Intern Profiles

Benefits

Internships are unpaid, but lunch and transit expenses are reimbursed. Action Against Hunger - USA covers lunch expenses up to $10/day ($15/day for international interns) for a full day in the office, and a monthly subway card for those who assist us at least 4 days per week.

Communications Intern

Like Action Against Hunger itself, the External Relations Department is constantly growing and changing to meet the new and expanding needs of the organization. Responsible for all private fundraising, press communications, corporate partnerships, and major events, the External Relations Department offers a rich, fast-paced team environment with lots of opportunity to learn about the workings of a large, international humanitarian aid organization.

Essential Functions and Objectives

The Communications Intern will assist with projects designed to help promote Action Against Hunger’s humanitarian work and messages through the press and various public media.

Tasks and Responsibilities May Include

  • Organizing Action Against Hunger’s multimedia resources including video and photographs;
  • Tracking and researching coverage in the media;
  • Building and updating press contact lists;
  • Contributing to the online newsletter ‘Response’ and other publications;
  • Assisting with the preparation of upcoming events;
  • Maintaining social networking sites including myspace, youtube, and facebook.

Qualifications/Requirements

  • University/College student or graduate
  • Experience with Windows and Macintosh operating systems
  • Strong writing and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
  • Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
  • Knowledge of French and/or Spanish a plus
  • Minimum commitment of 25 hours/week
  • Journalism, Communications, or International Studies students/graduates preferred.

How to Apply:

To apply, post you cover letter and resume at http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/get-involved/jobs

Events Intern

Action Against Hunger is looking for an Events Intern who is ready to jump in to a fast-paced working environment.

Like Action Against Hunger itself, the Development and Communications Department is constantly growing and changing to meet the new and expanding needs of the organization. Responsible for all private fundraising, press communications, corporate partnerships, and major events, the Development and Communications Department offers a rich, fast-paced team environment with lots of opportunity to learn and pursue new projects.

Overview

The Events Intern will support the activities of the Development and Communications Department by: reaching out to constituents and building relationships with volunteers and others interested in Action Against Hunger's work; helping to organize fundraisers and educational events in New York and across the country; and helping with the daily operations of the Development and Communications Department. This internship is ideal for anyone interested in awareness-raising, event planning, fundraising, and volunteer outreach for a non-profit, as well as the administration of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Duties

The Events Intern will be expected to perform the following tasks:

  • Communicate with volunteers around the country who are interested in holding educational/fundraising events, and provide them the appropriate materials and information.
  • Assist with the planning and follow-up of events such as the World Food Day Gala and the Restaurants Against Hunger Campaign, while developing new ideas for events and volunteer opportunities.
  • Support the Development and Communications Department on other miscellaneous projects.
  • Participate in the Development and Communications team's strategy meetings, brand development, marketing decisions, etc.
  • Attend brown bag lunches, public education events, and staff meetings.

Requirements

  • Excellent organizational skills and outward presence.
  • Ability to work independently with guidance from staff members, with an interest in international humanitarian issues, event planning, volunteer outreach, and/or fundraising.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills
  • Minimum commitment of 4 full days/week.

Preferred Skills

  • Proficient in Word and Excel. Database experience.
  • Experience with outreach, fundraising, and event planning a plus.
  • Genuine commitment to the principles and work of Action Against Hunger.
  • HTML experience is helpful.
  • Fluency in English, French and/or Spanish is helpful

How to Apply

To apply, post you cover letter and resume at http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/get-involved/jobs

 Multimedia Library Intern

Essential Functions and Objectives

The Multimedia & Outreach Intern will help the External Relations Department organize videos and other digital media that document Action Against Hunger’s lifesaving work around the world. The intern will help build a library of resources to facilitate faster responses to breaking news, the dissemination of rich media online, and in support of more effective outreach campaigns. This internship is ideal for anyone interested in outreach, social networking, communications, and fundraising for a major international aid organization. 

