Gender Action for Peace & Security Network Director, WomanKind, London, England

Gender Action for Peace & Security Network Director

Application deadline: January 29, 2015

Posted by: WomanKind

GAPS is the UK civil society network monitoring and advocating on the UK government’s commitments to women, peace and security. The GAPS Director will be responsible for coordinating, facilitating and developing the GAPS network and its members in their joint GAPS activities and initiatives. The role works closely with the GAPS Management Committee and GAPS Advisory Board. Externally, the primary role is high level influencing work. Internally, the post requires ability to facilitate and support a diverse coalition of member organisations, the management of part-time staff and all fundraising for the network.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working with networks; experience of policy and influencing work on women’s rights, gender and peace building or development; as well as excellent communication and networking skills and knowledge of project management; budgeting and fundraising.

Applications for secondment from GAPS member organisations considered.

Closing date for applications is: 5.00pm on Thursday 29^th January.

Interview date: 11^th – 12^th February.

For more information about the role please read our application pack.

To apply for the role please complete the job application form.

Please return your completed application to  recruitment@womankind.org.uk or Womankind Worldwide, 56 – 64 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4LT.

ABOUT WOMANKIND

In 25 years we have reached 18 million women and girls, their families and communities across more than 70 countries.

Womankind Worldwide is an international women’s rights charity working to support women and girls to improve their lives and communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We partner with women’s rights organisations on the ground, which are working to tackle the issues that affect women’s lives.

Women’s rights are at the heart of everything we do and we do it because we’re passionate about equality. We’ve been committed to supporting women and girls to claim their rights since we were founded on International Women’s Day in 1989.

The power of partnership

We currently work in partnership with 31 women’s rights organisations to challenge discrimination, end violence and improve the rights and choices of women and girls. With our partners we are reaching women and girls in 13 countries – from Afghanistan to Bolivia to Zimbabwe.

Together we support women directly – from providing refuges and counselling for survivors of violence, to leadership and business skills training. We also support women, their families and communities indirectly – by raising awareness of women’s rights and working to change legislation, policies and practice. In 2013-2014 Womankind and our partners directly supported 119,878 women and girls. And we provided indirect support to 5.9 million women, girls, men and boys.

Legislative Task Force Intern, Mass NOW, Boston, MA

Legislative Task Force Intern

Posted on: December 22, 2014
Start date: January 12, 2015
End date: May 29, 2015
Posted by: Mass NOW

Mass. NOW is a multi-issue progressive feminist organization pushing for equality on multiple legislative fronts. During the upcoming session, Mass NOW will be supporting a number of bills and seeks a motivated, detail-oriented intern to help track legislation for the upcoming Massachusetts session. The intern would work closely with the Programs and Policy director, the VP of Legislation, and the legislative task force to push forward Mass NOW's legislative agenda. The Legislative Task Force Intern will work the VP of Legislation and will be responsible for monitoring activities and actions within the General Assembly during the session.

DUTIES

• Track pending legislation in the current session, and record lead sponsors, co-sponsors, and votes on bills.
• Keep track of dates for bill filing, amendment filing, and hearings.
• Set up and maintain media alerts on Mass NOW's priority bills
• Draft fact sheets on legislation
• Collect stories from members and allies to support legislative efforts
• Attend legislative hearings & legislator office visits
• Update the VP of legislation and task force members about pending legislation
• Prepare legislative outreach materials, including action alerts, advocate and legislator briefs

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong interest in legislative process and policy advocacy
• Detail oriented
• Experience in public policy and advocacy is a strong plus
• Experience researching and tracking state and federal legislation
• Strong organizational skills

TIME COMMITMENT

• Spring 2015 semester (with option to extend)
• 10-15 hours per week (flexible scheduling)

HOW TO APPLY

Interested applicants should e-mail a resume and cover letter to Katie Hayden at katie@massnow.org. References upon request.

Intern, NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut, Hartford, CT

Intern

Posted on: November 14, 2014
Application deadline: December 12, 2014
Start date: January 26, 2015
End date: May 1, 2015
Posted by: NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut

Internships are available in Policy and Digital Advocacy. Both positions offer the opportunity to gain skills and experience necessary for working in a non-profit organization as well as first-hand knowledge of pro-choice messaging, advocacy, and activism.

Descriptions of each internship position are available on our website at http://www.prochoicect.org/about-us/jobs-and-internships.shtml

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in or recently completed an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program;
• Demonstrated strong personal commitment to a woman's right to choose;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Strong organizational and analytical skills;
• A passion to be part of the political process;
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment;
• Attention to detail

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a PDF of your current resume and a letter of interest to intern@prochoicect.org. Please address your commitment to reproductive rights in the letter of interest.

