National Organization for Women Summer 2015 Internship, Washington, DC

Summer 2015 Internship

Posted on: February 11, 2015
Application deadline: March 15, 2015
Posted by: National Organization for Women

Each semester NOW interns participate in a wide range of activities that provide them with the tools and knowledge to become activist leaders, such as:

• A Comprehensive leadership training
• Frequent opportunities to organize and attend Congressional and U.S. Supreme Court hearings, press conferences, demonstrations, and rallies
• Training in our successful, time-honored grassroots organizing tactics
• Weekly intern discussion groups and field trips on a wide range of feminist issues

Interns will work with one of the following teams

• Communications Team: Research, draft and edit articles for NOW's various publications (including the blog), email communications (including advocacy, fundraising, and monthly newsletters) and social media platforms. Assist with developing comprehensive messaging for cross-organizational purposes, including calendar for internal use. Work with the Senior Communications Associate and the Field Team to develop social media campaigns and content for chapter use. Work with the Senior Communications Associate to produce daily content for various social media platforms, namely Facebook and Twitter. Track media hits and update press clips on website. Coordinate projects for the NOW Foundation's Love Your Body campaign. At events with NOW officers, take photographs and video (when appropriate). Qualifications: Demonstrated commitment to progressive social change; excellent written and verbal communication skills; training and/or experience with editorial or advocacy writing; knowledge of Associated Press style preferred, but not required; familiarity with Facebook and Twitter a must (includes personal usage); experience with other social media platforms, such as Google+, Pinterest, or Tumblr, is a plus; strong organizational skills, attention to detail, professional demeanor and the ability to juggle several tasks while meeting deadlines; general computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office applications; and HTML or WordPress experience is a plus.

• Digital Communications: Do you follow the news and breaking events on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites? Are you passionate about women's issues and social change? Do you blog and vlog, tweet and snapchat, and wear your politics on your feed? If you are interested in making lasting contributions in digital advocacy and fundraising at the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States, then you should join our Online Communications Internship Program.Candidate must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and professional under pressure. Qualified candidates will have great written and verbal communication skills, a strong handling of calendaring and scheduling, and the ability to juggle several tasks while meeting deadlines. The ideal candidate will have interest or training in online advocacy and has demonstrated a commitment to progressive social change.Significant familiarity with Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other social media platforms is a must. Confidence with software: Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word and Excel, also a must; Photoshop and video editing experience a plus! Familiarity with eCRM systems (Salsa Labs) preferred; HTML knowledge is a plus.

• Field Organizing Team: Get involved in the nuts and bolts of grassroots organizing for NOW's broad range of priority issues. Serve as a liasion between National Action Center and state/local chapter activists. Work on rallies, campaigns, chapter development, and materials development.

• Government Relations/Public Policy Team: Characterized by lobbying as well as legislative research and writing.

• Membership/Fundraising Team: Learn highly marketable skills for the non-profit world by providing customer service to donors, assisting with data management and communicating with chapter leaders and activists.

• Political Action Committee: Assist with NOW PAC organizing, including meeting with candidates, processing endorsement requests, and researching candidates' records on women's rights issues.

• President's Office: Work directly with NOW's President and her Assistant, staffing the president at speaking events, as well as outreach meetings with heads of allied organizations. Learn first-hand how a grassroots activist organization works.

These volunteer, unpaid internship opportunities are available both full and part time, and college credit can be arranged. A minimum of 3 days per week is required.Prospective interns should be hard working, enthusiastic and flexible individuals who possess or seek a working knowledge of women's issues and feminist organizing. Interns should also be committed to continuing the struggle for equality and justice once they leave the internship program and return to their campuses and communities.

Qualifications

Prospective interns should be hard working, enthusiastic and flexible individuals who possess or seek a working knowledge of women's issues and feminist organizing. Interns should also be committed to continuing to struggle for equality and justice once they leave the internship program and return to their campuses and communities. A minimum of 3 days per week is required. Full time interns are preferred.

Salary

NOW offers volunteer, unpaid internship opportunities, both full and part time, throughout the year. College credit for these internships can be arranged.

How To Apply

Interested interns must send the following to internships@now.org: 1. A completed application form 2. A cover letter 3. A resume 4. Two letters of recommendation 5. A writing Sample (1-3 pages)

Office Manager, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, New York, NY

Office Manager

Posted on: January 5, 2015
Application deadline: January 31, 2015
Start date: February 22, 2015
Posted by: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

JOB DESCRIPTION

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is a non-governmental organization established in 1915, working worldwide for peace and security (www.wilpfinternational.org) with two international offices in Geneva and in New York.

WILPF is looking for an Office Manager to manage its United Nations office in New York. It is the Office Manager's job to ensure that the office runs smoothly by managing the office work, human resources, financial management, communication and research necessary to the tasks as described below.

RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Office Functioning and Maintenance

• Maintain the running of the office including equipment and supplies.
• Review and update the assets register.
• Interact with suppliers and service providers to assure competent services are provided, invoices are correct, and problems are resolved.
• Maintain, review and update all insurances.
• Maintain database, e-mail addresses and WILPF's directory and process regular mailings as requested.
• File all documents in a proper manner and order.
• Manage mail.
• Develop and maintain a description of responsibilities and tasks related to the functioning of the UNO office and continue to update the Office Manual with any appropriate information.
• Other tasks and support as needed and directed by WILPF staff.

B. Bookkeeping, payments and grant management

• Prepare and process payments and deposits
• Perform basic bookkeeping under the supervision of the Financial Manager based in Geneva
• Assist the outside accountant with the annual audit
• Assist the Program Directors with grant management, project expense tracking and other financial management
• Liaise with the organization's bank when needed

C. Communications

• Pro-actively communicate with the staff and any WILPF's constituents
• Answer questions and send information to WILPF members and others when requested
• Maintain communication with the Geneva Office regarding all UNO WILPF work
• Write acknowledgment letters and reports to donors as required
• Greet visitors to the office and provide them with any information requested.

D. Personnel

• Assist with recruitment of interns as needed.
• Assist with training of interns.
• Monitor payroll by contacting the outside payroll service monthly, (CM comments: how to do it can be discussed during the interview, like informing them of payroll changes, downloading and checking monthly payroll reports and sending them on to the bookkeeper and Treasurer)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree. Masters/graduate degree preferable.
• Three years prior experience in office administration and financial accounting, preferably in nonprofit organizations
• Prior experience with accounting software
• Fluent in Excel
• Ability to work independently, prioritize, and complete multiple tasks on deadline
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Pro active and able to take initiative and solution driven
• Good knowledge of and interest in WILPF's work, aims and principles.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your CV and cover letter to Isma at isma@peacewomen.org "Application for Office Manager position" in the subject for consideration.

Immigration Law Internship, HIV Law Project, New York, NY

Immigration Law Internship

Posted on: May 16, 2013
Posted by: HIV Law Project

DESCRIPTION

HIV Law Project (HLP) has an immediate need for a summer intern or volunteer advocate for our immigration practice to work full time for a 10 week program begining in May or June and ending in August 2013. The internship is unpaid.

HIV Law Project was founded in 1989 in response to a growing need for innovative legal services and advocacy programs for underserved, low-income people living with HIV/AIDS, particularly women and their families; people of color; undocumented and recent immigrants; members of the LGBT community; and the homeless.

The Immigration practice at HIV Law Project consists of asylum applications, representation of domestic violence, crime, and trafficking survivors, green card applications, waivers of inadmissibility and removability, naturalization, DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), and removal defense. Our cutting edge asylum work includes representation of immigrants fearing persecution on account of their sexual orientation, gender, HIV status and/or other disabilities, or a combination of these grounds. We represent individuals filing affirmative applications for relief as well as those in removal proceedings. Our clients include individuals requiring special attention to the immigration consequences of their criminal histories.

Examples of recent cases include:

- winning asylum for a gay man from Nigeria who fled persecution on account of his sexual orientation and LGBT and HIV-advocacy work
- winning asylum in Immigration Court for a woman living with AIDS and mental illness from Turkey, who was also the victim of notario fraud
- winning relief from removal for a woman who was battered by her U.S. citizen husband
- representation of a transgender woman from Mexico who was trafficked into the United States more than ten years ago
- ongoing representation in Immigration Court of a long-term legal permanent resident from the Dominican Republic with minor convictions who was last arrested almost twenty years ago

The intern will have the opportunity to work on a number of cases similar to these, including removal cases in Immigration Court for which hearings are scheduled over the summer. The intern may also have the opportunity to work on amicus briefs and attend advocacy network meetings and trainings across the NYC area.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Preparation of applications and supporting evidence, legal research, drafting memorandums and pre-hearing briefs, and conducting immigration screenings and intakes with new clients. Interns have the opportunity to work directly with clients in ongoing cases. In addition to substantive legal work, interns assist with administrative tasks such as closing and tracking case files.

QUALIFICATIONS

Prospective interns or volunteers should have completed at least one full year of study at an accredited law school and have strong research, writing, and interpersonal skills. Prior experience in immigration law and/or advocacy is a plus.

Fluency in Spanish or French is highly desirable, but not required.

The HIV Law Project is unable to provide any funding for interns.

HOW TO APPLY

Send a cover letter, resume, and a writing sample via email ONLY to cvelez@hivlawproject.org

HIV Law Project is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, women, PLWHAS, people with disabilities, gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender people are encouraged to apply.