• Job Description

  Req#: 51397

  Job Details

  Job Location: Throughout the United States - ,

  Position Type: Internship

  Education Level: None

  Salary Range: Undisclosed

  Travel Percentage: Negligible

  Job Summary

  Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the global organization’s presence in the United States. We engage people in the U.S. to fight injustice all around the world, while we also work to protect people’s human rights here in the U.S. Amnesty International USA has more than one million members and activists in all 50 states, who are part of a larger global movement of 10 million people in 150 countries. We are a democratically governed, grassroots membership organization, which means that our members vote on key policy issues and elect our Board of Directors. Some of our members are experts on specific human rights issues, parts of the world, or advocacy areas, and they serve as volunteer leaders. Others are volunteer leaders of local or student groups in towns, universities, states, or regions of the country. Amnesty International USA’s elected Board members, staff, and members work together to lead the organization.

  FUNDING

  Interns must secure their own funding at a rate of at least $17 per hour through a program, college or university.

  DEADLINE TO APPLY/ REQUIRED DOCUMENTS P lease submit your cover letter and resume, and detail your funding source and any other employer requirements. Please s ubmit your materials by September 8th, 2023, 5:00pm EST

  START DATE AND PART-TIME HOURS

  The ideal applicant will start no later than September 18, 2023. Interviews will be conducted the first two weeks of September. This is a part-time role, 20-25 hours per week.

  Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) seeks a Grassroots Advocacy and Engagement one Intern to work with the Grassroots Leadership and Engagement (GLE) team for the 2023 Fall Semester.

  AIUSA is dedicated to holding the U.S. government and governments around the world accountable to international human rights obligations and commitments. The GLE Unit advances AIUSA’s advocacy by training, mobilizing, and supporting a network of grassroots activists and advocates to urge the public and policymakers to act on critical human rights issues.

  This is a remote position with the requirement of in-person travel and attendance to a weekend legislative advocacy training and lobby day event in Washington, D.C., October 13-16. Therefore, there is preference for D.C.-based applicants.

  The Grassroots Advocacy and Engagement Intern will work closely with GLE staff to mobilize, train, and recruit grassroots human rights activists and advocates. Duties include:

  • Assisting with training grassroots advocates to lobby federal lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
  • S upport other activist mobilizations, including the World Day Against the Death Penalty
  • Administration of the recruitment process, including researching candidates, developing recruitment sources, marketing available positions, and follow-through
  • Updating and managing databases
  • Assisting in the development of training and promotional materials
  • Tracking expensing and reimbursements
  • Assisting with mobilizing action on selected initiatives, including updating and creating activist resources and implementing an outreach plan
  • Sending communications to grassroots leaders as needed
  • Organizing meetings, conference calls, etc.

  Qualifications and Experience

  
  

  Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Interest in and commitment to human rights
  • Well-organized, dependable, and responsible
  • Ability to work well as part of a team, as well as independently
  • Ability to juggle multiple projects without loss of attention to details
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  Education and Experience

  • Familiarity with Amnesty International’s work
  • Experience using legislative tracking tools and/or advocacy platforms is a plus

  Physical Requirements

  • Must be able to lift 15 pounds
  • Must be able to stand for long periods of time

  Travel Requirements, Weeknight or Weekend Work

  • Intern must be available for the weekend of October 13-16 for an activist training and lobby day in Washington, D.C.
  • Travel expenses will be covered by AIUSA for the training and lobby day
  • Intern should be available for a virtual activist conference October 20-22
  • Some weeknight calls may be required for meetings

  We recognize the valuable skills that can be gained through internships, fellowships, volunteer work, and non-traditional work experience. This experience helps build competencies and knowledge that may translate to our job openings. We seek a diversity of experience and skills for our workplace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our openings.

  HOW TO APPLY AND OUR EEO STATEMENT

  To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume and please detail your funding source and any other employer requirements, Deadline to submit materials by September 8th, 2023, 5:00pm EST.

  Amnesty International USA is an equal opportunity employer. AIUSA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black people, Indigenous people, people of color; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people; women; people with disabilities, protected veterans, and formerly incarcerated individuals are all strongly encouraged to apply.

  OUR COMMITMENT AS AN ANTI-RACIST ORGANIZATION AND TO INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY (IDEA)

  Dismantling white supremacy is central to the fight for human rights in the United States and around the world. As we mobilize staff and activists and work with partners to help transform the multiple systems where oppression operates in the world around us as part of our human rights mandate, anti-racism must be integral to our work. What does that mean for Amnesty International in the United States? It means using our people power to fight injustice and centering the voices and experiences of those most impacted by racist structures, beliefs, and laws. Fundamentally, it means doing our human rights work differently than it has been done before, because we know that who we work with, how we work, the work we do, and ultimately who we are, are all interconnected.

  As an international, intercultural, intergenerational and intersectional movement of activists committed to protecting and advancing human rights for all, Amnesty is deeply committed to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA). To learn more about how we integrate IDEA into our programs and workplace, visit: https://www.amnestyusa.org/idea/

  Remote and Hybrid Workplace Policy

  Because the health and safety of our employees and candidates are a top priority, we are currently conducting our hiring process virtually.

  Staff, office visitors, and event attendees to be up to date with COVID vaccines before entering AIUSA offices or attending AIUSA events or in-person meetings. If anyone wishing to enter the office or attend our events is not vaccinated, they will need to have tested negative for COVID within 24 hours of entry. We expect that all staff and visitors entering the office or attending AIUSA events will, by accessing our facilities, be attesting that they are vaccinated or that they have tested negative within 24 hours of entry.

  Please review the job description, which will state whether a role is hybrid and remote. Some roles may require travel domestically and/or internationally.

• About the company

  Amnesty International is an organization of more than 7 million supporters, activists and volunteers in over 150 countries, with complete independence from government, corporate or national interests.

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