experience in the education sector, in project management, consultancy or a related field including handling multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and deadlines. 
• Familiarity with academic assessment processes (e.g., exam content development, assessment platforms, coordination with item writers or psychometricians). 

Safeguarding: 

Alsama is committed to safeguarding all students and vulnerable adults. To work at Alsama, all staff and volunteers must promote a safe learning environment and uphold Alsama’s student safeguarding and protection policy, including completion of safeguarding and protection training and prompt reporting of any concerns or suspicions of abuse. You are expected to listen to students’ concerns, respond calmly and nonjudgmentally, and follow our procedures to ensure every concern is handled appropriately.