About Propel

In the development and humanitarian sectors, organisations often struggle to retain and apply valuable knowledge from past projects. Critical lessons get lost in reports, staff turnover leads toknowledge gaps, and decision-making suffers from the lack of structured learning.

Propel is designed to solve this. Propel is a smart knowledge and learning platform that helps organisations capture, organise, and use their insights effectively.It enables teams to document experiences, track progress, and learn from eachother—so that knowledge is not only stored but actively used to improve future work. 

Through Propel Spaces, Open Knowledge Maps, and tailored organisational learning environments, we are creating a more connected, informed, and adaptive development sector.

Mission and Scope

At Propel, we are building a global knowledge ecosystem to structure, share, and continuously evolve critical insights in the development sector. We do this through: 

• Propel Spaces: A collaborative environment where organisations and practitioners can share insights, experiences, and structured learning.
• Open Knowledge Maps: Public, interactive global maps on key development topics, integrating both structured data and practitioner insights.
• The Developing Story: A story-driven approach that showcases first-hand experiences from practitioners, making learning engagin gand accessible.
• Propel as a SaaS Platform: Beyond open knowledge spaces, Propel is also a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) that organisations can subscribeto for their own dedicated knowledge spaces. We actively guide organisations intheir learning journeys as Propel clients, helping them capture, structure, andapply knowledge more effectively. 

Our vision is to create a dynamic, anduser-driven knowledge environment, where development professionals can learnfrom each other and turn insights into action.

Role Overview

As the Knowledge Curator & Engagement Intern,you will play a vital role in curating, structuring, and amplifying knowledge within Propel Spaces and Open Knowledge Maps. You will support content creation, outreach, and engagement activities that help spread awareness, bringin new contributors, and foster collective learning in the sector. This role is also designed to be a learning journey for you, offering deep insights into knowledge management, learning processes, and international development cooperation.                                                        

Key Responsibilities:

1. Content Curation & Knowledge Development
- In-depth research and mapping of key stakeholders, knowledge products,and relevant developments in the field
- Track the news related to the development sector, analyse its content, and make connections to the bigger picture.
- Continuously source, structure, and add new insights to Propel Spaces and Open Knowledge Maps.
- Assist in developing practitioner stories, helping shape engaging,story-driven knowledge products.
- Identify and summarise emerging trends, best practices, and keylearnings from contributions. 

2. Community Engagement & Outreach
- Identify and engage with development professionals to encourageparticipation in Propel Spaces.
- Support in spreading awareness about the Open Knowledge Maps throughtargeted outreach and digital engagement.
- Help organise and facilitate interactive knowledge-sharing sessions,such as webinars, with practitioners. 

3. Communication & Storytelling
- Develop engaging multimedia content (e.g., blog posts, case studies,videos, social media snippets) to showcase knowledge contributions.
- Support the organisation of webinars and events that highlight keylearning themes.
- Contribute to the development of a communication strategy to createexcitement and virality around Propel.