Are you a student interested in security challenges like US engagement in Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear weapons and US spending on defense?? Do you believe that students have both the power and the obligation to speak out about these issues? Americans for Informed Democracy is accepting applications from inspired, globally conscious students who are interested in getting hands-on experience educating and mobilizing youth around these issues.
The Security Fellow will work closely with our student-driven campaign team mobilizing our national network around these issues. Specific tasks will include supporting our student campaign team, monitoring and writing about the issues, and planning national-level advocacy. The Fellow will also build partnerships with partner organizations, and attend relevant events either in person or online (depending on Fellow’s location).
Our vision is that every young person in the United States exercises his/her power to bring about a peaceful, healthy, just and sustainable world. We educate, cultivate and mobilize young people to take informed action around our individual and collective roles as global citizens.
Responsibilities:
- Help young people understand the issues. This involves monitoring key conversations, writing blog posts, developing toolkits and fact sheets, contributing to our social media, etc.;
- Support our student campaign team working on these issues. This involves helping them identify and organize national-level advocacy around key moments and decisions, for example the 2012 budget;
- Provide general administrative and logistical support to the campaign team and the organization;
- Assist with website and other communications and outreach tasks;
Skills and qualifications:
- Strong familiarity with global health issues, and interest in current policy and funding debates;
- Excellent written and oral communications skills;
- Strong organizational skills, accuracy and attention to detail;
- Ability to work both independently and in teams;
- Experience organizing students, doing advocacy, or working on social justice issues a plus.
You’ll like this position if you:
- Are inspired to learn more about security issues and policies;
- Believe that students have the power to bring about change, and enjoy working with student activists;
- Enjoy coming up with creative ways to educate and mobilize students around issues.
Skills you’ll gain:
- Issue / policy analysis
- Writing
- Organizing
- Leadership
- New media: using blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
- Event planning
This is a part or full-time position; minimum commitment is 15 hours/week. Duration is negotiable, but must be for at least four months. Start date is flexible, although no later than January 23, 2012. Position is virtual (so yes you can do it from anywhere!), although there will be regular virtual meetings with other staff, coalitions, and partners. This is an unpaid position, although Intern will be eligible for numerous training opportunities.
To apply: Please send a resume and cover letter to opportunities@aidemocracy.org. Put the title of the position you are applying for in the email subject line. No phone calls please. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. www.aidemocracy.org
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