Consultant - Women & Immigration Reform, Women's Refugee Commission, New York, NY

Short-Term Consultant - Women and Immigration Reform

Posted by: Women's Refugee Commission

DESCRIPTION

The Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) advocates vigorously for laws, policies and programs to improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children, and young people, including those seeking asylum – bringing lasting, measurable change.  The Women’s Refugee Commission is legally part of the International Rescue Committee (IRC).


SCOPE OF WORK

This position is a short-term (5 month) consultancy from approximately May 1, 2013 to September 30, 2013 dependent on hours worked and final negotiation of deliverables.

Through its role as the lead coordinator for the women’s immigration reform policy table, the Migrant Rights and Justice program (MRJ) of WRC is playing a leadership role in the national effort to ensure that women and their families are not left out of immigration reform. In this capacity, MRJ is responsible for integrating the work of the women’s table into that of the larger Alliance for Citizenship policy table, coordinating the efforts of the women’s table to advance immigration legislation that addresses the needs of women, and linking the work of the policy table to the communications and organizing efforts being carried out by multiple partner campaigns and coalitions.  The Consultant will support the work of the women’s immigration reform policy table by providing expert policy analysis, drafting legislative language and supporting materials, informing the communications and field efforts, and engaging in public education across a wide range of priority issues.  The policy table’s priority issues include legalization, family unity, future flows, worker rights, protection, and health care/economic security.

The consultant will provide support on all aspects of the policy table and will work in consultation with the Senior Program Officer, Migrant Rights and Justice and Director, Migrant Rights and Justice.

The consultancy is based in Washington DC. Payment will be monthly upon completion of predetermined deliverables, and will be commensurate with experience.

Deliverables are as follows:

• June 1: Submission of a progress report detailing work carried out during the month of May
• July 1: Submission of a progress report detailing work carried out during the month of June
• August 1: Submission of a progress report detailing work carried out during the month of July
• September 1: Submission of a progress report detailing work carried out during the month of August
• October 1: Submission of final report detailing work carried out during the month of September and overall achievements related to the inclusion of women in immigration reform

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Work in coordination with the Senior Program Officer, Migrant Rights and Justice, to support and advance the policy priorities of the women’s policy table

• Participate in weekly and emergency policy table meetings and assist with the development and facilitation of agendas
• Track, disseminate, and help respond to legislative developments and rapid response requests from the Alliance for Citizenship policy table; assist in distributing rapid response requests to the women’s table and ensuring expedient and thorough follow-up from a women’s perspective
• Review and draft written analysis of proposed legislation for its effect on women and their families
• Draft legislative language, amendments, affirmative and defensive policy fact sheets, vote recommendations, statements of principles, and other written materials to support full inclusion of women in immigration reform
• Conduct educational meetings with Members of Congress to expand their understanding of the effects of immigration law, policies and practice on women and their families
• Help provide regular written and oral updates to communications and field campaigns to ensure their efforts are calibrated to policy development
• Other duties as assigned and agreed upon

HOW TO APPLY

Visit http://womensrefugeecommission.org/about/employment/1628-short-term-consultant-women-and-immigration-reform

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the consultancy is filled. We are seeking to fill this consultancy immediately.

Fiscal Director, Women's Community Revitalization Project, Philadelphia, PA

Fiscal Director

Posted on: April 29, 2013
Posted by: Women's Community Revitalization Project

DESCRIPTION

The Women's Community Revitalization Project (WCRP), founded in 1987, is committed to social and economic equity for low-income women and their families. WCRP develops housing and neighborhood facilities, provides supportive services, advocates for policy change, and honors leadership, dignity and justice in our communities. The organization has an operating in excess of $2,000,000 annually.

THE POSITION OF FISCAL DIRECTOR

It is the responsibility of the Fiscal Director, under the supervision of WCRP's Executive Director, to support organizational financial planning and to ensure adequate financial record keeping assuring compliance with organization and contractual obligations.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Planning

• Develop in conjunction with executive team
  • A multi-year strategic plan
  • Annual team financial plans
• Develop a chart of accounts that facilitates tracking of financial planning objectives

Budgeting & Managing Budgets

• Prepare annual organizational budget in a timely manner
• Prepare & maintain project budgets to properly track program expenditures
• Maintain monthly budget report (including narrative) highlighting variances and potential budgetary issues
• Work with deputy director and coordinators in the establishment & monitoring of budgets
• Initiate budget revision when needed to funding sources.
• Establish & utilize budget controls to ensure compliance with organization mission

