About the Role
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking student interns for an in-person internship with our Development & Outreach Department in the Sydney office. Interns will gain exposure to daily office activities, participate in staff meetings, and attend external events.
Responsibilities
- Utilize databases for event planning support.
- Support fundraising and outreach events.
- Collaborate with the team to cultivate individual donors, foundations, and corporations.
- Undertake other assigned projects matching intern interests.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled tertiary students for the duration of the internship.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Proactive approach to projects.
- Reliability and a strong interest in international human rights.
- Valid work authorization in Australia for the duration of the internship.
Skills
- Fundraising
- Media
- Social media
- Government relations
- Event planning
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Office
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- In-person
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Internship
Education Level
- Tertiary student
Salary/Compensations
- Reimbursed up to $20 per day for lunch if in the office.
- Reimbursed up to $15 per day for transportation if in the office.
Benefits
- Opportunity to arrange academic credit.
- Direct exposure to the workings of an international human rights organization.
- Close supervision by HRW staff.
- Interaction with other international organizations and government officials.
About the Company
- Human Rights Watch (HRW) is responsible for protecting and promoting the human rights of people around the world.
- HRW pushes for an end to human rights abuses and advocates for accountability and effective remedies where violations occur.
- Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.
Equal Opportunity
- Human Rights Watch is strong because it is diverse.
- We actively seek a diverse applicant pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
- Human Rights Watch does not discriminate on the basis of disability, age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal record.
- We welcome all kinds of diversity.
- Our employees include people who are parents and nonparents, the self-taught and university educated, and from a wide span of socio-economic backgrounds and perspectives on the world.
- Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer.
