- Location: New York, NY
- Sector: Non Profit
- Organization URL: http://www.cfr.org
- Experience: Internship
- Date Posted Dec-2-2011
Description
Council on Foreign Relations
Human Resources Office
58 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065
Fax: (212) 434-9893
humanresources@cfr.org
www.cfr.org
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Department: Studies - Center for Preventive Action
Length of Internship: Spring 2012
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR carries out its mission by maintaining a diverse membership, with special programs to promote interest and develop expertise in the next generation of foreign policy leaders; convening meetings at its headquarters in New York and in Washington, DC, and other cities where senior government officials, members of Congress, global leaders, and prominent thinkers come together with CFR members to discuss and debate major international issues; supporting a Studies Program that fosters independent research, enabling CFR scholars to produce articles, reports, and books and hold roundtables that analyze foreign policy issues and make concrete policy recommendations; publishing Foreign Affairs, the preeminent journal on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy; sponsoring Independent Task Forces that produce reports with both findings and policy prescriptions on the most important foreign policy topics; and providing up-to-date information and analysis about world events and American foreign policy on its website, CFR.org.
CFR’s volunteer internships give selected interns the opportunity to receive training in the area of foreign policy; as well as skills training in areas such as writing, research, and program planning.
The responsibilities of the intern include (but are not limited to):
- Providing research, analysis, and administrative support on CPA projects related to the UN, conflict prevention, and U.S. national security policy.
- Contributing to CPA’s web development projects.
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
- Undergraduate or graduate student with background in international relations. Knowledge of the UN system is a plus.
- Excellent research and editing skills
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Attention to detail and organization
- Ability to work independently
- Candidates should be prepared to work full-time
Contact Details
- Contact: Human Resources
- Telephone: 212-434-9400
- Email: humanresources@cfr.org
Application Instructions
Please email, mail or fax a resume and cover letter INCLUDING POSITION NAME, DAYS AND TIMES AVAILABLE TO WORK to the Human Resource Office at the above address. The Council on Foreign Relations is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Quality, diversity and balance are the key objectives sought by the Council on Foreign Relations in the composition of its workforce.
