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WITNESS 80 Hanson Pl, 5th Fl \u2018Cameras Everywhere\u2019 Leadership Initiative and Program Management Internship<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Position<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. Founded nearly 20 years ago by musician and activist, Peter Gabriel, WITNESS partners with NGO\u2019s, community groups, and grassroots organizations around the globe.<\/p>\n www.witness.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Description<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS is looking for an intern to support its Program Director as well as other staff and consultants on our \u2018Cameras Everywhere\u2019 Leadership Initiative. This initiative focuses on addressing the challenges and opportunities for human rights work presented by ubiquitous video. This initiative includes research and engagement with relevant stakeholders in technology, human rights and media; the development of autonomous technology tools to address key challenges, as well as work focused on spreading key ideas around relevant digital media literacies for human rights. More information on the program at: http:\/\/www.witness.org\/cameras-everywhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Program Management: The position also provides opportunities to gain experience in NGO management via work with the Program Director around areas of general program management, budget and workplan development and monitoring and evaluation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n An intern should anticipate that their time will be split roughly 70\/30 between work on the \u2018Cameras Everywhere\u2019 initiative and general support to the Program Director in areas of program management. However, an intern with a strong preference to work in only one of these two areas will be also be considered.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tasks include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All interns are expected to spend between 20-30% of their time engaged in administrative support to program and office-wide staff.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n Potential interns should be graduate students. We look for a focus in studies on social-purpose technology, media, human rights, international relations, and political science.<\/p>\n Candidates should have:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n We require a minimum of two months commitment, for at least 15 hours per week. Internships are unpaid.\u00a0 Our offices are located in Brooklyn, NY, convenient to the Atlantic Terminal (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, Q, N and R trains) and C (Lafayette) and G (Fulton) trains.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Application instructions: <\/strong><\/p>\n No phone inquiries please. Please send applications by email to internship@witness.org<\/a><\/span> including a resume and cover letter and \u201cCameras Everywhere\u201d in the Subject.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Communications\/Outreach Department Internship<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Position<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. Founded nearly 20 years ago by musician and activist, Peter Gabriel, WITNESS partners with NGO\u2019s, community groups, and grassroots organizations around the globe.<\/p>\n www.witness.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Communications and Outreach interns support department staff connecting WITNESS to other organizations, specific audiences, the media and the general public. These activities include supporting social network profiles, blogging, press relations, and developing relationships with other non-profit, media or social justice organizations. There is a great deal of collaborative work with other departments within WITNESS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tasks include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All interns are expected to spend between 20-30% of their time engaged in administrative support to outreach staff and office-wide.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n Potential interns are preferably graduate students or others with relevant experience. Undergraduates with relevant study experience will be considered. We look for a focus in studies on communications, human rights, international relations, political science, and interdisciplinary studies.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Candidates should have:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n We require a minimum of two months commitment, for at least 15 hours per week. Internships are unpaid.\u00a0 Our offices are located in Brooklyn, NY, convenient to the Atlantic Terminal (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, Q, N and R trains) and C (Lafayette) and G (Fulton) trains.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Application Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n No phone inquiries please.<\/strong> We strongly prefer applications by email to\u00a0internship@witness.org<\/a> including a resume, cover letter, and short writing sample (not to exceed 2 pages). Please put \u201cCommunications\/Outreach Internship\u201d in the subject heading of your email.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHuman Rights Video Curation Project\u201d Internship <\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Position<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. Founded nearly 20 years ago by musician and activist, Peter Gabriel, WITNESS partners with NGO\u2019s, community groups, and grassroots organizations around the globe.<\/p>\n www.witness.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS is looking for an intern to work on the start-up and testing phase of a curation project that will look at the best way to curate and aggregate human rights video within a mainstream video-sharing site.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tasks include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n All interns are expected to spend between 20-30% of their time engaged in administrative support to program and office-wide staff.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Potential interns should have as many of the following skills as possible:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This internship requires individuals who are:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n We require a minimum of two months commitment, for at least 15 hours per week. Internships are unpaid.\u00a0 Our offices are located in Brooklyn, NY, convenient to the Atlantic Terminal (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, Q, N and R trains) and C (Lafayette) and G (Fulton) trains.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Application instructions: <\/strong><\/p>\n No phone inquiries please. Please send applications by email to internship@witness.org<\/a><\/span> including a resume and cover letter and \u201cCuration\u201d in the Subject.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n External Relations Development Internship<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 Positions<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. Founded nearly 20 years ago by musician and activist, Peter Gabriel, WITNESS partners with NGO\u2019s, community groups, and grassroots organizations around the globe.<\/p>\n www.witness.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Description:<\/strong><\/p>\n The External Relations Department secures support for WITNESS from foundations and corporate donors, an annual fund campaign that targets individuals, a major gifts program, and a program of events including breakfasts, dinners and an annual fundraising gala. This is a unique opportunity for an External Relations Intern to receive hands-on fundraising experience, participate in events coordination, learn about WITNESS\u2019 human rights activities, and experience a fast-paced non-profit organization.