Responsible AI and Data Governance Intern

The Responsible AI and Data Governance Intern will support the development of ethical, safe, and community-centred data systems for FemDigiNomics. The role will ensure that women's data is collected, stored, analysed, and used in ways that protect privacy, dignity, agency, and trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development of informed consent processes for data collection and participation.
• Assist in creating protocols for data privacy, security, anonymisation, and responsible data use.
• Review project activities through a gender, ethics, and safeguarding lens.
• Support documentation of data governance policies and standard operating procedures.
• Assist in identifying and mitigating risks related to bias, exclusion, discrimination, and misuse of AI systems.
• Contribute to discussions on responsible AI, explainability, transparency, and accountability.
• Support compliance with applicable data protection and privacy frameworks.
• Assist in community engagement processes related to ethical use of data.

Ideal Candidate

• Background in law, public policy, ethics, data governance, information management, public health, gender studies, or related fields.
• Strong interest in responsible AI, digital rights, privacy, and data protection.
• Understanding research ethics and safeguarding principles is an advantage.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and documentation skills.
• Commitment to community-centered and rights-based approaches.

• Support the development of informed consent processes for data collection and participation.
• Assist in creating protocols for data privacy, security, anonymisation, and responsible data use.
• Review project activities through a gender, ethics, and safeguarding lens.
• Support documentation of data governance policies and standard operating procedures.
• Assist in identifying and mitigating risks related to bias, exclusion, discrimination, and misuse of AI systems.
• Contribute to discussions on responsible AI, explainability, transparency, and accountability.
• Support compliance with applicable data protection and privacy frameworks.
• Assist in community engagement processes related to ethical use of data.

• Excellent analytical, writing, and documentation skills.
• Commitment to community-centered and rights-based approaches.

• Background in law, public policy, ethics, data governance, information management, public health, gender studies, or related fields.
• Strong interest in responsible AI, digital rights, privacy, and data protection.
• Understanding research ethics and safeguarding principles is an advantage.