Managing Program & Operating Finances

• Ensure proper classification of all expenditures and related revenues
• Develop and maintain cost allocation system for all indirect costs
• Ensure expenditure & activity compliance with various grant requirements
• Maintain general ledger for WCRP operating accounts
• Ensure that payroll is prepared for outside service bureau
• Develop a labor allocation system for charging grant related payroll costs
• Review payroll tax payments & reports
• Assist in preparation of annual tax filings

Managing Cash Flow, Receivables & Payables

• Manage organization cash flow (review cash flow report with executive team)
• Establish a long term cash projection model to alleviate fund shortages
• Prepare billings & financial reports to funding sources on a timely basis
• Maintain proper cash balance reserves for WCRP operations
• Develop a relationship with financing institutions for WCRP cash needs
• Maintain an aged A/R & A/P report for all invoices to ensure timely payments
• Maintain regularly scheduled check runs
• Support Finance Committee in monitoring WCRP investments

Credit & Collections

• Establish tracking system for outstanding receivables
• Ensure that all grant requirements are met when billing for grant reimbursements
• Establish relationship with grantor agencies to assist in timely reimbursement
• Establish relationship with regular vendors (in conjunction with Administrative Coordinator) to allow program objectives

Reporting

• Maintain monthly reports that include budgeted, actual, projected expenses & revenues with highlighted variances and issues (to be reviewed by executive team and placed on shared drive)
• Maintain monthly receivable, payable and cash balance reports
• Establish cash flow projection reports
• Develop quarterly statements of financial position & activities
• Utilize financial analysis tools to use to interpret interim statements
• Prepare for annual audit
• Coordinate interim reviews with external auditor
• Assist in preparation of grant applications

Internal Controls

• Review and update an accounting/operations manual to establish & identify controls, checks & balances
• Assist in development of an internal system for ensuring compliance with grantor requirements
• Work w/Executive Director to staff Finance Committee
• Support Finance Committee in monitoring WCRP financial operations; meet & report on a regular basis.
• Work with WCRP's auditor to provide financial training to Finance Committee and Board of Directors

Housing Development

• Maintain financial records of development ventures from pre-development through construction
• Assist auditor with cost certification and initial tax return for each development

Administrative

• Administrative oversight of accounting staff in organizational bookkeeping responsibilities.
• Responsible for computerized accounting and reporting systems development
• Attend coordinators' committee, executive team, supervisory, board and staff meetings
• Prepare other reports such as lobbying, etc. as needed

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required.

- A minimum of 5 years in a senior financial position at a non-profit organization required

- Must be proficient in accounting software

- Strong supervision and communication skills

- Commitment to working as part of a team

- MBA or CMA a plus

HOW TO APPLY

Send resume and cover letter to WCRP, Attn: Cecilia

Mailing address: 407 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19123

Fax number: (215) 627-6766

Email: cdenning@wcrpphila.com

Program Associate, National Council on Crime & Delinquency, Oakland, CA

Program Associate - LGBT Youth (Child Welfare / Juvenile Justice)

Posted on: April 22, 2013
Application deadline: May 1, 2013
Posted by: National Council on Crime and Delinquency

ORGANIZATION

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) is a nonprofit social justice research organization that promotes just and equitable social systems for individuals, families, and communities through research, public policy, and practice. We envision a just society in which people are safe and supported in their communities and treated with dignity by the systems that serve them. Our mission is to promote just and equitable social systems for individuals, families, and communities through research, public policy, and practice. For more than 100 years, our research has informed better system responses at all points of contact. We work to help protect children from abuse and neglect and to create safe and rehabilitative justice systems for youth and adults. Within these systems we also study the unique concerns of girls, LGBT individuals, and overrepresented racial and ethnic groups.

NCCD has two offices, in Madison, Wisconsin, and Oakland, California; and operates two centers:

• NCCD's Children's Research Center (CRC) collaborates with jurisdictions around the world to use research to improve service delivery to children and families. CRC is located in Madison.

• NCCD's Center for Girls and Young Women addresses the needs of justice-involved girls by providing research-based, gender-specific training, technical assistance, and curricula to providers in the juvenile justice system. The Center for Girls and Young Women is located in Oakland.

Our projects span jurisdictions across the United States, Canada, Australia, Bermuda, Taiwan, and Singapore. Please see our website at www.nccdglobal.org for more information.