Tasks and Responsibilities May Include

  •  Research and organize a searchable multimedia library for video, audio, and photo assets
  • Survey and catalogue existing and new media; prep for multiple formats and uses
  • Convert videos (VHS, beta, min-dv, etc.) to digital and web-ready formats
  • Upload public service announcements (PSAs) and other video assets on social networking and video sharing sites (youtube, facebook, doogooder.tv, etc.)
  • Liaise with producers working actively on Action Against Hunger PSAs and other productions
  • Support outreach efforts to students to generate interest in ACF-related video contests and interactive multimedia challenges

Qualifications/Requirements

  • University/College student or graduate;
  • Experience with both PC/Mac platforms;
  • Experience using video-editing software;
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment;
  • Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills;
  • Interest in international humanitarian issues;
  • Knowledge of French and/or Spanish a plus
  • Minimum commitment of 20 hours/week

How to Apply:

To apply, post you cover letter and resume at http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/get-involved/jobs

Student Outreach Intern

Student groups, service clubs, and U.S. schools and universities have all been key allies in the fight against global hunger. Recognizing the powerful ability of students to be agents of change in the world, Action Against Hunger is in search of a Student Outreach Intern who will help build a nationwide student movement working to end global hunger and malnutrition.

Essential Functions and Objectives

The Student Outreach Intern will help Action Against Hunger build a student network of activists across the country and create educational and fundraising activities for students at all levels. More concretely, the Student Outreach intern will help in the coordination and implementation of ACF-USA’s 3rd annual Race Against Hunger. Designed for middle school students, the Race Against Hunger is an annual international campaign and fundraiser where schools in partner with Action Against Hunger to teach their students about hunger and raise money for ACF’s life saving programs. The campaign culminates in a school fun-run held in Spring 2010, run by students who will seek sponsorships for each lap they run as they take action in the fight to end global hunger and malnutrition.

Tasks and Responsibilities Include (among others)

  • Helping with the administrative and logistical details of the 2010 Race Against Hunger.
  • Reaching out to high schools and universities around the country to establish an Action Against Hunger network of student organizations/events dedicated to fighting global hunger and malnutrition.
  • Reaching out to elementary and middle schools around the country to promote Action Against Hunger’s educational and fundraising resources for schools and youth activists.
  • Meeting with schools and students about educational opportunities with Action Against Hunger.
  • Assisting in the creation of new educational and outreach programs/activities for students.

Qualifications/Requirements

  • University/college student or recent graduate
  • Experience with Windows and Macintosh operating systems
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office
  • Strong writing and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently without constant guidance and supervision
  • Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills
  • Knowledge of French and/or Spanish a plus
  • Minimum commitment of 25 hours/week (at least 3 days/week).

How to Apply

To apply, post you cover letter and resume at http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/get-involved/jobs

Human Resources Intern

Objective

To assist the Human Resources department in developing, maintaining, and organizing activities, while providing a practical learning experience to students interested in Human Resources in a quickly growing non-profit organization and in the general workings of an international humanitarian aid organization.

Overview

The Human Resources Intern will support the activities of the Human Resources Staff. S/he will learn how the organization recruits and places field and headquarters staff, and the general activities of a human resources department. S/he will also have the opportunity, through working in the office, to learn about Action Against Hunger’s (AAH) programs, and how it operates in the United States. This internship is ideal for anyone interested in human resources for a non-profit, as well as the administration of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Duties

The Human Resources Intern will be expected to perform the following tasks:

  • Printing resumes, contacting accepted candidates, organizing interviews.
  • Updating HR materials for employees.
  • External job and newsletter positing on recruitment websites.
  • Assisting in editing and posting HR content on the website.
  • Assist with strategic planning and publishing of the jobs against hunger e-newsletter.
  • Research on universities, programs, forums and associations for the purpose of targeting active recruitment.
  • Making initial contacts with various universities and organizations.
  • Compiling an HR package to send out to organizations and schools.
  • Maintenance of Human Resource Statistics.
  • Maintenance of Human Resources Database.
  • Various clerical duties.
  • Assistance to the department staff on various administrative tasks.

