Human Rights Communications / Advocacy – Bank on Human Rights Coalition – Washington, DC

Internship Openings with Bank on Human Rights Coalition

Communications Internship

Research and Advocacy Internship

Fall 2015

The Bank on Human Rights Coalition is seeking exceptionally motivated and organized law students, graduate students, designers, and undergraduate students for the opportunity to gain experience in human rights, communications, and advocacy. Internships are based in Washington, DC. Time commitment is flexible, though a minimum of 16 hours a week is required. The internship will start September 2015, with a minimum commitment of 10 weeks. Due to limited resources, internships/externships are unpaid. BHRC is happy to work with accepted interns to seek course credit for their work.

Bank on Human Rights

Bank on Human Rights is a global coalition of social movements, civil society organizations, and grassroots groups working to ensure that all development finance institutions respect, protect, and fulfill human rights. Bank on Human Rights works to support members’ advocacy at the local, national, and international level. The Coalition is currently engaged in advocacy and mobilization to strengthen human rights protections at the World Bank and the BRICS New Development Bank, the development of tools for human rights impact assessment, research and analysis on development finance and human rights, capacity-building with community groups, NGOs and human rights institutions, as well as outreach and coalition-building. For more information, see www.BankonHumanRights.org.

Intern Responsibilities and Qualifications

Communications Intern: The Communications Intern supports the global, multilingual communications of the Coalition. This includes conducting outreach through traditional and social media, working with Coalition members to develop blog posts, management of email lists and other internal communications, strategic messaging, assistance with public events, supporting the rollout of our new branding and website, and materials layout and design. The ideal candidate is creative, detail oriented, and has experience in communications or design.

Research and Advocacy Intern: The Research and Advocacy Intern supports the Coalition’s development of advocacy strategies and materials, including research and writing on trends in development finance and human rights, preparation of case studies, attending and reporting on BHRC calls and meetings, providing support to working groups, and administrative activities. Successful applicants generally possess excellent research and writing skills, are very organized, and have a strong interest in human rights and/or development.

For both internships, additional language skills are highly desirable but not required. BHRC actively seeks applicants with diverse backgrounds.

How to apply

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and one short writing or work sample in English to contact@bankonhumanrights.org. Please include in your cover letter which internship you are interested in and your anticipated start date and availability.

Application Deadline: July 25, 2015. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. No phone calls please.

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