POSITION

Summary Description

This position provides support to two projects related to LGBT youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems: 75% time will be spent on a policy project aimed at reducing the number of LGBT youth in out-of-home placement, and 25% time will be spent collecting and analyzing survey and interview data on LGBT youth in the juvenile justice system.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

This individual will be responsible for the following tasks.

• Co-facilitating collaborative meetings.

• Developing relationships and collaborating with other organizations completing similar work.

• Developing anti-discrimination policies, data collection protocols, and data sharing agreements.

• Managing the collection and coding of interview and quantitative data.

• Collecting interview data from LGBT youth in the juvenile justice system.

• Participating in discussions about quantitative data analysis.

• Summarizing library and Internet research and writing literature reviews.

• Drafting blog entries and leveraging social media to improve NCCD's visibility.

• Completing proposals, reports, conference papers, and journal articles.

• Attending meetings with staff, our partner organizations, and policy makers.

• Organizing staff outreach events and making educational presentations.

• Representing NCCD at local events and forums.

Problem Solving/Critical Thinking

High level of critical/analytical/interpretive thinking and problem solving required.

Demonstrates the ability to work/think independently and execute assignments that reflect understanding of project task objectives.

Budgets time efficiently to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Requests direction from supervisor as needed and reports back in a timely manner on problems encountered and assistance needed.

Checks in regularly with supervisor to ensure project tasks are completed within timeframes and meet conceptual objectives.

Level of Authority

Requires a higher level of decision making, autonomy, and accountability than the Associate I position but still requires general supervision/oversight for major project-related decisions. Formulates recommendations on project-related assignments and development strategies, and presents recommendations to supervisor/project manager for review.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Knowledge/Skill Requirements

The ideal candidate will have an avid interest in research and policy and will have post-graduate coursework or a graduate degree in human development, education, sociology, law, legal studies, psychology, social work, ethnic studies, feminist studies, public health, public policy, or another related field. Minimum one to two years' experience. Must be detail-oriented, organized, and enthusiastic.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in the involvement of LGBT youth in multiple social service agencies. The majority of LGBT youth are also youth of color. Therefore, the ideal candidate will demonstrate cultural competency within the LGBT, Latino, Native American, First Nations, and/or African American communities.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Use of web-meeting technologies not required, but a plus.

Work schedule: Full-time position at 35 hours per week

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, flex plan, life insurance, 403b, and pension.

• Vacation, sick leave, and personal privilege days.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit the following to radranly@nccdglobal.org or fax (510) 208-0511 Job Code HRPAID:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Salary requirements

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted within the month following the application deadline.

Internships, Break the Cycle, Washington, DC

Internships

Looking to start a career in education, youth development, policy, PR or nonprofit fundraising and management? Want to help change the world?

Break the Cycle is seeking interns to join our team of energetic professionals in Los Angeles and the District of Columbia! This is not a filing job. Gain hands-on experience that is practical and looks great on your résumé.

Break the Cycle interns build skills that can be applied to careers in the education, legislative, nonprofit and corporate sectors. We offer a casual, friendly work environment where interns are encouraged to contribute and learn. Internships are available for 3 - 12 months. Please refer to the listings below (by city).

District of Columbia

Research & Policy Intern

Research and Policy Interns gain hands-on experience working with Policy and Technical Assistance staff.

Responsibilities may include:

• Researching  and analyzing state and local laws related to dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
• Contributing to the development of written products to assist schools and community-based organizations improve their response to young survivors of abuse.
• Examining and categorizing relevant studies to support the work of the Training and Policy Departments.

Applicants MUST be currently enrolled or have completed graduate school.

Training & Library Intern

Training Library Interns work directly with the Training and Technical Assistance staff to develop a comprehensive, organized training resources library.

Responsibilities may include:

• Collaborating with training department staff to design an effective and efficient training resources library.
• Identifying, interpreting and organizing articles, studies, PowerPoint presentations and other resources that we use in our training programs.
• Assisting in developing a bank of research-based statistics for use by Break the Cycle staff in presentations and trainings.
• Assisting in interpreting relevant studies and developing bibliographies and resource lists to support the work of the training department.

Legal Intern

Legal Interns gain hands-on legal and public policy experience with a law-based, domestic violence organization.

Responsibilities may include:

• Supporting Staff Attorneys in the delivery of free legal services to young victims of dating abuse, including client intake, safety planning, case preparation, court accompaniment and drafting legal documents.
• Conducting legal, legislative and policy research with the aim to write on various domestic violence, family, criminal and general public interest law issues.
• Assisting with the creation of advocacy and educational materials.
• Responding to requests for help and maintaining our nationwide referral system.