Depending on the ability and autonomy of the candidate more responsibility may be assigned.

Required Skills

  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently with guidance from staff members.
  • Strong Word, Excel, and Access database experience.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication.
  • Genuine commitment to the principles and work of ACF.
  • Competence in French or Spanish preferred.

How to Apply

To apply, post you cover letter and resume at http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/get-involved/jobs

Operations Intern

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Monthly Operations Newsletter

  • Two parts: (a) context (country developments) (b) AAH-USA activities
  • Attend weekly Operations meetings, identify main developments
  • Arrange meetings with Operations staff to receive updates on specific technical areas
  • Last week of the month- compile info for internal (HQ/Mission) newsletter

Press Reviews

  • Check news everyday for each US mission
  • Relief Web, IRIN, BBC, Google News, All Africa, etc.
  • Email in zip file a document containing major news articles to the appropriate mission

Operations meeting

  • Attend weekly join Human Resources / Operation meeting, take minutes
  • Attend weekly Country Operation meeting, take minutes

Research

  • To follow up on emergencies in a specific regional area
  • To produce a detailed report on a selected country
  • Review of literature, NGOs, etc.

Assist with Report and Proposal Editing

  • In collaboration with the technical departments, format and edit reports from the missions.
  • Prepare Final Reports and Surveys for the Website
  • In collaboration with the Desk Officers, format, edit and prepare the reports to be disseminate by the communications department
  • Assist with Research and Additional Tasks as Determined by the Department

Required Skills

  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Ability to work independently with guidance from staff members.
  • Interest in context analyses humanitarian operations.
  • Degree in International Affairs, Political Sciences, Anthropology

Preferred Skills

  • Strong Word, Excel, Internet search experience.
  • Fluency in English, commend of French and Spanish is a preferred
  • Genuine commitment to the principles and work of ACF.

How to Apply

To apply, post you cover letter and resume at http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/get-involved/jobs

Finance Intern

Objective

To assist the Field Financial Comptroller in the development of a training kit for Action Against Hunger’s various Field Administrator positions throughout the world. This kit will be based on research, existing documents and previous internal manuals. The position will provide a practical learning experience to students interested in the general machinations of an international humanitarian aid organization and, in particular, finance management, auditing skills and training in a non-profit finance department.

Overview

The Finance Intern will support the activities of the Field Financial Comptroller by conducting a Training Needs Assessment for administrators and, based on existing manuals, create an updated administration kit that will serve as a reference point for Field Administrators. The manual should act as a resource for common procedures in a mission and aid Field Administrators in the resolution of basic management issues.

Duties

The Finance Intern will be expected to perform the following tasks:

  • In collaboration with the Field Finance Comptroller, develop a training kit designed to meet the needs of Action Against Hunger’s Field Administrators (45% of the internship)
  • Communicate with headquarters’ Field Finance Managers to elaborate upon the needs of Field Administrators (15%)
  • Establish and maintain relationships with Field Administrators to gauge their needs and, upon completion, assess and monitor their reactions to the training kit (10%)
  • Support the Field Finance Managers and Comptroller on other miscellaneous projects (10%)
  • Participate in the Finance teams' strategy meetings, brand development, marketing decisions and the like (10%)
  • Support Action Against Hunger’s major fundraising events such as the annual Gala, cocktail parties, film screenings, luncheons and the like (5%)
  • Attend lunches, public education events, and staff meetings when possible (5%)

Required Skills

Excellent communication and organizational skills. Strong computer skills: especially Word, Excel, and database management. Ability to work with an international team and/or independently with limited supervision. Demonstrated interest in finance management, finance training and/or accounting. Genuine commitment to the principles and work of Action Against Hunger.

Preferred Skills

Prior professional experience (including previous internships, participation in student organizations, etc.). Knowledge of French and English a plus.

How to Apply

To apply, post you cover letter and resume at http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/get-involved/jobs

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