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Thought-Leadership Writing and Research Intern
ORGANIZATION: ASYLUM ACCESS
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About Asylum Access
Asylum Access is a leading refugee human rights organization headquartered in Oakland, CA with substantial operations in five countries plus partnerships in additional countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Asylum Access is the only global organization working to make human rights a reality for refugees in first countries of refuge. Our unique combination of five integrated strategies provides grassroots assistance and changes the legal landscape for refugees and their host communities. By helping refugees assert their rights, we are putting power back into their hands. Our work transforms the traditional approach of endless humanitarian handouts to a sustainable solution that gives refugees the tools to provide for themselves and make choices about their own lives.
Asylum Access envisions a world where refugees are seen as people with rights, not just people with needs. Asylum Access believes that by empowering refugees to assert their human rights, we can create effective, lasting solutions for refugees around the world.
Position Description
Asylum Access seeks a Thought-Leadership Writing and Research Intern for the summer 2018 internship period. The candidate filling this position will support the Executive Director with research and writing for thought-leadership material targeted at a variety of outlets and platforms. This internship is an excellent opportunity to build writing, research and communication skills and offers firsthand exposure to the work of a global nonprofit.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Duties may include but are not limited to
- Support and assist executive director with blog posts, articles, and other thought-leadership writing
- Conduct background research and draft research memos
- Annotate or edit drafts as needed
- Identify and pitch written pieces to news and opinion media sites
- Maintain and update LinkedIn blog
- Develop and implement dissemination strategy in coordination with Executive Director
- Otherwise support Executive Director in positioning Asylum Access's views and agenda in US and global media
Preferred Qualifications
- Editing experience
- Understanding of tone and audience variations in thought-leadership writing
- Experience with online blog-format publishing (eg LinkedIn blog or similar)
- Experience pitching to editors of national news media
Required Qualifications:
- Strong research skills
- Strong writing skills, particularly related to persuasive non-legal writing
- Excellent attention to detail
- Impeccable grammar
- Comfortable with online blog-format publishing (eg LinkedIn blog or similar)
- Interest in international human rights and/or related topics
- Ability to work with diverse individuals and groups. Candidate should be culturally sensitive
- Basic working knowledge of Gmail, Google Drive, Ms Office and related tools (Docs, Sheets, etc.)
Hours and Location of Work
This position will require 10-25 hours per week, preferably based out of Asylum Access’s office in Oakland, CA. Remote work is a possibility but will be negotiated on an individual basis. Schedule and hours are somewhat flexible and official committed hours and work time will be formalized between the selected candidate and the position supervisor.
Compensation
This is a part-time, unpaid internship.
Application Instructions
Send your resume and cover letter to apply@asylumaccess.org , along with a non-academic writing sample if available (e.g. news media, opinion, etc). In your cover letter, please describe your reasons for applying, relevant qualifications, and how you learned about the position.
Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants in need of accommodation during the interview can contact HR at apply@asylumaccess.org.
More opportunities with ASYLUM ACCESS
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About ASYLUM ACCESS
Location:
555 12th St 5th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607, US
Mission Statement
Asylum Access's mission is to make refugees' human rights a reality in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Description
Asylum Access was founded on September 27, 2005. From our inception, we have engaged in advocacy at a global level that aims to transform the human rights landscape for refugees in first countries of refuge. Our initial advocacy targeted problems in UN-run refugee status determination proceedings that decide the fate of nearly 100,000 refugees in more than 50 countries worldwide, drawing on the direct, on-the-ground experience of our founding staff and board members who had provided legal assistance to refugees navigating these proceedings in Egypt, Uganda, Turkey, Ecuador and elsewhere.
We launched our first overseas pilot project - a Community Legal Empowerment initiative that trained refugees to provide basic legal advice and advocacy within their own communities - in January 2007 in partnership with the University of Capetown’s refugee legal aid clinic in Capetown, South Africa. In October 2007, we opened our doors in Quito, Ecuador and Bangkok, Thailand.
In 2009, we began work in the refugee camps in the Western Tanzania region of Kigoma, and then in June 2010 we moved our Tanzania operations to Dar Es Salaam. In 2011 we achieved our target number for full capacity across these three offices - 5,000 refugees receiving legal information, advice, and/or representation annually - and began planning for expansion to other countries where refugees are denied their fundamental human rights.
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite #1111Oakland, CA 94612
DATE POSTED
April 10, 2018
SKILLS
- Resource Development / Management
- Customer Acquisition
- Grant Writing / Research
- Community Outreach
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