Policy Intern

Policy Interns gain hands-on public policy experience working with Policy and Technical Assistance staff.

Responsibilities may include:

• Conducting legislative and policy research.
• Drafting legislative and administrative policies.
• Creating advocacy and educational materials for policy-makers, service providers, schools and community members.
• Participating in lobby visits with the DC City Council and the U.S. Congress. 

How to Get Started

This is an unpaid internship program. Undergraduate, graduate and law students, as well as recent graduates, are welcome to apply. Generally-speaking, we ask interns to commit a minimum of 10 weeks, 8-10 hours per week for part-time status and 20-40 hours a week for full-time status.

We accept applications on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should email or mail a cover letter and résumé to:

In Washington, DC:

Break the Cycle Internship Program
P.O. Box 21034
Washington, DC 20009
Email: dc.intern@breakthecycle.org

Internships, Break the Cycle, Los Angeles, CA

Internships

Looking to start a career in education, youth development, policy, PR or nonprofit fundraising and management? Want to help change the world?

Break the Cycle is seeking interns to join our team of energetic professionals in Los Angeles and the District of Columbia! This is not a filing job. Gain hands-on experience that is practical and looks great on your résumé.

Break the Cycle interns build skills that can be applied to careers in the education, legislative, nonprofit and corporate sectors. We offer a casual, friendly work environment where interns are encouraged to contribute and learn. Internships are available for 3 - 12 months. Please refer to the listings below (by city).

Los Angeles

Programs Intern

Program Interns help deliver Break the Cycle services to youth. Interns receive training on domestic and dating violence, Break the Cycle's services and other relevant areas.

Responsibilities may include:

• Drafting and updating educational materials.
• Responding to requests for help, including maintaining our nationwide referral system.
• Developing web content for loveisrespect.org.
• Assisting with research projects, community outreach and other support as needed.

Social/Digital Media Intern

Social/Digital Media Interns help develop and manage Break the Cycle's extensive online/social/digital media presence in real time. Supporting the Director of Youth Programs and Digital Strategies Coordinator, Social/Digital Interns have the opportunity to directly impact a leading national nonprofit's efforts to engage young people in innovative and creative ways.

Responsibilities may include:

• Managing and expanding Break the Cycle's social media presence.
• Creating teen friendly web content, blogs and help resources.
• Crafting digital media content for YouTube and online advertising.
• Assisting communications staff with various PR projects.
• Supporting other graphic design projects as needed (depending on experience).
• Assisting staff in developing new marketing strategies to grow our audience and donor base.

Experience using Adobe Suite and Drupal web platforms is desired.

Note: Break the Cycle is willing to consider applicants outside of the Los Angeles area IF they are United States citizens and are able to commit to "remote" work requirements.

Development Intern: Donor Relations

Donor Relations Interns learn what it takes for a nonprofit organization to maintain sustaining support from individual donors as well as gain experience in promotion and fundraising for Break the Cycle.

Responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with Break the Cycle events, including logistics, silent auction coordination and PR.
• Individual donor research and outreach.
• Assisting with other fundraising and community relation efforts including our volunteer program, press kits, data entry, social media outlets and other duties as needed.

Development Intern: Grants & Research

Development: Grants and Research Interns learn what it takes to fundraise, write grants and conduct research for a national nonprofit organization.

Responsibilities may include:

• Researching foundation and corporation funding opportunities that fit with Break the Cycle’s mission and work to end dating abuse.
• Filtering funding opportunities.
• Working directly with the Foundation & Government Relations Specialist in developing and submitting grant applications.
• Performing literal and statistical research on dating and domestic violence trends, prevalence rates and percentages.
• Researching various forums for factual and statistical information.

Non-profit Management Intern

Management Interns participate in all facets of nonprofit management, working side-by-side with Break the Cycle's Executive Director.

Responsibilities may include:

• Conducting research on organizational best practices and policies.
• Preparing reports and communications for management team.
• Assisting with logistics and planning for board, staff, donor and community meetings.
• Providing general administrative support as needed.

How to Get Started

This is an unpaid internship program. Undergraduate, graduate and law students, as well as recent graduates, are welcome to apply. Generally-speaking, we ask interns to commit a minimum of 10 weeks, 8-10 hours per week for part-time status and 20-40 hours a week for full-time status.

We accept applications on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should email or mail a cover letter and résumé to:

In Los Angeles, CA: Break the Cycle Internship Program 5777 W. Century Blvd., Suite 1150 Los Angeles, CA 90045 Email: la.intern@breakthecycle.org