Women Thrive Worldwide, created in 1998, advocates with the U.S. government for international economic and human right policies that support women worldwide in ending poverty in their lives, communities and nations. The organization pushes to generate dynamic policy approaches that can change the way U.S. international assistance and trade programs operate in order to be most beneficial in increasing economic opportunities for poor women worldwide. The Department of Global Partnerships is responsible for: creating and maintaining relationships with southern women’s organizations; monitoring and tracking U.S. policies in the field; coordinating visits from southern leaders to speak at policy-relevant venues among many other tasks. Time Commitment: FT or PT schedule available (at least 20 hours/wk required); Fall commitment (January 2010 – May 2010)

Source: Womenthrive.org

Women Thrive Worldwide. Washington, DC, USA.

Specific duties include:

* Researching southern women’s organizations
* Assisting with the dissemination of the Global Survey research findings
* Contributing to the creation of an outreach strategy for 2010
* Working closely with the director and the African manager on Thrive’s Africa’s partnerships
* Assisting with travel arrangements to and from the countries
* When required, coordinating communication with our French or Spanish speaking partners
* Occasionally, helping with administrative tasks, such as updating Thrive’s database, filing

Required Skills for this Internship:

* French and/or Spanish (fluent or native speaker)
* Familiarity with non-governmental organizations in southern countries, especially in West African and Central American countries
* Undergrad (Senior year) or Graduate-level

All of the Women Thrive Worldwide Internships Require:

* Superior oral and written communication skills
* Excellent research skills
* Strong interest in international development economics, or political organizing for international women’s issues
* Enthusiastic and self-motivated work style with attention to detail
* Interest and/or course work in international economics, development or women’s issues
* Excellent computer skills, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Women Thrive Worldwide has had much success with many interns. You will learn a lot and get a great reference. We invest a lot in our interns and you will have a high degree of responsibility and very high level of involvement in the organization.

This is an unpaid internship.

To Apply:

Please send cover letter, resume and contact information for 3 references to Dr. Catalina Rojas, Director of Global Partnerships.
Send applications to ssahlaney@womenthrive.org

No phone calls/fax please. Be sure to mention “Global Partnerships Internship” on email subject. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.

Website: http://www.womenthrive.org

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