Human Rights Campaign Volunteer (Central America, Spanish required)

We are partnering with collectives in Central America (initially focused on El Salvador) and the US to support the launch of a new human rights awareness campaign. 

Region360 is a multi-disciplinary, international team with diverse expertise and perspectives focused on climate change education.

Note: Please read the position description fully and, if interested, submit a basic cover letter outlining your interest, a recent CV/Resume, a writing sample, and three professional references to cruiz@region360.org. Due to the sensitive nature of the work, we will review and conduct basic background research on potential candidates, you are welcome to provide additional professional reference materials (LinkedIn, publications, portfolios).

Advanced Spanish and excellent writing skills are required for this position.

This is a great opportunity for graduate students and young professionals to gain first-hand exposure to social, political, economic, environmental, and political processes affecting Central America (focused initially on El Salvador), as well as US-Latin America relations. Our partners in Central America are working directly with victims of violence and political repression and our allies in the USA are developing awareness campaigns and diplomatic engagement with the policy and international community to develop a new solidarity movement. Only advanced undergraduates with strong backgrounds in Latin American studies will be considered. 

This is an opportunity to develop skills and a professional background on human rights campaigning, human rights journalism, policy and diplomacy analysis, US-Latin America relations, and contemporary Central American politics and cultural affairs.

We welcome students interested in developing graduate research around these topics, and we can provide some mentoring and support, but we expect you to have backing and authorization from your academic department.  

Volunteering at Region360

All work is remote, but we prefer candidates in the DC metro area as there will be opportunity to organize direct/street actions and events. We have a strong platform for remote work and interaction and we provide the web design and collaborative tools (and training) to conduct the work successfully. We seek to develop the professional and intellectual skills of our volunteers and contribute to their future careers and endeavors. Former Region360 volunteers and Fellows have secured positions and pursued careers in climate change and Latin American studies in government agencies, nonprofit organizations, community organizing, and academia.

We are looking for volunteers to help us manage and scale the web, social media, and content development of a human rights campaign, including video, audio, and text.

-Skills: advanced Spanish a must; computer savvy (we expect to train you on some of our technologies and methods, but you must be computer savvy and comfortable with adapting quickly to new technologies); excellent writing skills in English; experience organizing campaigns a plus; experience with policy/social sciences research a plus; proficient with new media technologies a plus; policy/politics wonk a plus. 

Tasks:

-Support development design of web content materials and communications materials.

-Support the maintenance and ongoing development of the campaign's web platform (social media, newsletter platform), including editing and design of educational, awareness, and policy materials. 

-Support the maintenance and content editing of websites on WordPress (basic HTML/CSS desired but not required, if you are computer savvy we can train you quickly on these).

-Support design and branding strategy.

-Support the research, development and editing of journalistic and policy materials. 

-Support the organization of direct actions and events in the DC area. 

Remote OK. 5+ hours a week. Six months expected minimum commitment. We can setup a schedule based on your work/school requirements.