- Location: Washington, DC
- Salary Range: unpaid
- Sector: Non Profit
- Organization URL: http://www.vitalvoices.org
- Experience: Internship
- Last Date To Apply Dec-23-2011
- Date Posted Dec-10-2011
Description
Middle East & North Africa Internship
Vital Voices Global Partnership
We are currently accepting applications for the Middle East and North Africa Spring 2012 Internship position. Individuals with a demonstrated commitment to and experience in Middle East issues and/or international women’s advocacy, leadership development, human rights, economic empowerment, and civil society development are encouraged to apply. The internship requires an ideal commitment of 40 hours per week for full time interns, or 20 hours a week for part time interns. This is an unpaid internship, though Vital Voices will gladly comply with university requirements for internship credit. Start and end dates are flexible, with a preference being given to interns able to start on or around January 3rd, 2012.
Internship description:
Our mission is to identify, invest in and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities. Through leadership development and training programs around the world, Vital Voices works to expand women’s role in generating economic opportunities, increasing political participation, and protecting human rights.Our international staff and team of over 1,000 partners, pro bono experts and leaders, including senior government, corporate and NGO executives, have trained and mentored more than 8,000 emerging women leaders from over 127 countries in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East since 1997. These women have returned home to train and mentor more than 500,000 additional women and girls in their communities. They are the Vital Voices of our time.
Vital Voices Global Partnership is committed to working with women from throughout the Middle East and North Africa to provide them with the tools they need to safeguard human rights, pursue economic empowerment, promote a vibrant civil society and increase women’s political participation. For almost 10 years, the Vital Voices MENA team has worked with extraordinary women across 12 countries to increase entrepreneurship, improve domestic violence services, advocate for more women friendly policies, and reach across divides. We are uniquely positioned as a regional partner with an impressive network that includes current and aspiring political leaders, high-powered businesswomen, and civil society leaders.
For more information on Vital Voices’ programs in the Middle East and North Africa, please visit our website at www.vitalvoices.org.
Specific responsibilities interns will include:
- Researching and writing background materials and briefings in relation to development and existing programs
- Drafting and editing articles and blog posts for the website
- Coordinating and writing online content and communications for program portals
- Contributing in the proposal development process, including USG and private sector proposals
- Attending various conference and events in which Vital Voices participates
- Providing and managing logistical and programmatic support
- Administrative tasks as necessary
Qualifications
- Interest in and knowledge of women’s issues in the Middle East and North Africa
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Knowledge of Arabic, French, or Farsi (reading and writing proficiency in at least one required)
- Strong research and analytical skills
- Computer literacy (online portal management & document formatting skills preferred)
- Self-starter with ability to work independently
- Strong organizational skills and administrative capabilities
- Attention to detail
Contact Details
- Contact: Sophia Aziz
- Email: sophiaaziz@vitalvoices.org
Application Instructions
Please e-mail a cover letter indicating your availability (full time or part time), resume, one writing sample of no more than 5 pages, and two references with contact information to sophiaaziz@vitalvoices.org no later than December 23rd. If you are applying for more than one internship with Vital Voices please indicate so. Please use "Internship Application_YOUR LAST NAME" as the subject of your e-mail. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should submit applications as soon as possible. Only complete applications will be reviewed.