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Primary duties will include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All interns are expected to spend between 20-30% of their time engaged in administrative support to development staff and office-wide. Special projects may be designed for an intern if appropriate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n Potential interns should be undergraduate or graduate students. We look for an academic focus in Nonprofit Development and Management, English, Communications, Human Rights, International Relations, Political Science and interdisciplinary studies.<\/p>\n Candidates should have:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n We require a minimum of two months commitment, for at least 20 hours a week. Internships are unpaid.\u00a0 Our offices are located in Brooklyn, NY, convenient to the Atlantic Terminal (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, Q, N and R trains) and C (Lafayette) and G (Fulton) trains.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Application Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n No phone inquiries please.<\/strong> We strongly prefer applications by email to internship@witness.org<\/strong><\/a> including a resume and cover letter with \u201cDevelopment\u201d in the Subject.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finance Department Internship<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 1 Position<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. Founded nearly 20 years ago by musician and activist, Peter Gabriel, WITNESS partners with NGO\u2019s, community groups, and grassroots organizations around the globe.<\/p>\n www.witness.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Description<\/strong><\/p>\n The Finance Department provides accounting, financial management, tax preparation, and grants management support for WITNESS. There is a great deal of collaborative work with other staff and departments within WITNESS.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tasks include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n Potential interns should be undergraduate or graduate students. We look for an academic focus in Nonprofit Financial Management, Accounting, Business, or a related field.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Candidates should have:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All interns are expected to spend 20% – 30% of their time engaged in administrative support to Finance staff. In certain instances, special projects may be designed for an intern.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n We require a minimum of two months commitment, for at least 15 hours per week. Internships are unpaid.\u00a0 Our offices are located in Brooklyn, NY, convenient to the Atlantic Terminal (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, Q, N and R trains) and C (Lafayette) and G (Fulton) trains.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Application Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n No phone inquiries please.<\/strong> We strongly prefer applications by email to internship@witness.org<\/strong><\/a> including a resume and cover letter with \u201cFinance\u201d in the Subject.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Forced Evictions Campaign Internship \u2013 Latin America<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Position<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. Founded nearly 20 years ago by musician and activist, Peter Gabriel, WITNESS partners with NGO\u2019s, community groups, and grassroots organizations around the globe.<\/p>\n www.witness.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Description<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019re looking for smart, savvy and dedicated interns to support our global campaign on forced evictions with a special focus on the work we\u2019re doing on dams in Mexico and megaevents in Brazil. Depending on the needs of the campaign, interns may be involved in a range of research, production support and outreach\/advocacy activities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tasks may include, but not be limited to:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All interns are expected to spend between 20-30% of their time engaged in administrative support.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n Potential interns should be undergraduate or graduate students or bring relevant experience in human rights advocacy, campaigning or videomaking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We\u2019re looking for candidates that have:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n We require a minimum of two months commitment, for at least 15 hours a week. Internships are unpaid.\u00a0 Our offices are located in Brooklyn, NY, convenient to the Atlantic Terminal (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, Q, N and R trains) and C (Lafayette) and G (Fulton) trains.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Application Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n No phone inquiries please.<\/strong> We strongly prefer applications by email to internship@witness.org<\/a> including a resume and cover letter with \u201cForced Evictions\u201d in the Subject.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gender-based Violence Campaign Internship<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 Position<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. Founded nearly 20 years ago by musician and activist, Peter Gabriel, WITNESS partners with NGO\u2019s, community groups, and grassroots organizations around the globe.<\/p>\n www.witness.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Description<\/strong><\/p>\n We are currently looking for a dedicated, knowledgeable intern to support a new WITNESS campaign on gender-based violence (GBV) in the context of armed conflict and political repression. Depending on where we are in the campaign, the GBV Campaign intern may be involved in a range of research, production support and outreach\/advocacy activities. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n ***<\/strong>Native fluency in French or Arabic is essential to this internship. ***<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tasks Include:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n All interns are expected to spend between 20-30% of their time engaged in administrative support.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n Potential interns should be undergraduates or graduate students. We look for a focus in studies on human rights, international relations, history, political science, and area studies (e.g., with particular regional concentration).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Candidates should have:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n General Information<\/strong><\/p>\n We require a minimum of two months commitment, for at least 15 hours a week. Internships are unpaid.\u00a0 Our offices are located in Brooklyn, NY, convenient to the Atlantic Terminal (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, Q, N and R trains) and C (Lafayette) and G (Fulton) trains.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Application Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n No phone inquiries please.<\/strong> We strongly prefer applications by email to internship@witness.org<\/a> including a resume and cover letter with \u201cGBV Campaign\u201d in the Subject.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Program Video Advocacy Training Support Internship<\/strong><\/p>\n 2 Positions<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS uses video to open the eyes of the world to human rights violations. WITNESS empowers people to transform personal stories of abuse into powerful tools for justice, promoting public engagement and policy change. Founded nearly 20 years ago by musician and activist, Peter Gabriel, WITNESS partners with NGO\u2019s, community groups, and grassroots organizations around the globe.<\/p>\n www.witness.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Description<\/strong><\/p>\n WITNESS is currently seeking highly motivated interns and volunteers to support its new video advocacy training initiatives. Volunteers may generously donate their time and energy remotely; however, interns need to collaborate with WITNESS staff in its Brooklyn, NY office.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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