Women's Rights Spring Internship
(January - May 2013)
About the National Organization for Women - NYC & the Service Fund:
NOW-NYC advocates for the women and girls of New York City by working to promote reproductive health, achieve economic empowerment, and end violence and discrimination against women. We seek to gain equality for women and promote social change through action in several key areas, including: Human Trafficking and Violence Against Women, Women in the Workplace, Images of Women in the Media, Reproductive Freedom, and LGBTQ Rights.
The Service Fund of NOW-NYC delivers educational forums on key women's issues and has been providing direct services and referrals to women for the past 25 years. The Service Fund's Project Access program currently benefits over 1,000 women per year across the five boroughs of New York City and its surrounding areas by providing a free call-in HELPLINE and free to low-cost Legal and Financial Clinics in the areas of Divorce, Custody, Employment Discrimination, and Financial Empowerment.
Internship Description:
The National Organization for Women-New York City is seeking women's rights interns in the areas of Programming, Development, and Organizing.
Interns are vital to the work of NOW-NYC. Interns are involved in: planning and implementing NOW-NYC actions and events, conducting policy research and community outreach, supporting our communications efforts through our Web site, social media networks and newsletter, contributing to ongoing projects, and assisting operations and development efforts. The Service Fund of NOW-NYC runs a Helpline and several legal clinics, and interns provide appropriate referral resource information to women needing help.
Requirements:
Applicants must be professional, responsible, dedicated to achieving women's rights, and committed to the mission of NOW-NYC. The part-time internship is unpaid and requires a minimum commitment of 16 hours per week, which can be divided into two full days per week (preferable), or one full day and two half days. Note: NOW-NYC will work with students' schools as needed to help interns attain school credit in the cases where it is available. Interns report to NOW-NYC headquarters at 150 West 28th Street, Suite 304, New York, NY 10001. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm, with some evening hours for events.
Application instructions:
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter indicating where you learned about our internship, what you hope to gain from the internship, what you have to offer to NOW-NYC, and how your interests and experiences align with our mission.
Please send your materials to:brielle@nownyc.org
Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are unable to respond to all applicants.
NOW-NYC is an equal opportunity employer. Women, persons of color, persons with disabilities, lesbians and gay men, and transgender and queer persons are encouraged to apply.
