Pulitzer Center Campus Liason

Deadline: Rolling.

The Pulitzer Center Campus Liaison is a well-connected and self-driven student leader with an interest in global affairs, educational outreach, new online media, event planning, marketing/PR, curriculum integration, news coverage/the news industry, social media, and/or journalism. The Liaison acts as an extension of the Pulitzer Center’s Outreach Team, raising awareness of Pulitzer Center’s international news coverage, which focuses on issues under-reported in the U.S.

Time commitment – minimum 4 months (or one semester).

Liaison concentration tracks available in Global Issues (Environment, Health, Hunger, Refugees, Minority Rights), Journalism, Marketing/PR, Event Planning, Curriculum Integration, Social Media, or *Create Your Own Track. (*Subject to approval.)

The Pulitzer Center’s primary objective is to raise the standard of international reporting in a way that engages both policy-makers, the broad public, high school, and university students.

Our model targets the supply of international reporting in the U.S. media by providing travel grants to journalists. We then extend this effort, targeting demand through educational outreach efforts. Stimulating broad public engagement is the driving principle of our website, with a “project page” for each reporting initiative that contains a variety of points of entry: print articles, photographs, video, blogs from the field, related web links, and opportunities to engage with the journalists while they are reporting and once the material is publicly released.

For more information about the position, please click here.

To apply, please download the application.

Refugees International Internships

Deadline: Rolling.

Refugees International accepts a limited number of applicants for unpaid internships throughout the year. If you would like to apply, please forward your resume with a cover letter to jobs@refintl.org and indicate your interest in a general, peacekeeping, research, communications, development, and/or congressional internship. Please make sure to include your dates of availability.

• General Intern: The General intern assists the Office Manager and RI staff with both administrative tasks and special projects. General interns have the opportunity to gain exposure to all aspects of the organization. Responsibilities may include answering and transferring phone calls; greeting guests to our office; assisting with special projects; attending local conferences and seminars on behalf of the advocacy staff; and compiling News Clips to update our staff on our focus countries.
• Peacekeeping Intern: The Peacekeeping intern provides support to the peace building component of RI and helps facilitate communication between Refugees International and the PEP (Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping) community. Responsibilities may include updating and maintaining the PEP website; sending out announcements of events; compiling weekly PEP news clips; monitoring security conditions in focus countries; and posting monthly reports to the PEP website.
• Research Intern: The Research intern works closely with our advocates, who complete approximately twenty to twenty-five field missions a year, and support staff. Responsibilities may include attending local government and NGO conferences; conducting research on focus countries; assisting in the creation and editing of research reports; and providing additional front office support.
• Communications Intern: The Communications intern works with the Communications Department to promote Refugees International through website development, media relations, and promotion of publications. Responsibilities may include copy editing and assisting with release of new materials, including field reports, in-depth reports, press releases and blog posts; updating the website; creating and maintaining media lists; and assisting with media and blog outreach.
• Development (Fundraising) Intern: The Development intern works with the Development Department to support fundraising activities in various capacities, ranging from prospect funding research to assisting the development team with a variety of administrative tasks and other fundraising projects as they arise. Responsibilities may include assisting with the creation of online fundraising methods; coordinating mailings; supporting event planning and execution; updating donor databases; and conducting research on potential funding sources and new fundraising techniques.
• Congressional Intern: The Congressional intern provides support to the Congressional Advocate, who serves as RI’s liaison to Congress and responds to new developments in humanitarian crises. Responsibilities may include attending congressional briefings and meetings; drafting advocacy letters; compiling news updates on focus countries; and following and analyzing proposed, introduced, and ongoing Congressional legislation.