Middle East & North Africa Internship
Vital Voices Global Partnership
We are currently accepting applications for the Middle East and North Africa Spring 2013 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 comply with university requirements for externships for credit. This internship will continue until around May 10, with the option to extend.
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. We support women's empowerment in the region by a) supporting the MENA Businesswomen's Network, a regional network working with businesswomen's associations; b) promoting public-private partnerships of corporations, individuals, governments and civil society organizations to enhance women's progress in issues including domestic violence, breast cancer awareness, and human rights awareness; and c) providing capacity-building trainings to advocates for change to empower women leaders across the region.
- ·For more information on Vital Voices' programs in the Middle East and North Africa, please visit our website at www.vitalvoices.org.
Specific responsibilities of the intern will include:
- Writing and preparing background materials for programs and conferences
- Drafting and editing articles and blog posts for the website
- Coordinating online content and communications, in direct support of the Web Content and Communications Manager
- Assist in the development of proposals, including USG, foundations and private sector proposals
- Providing and managing logistical support and follow-up for events
- Produce and maintain database of key strategic partners and donors whose objectives and criteria match Vital Voices MENA programming and objectives
- Administrative tasks as necessary
- Attending various conference and events in which Vital Voices participates
Qualifications:
- Interest in and knowledge of women's issues in the Middle East and North Africa specifically in the economic and advocacy sectors
- Knowledge and experience of the Gulf region a plus
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Knowledge of Arabic, French, or Farsi (reading and writing competency in at least one required)
- Computer literacy (graphic design, Drupal, portal management & formatting skills strongly preferred)
- Strong internet research and analytical skills
- Self-starter with ability to work independently
- Strong organizational skills and administrative capabilities
- Attention to detail
- Technical skills a plus: knowledge of HTML, Photoshop, e-communication platforms, MS Publisher, or content management systems
