[CivilSoc] Internship Opportunities with Winrock International

[Amy Heyden]

> Please post the following internship announcement.
> Sincerely,
> Amy Heyden
> Program Associate
> Winrock International
> 1621 North Kent Street, Suite 1200
> Arlington, VA 22209
> tel: 703-525-9430 ext 653
> fax: 703-525-1744
> 
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> Internship Opportunities with Winrock International's Leadership
> Development Unit (LD)
> 
> Winrock International is a non-profit organization that works with
> people around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain
> natural resources and protect the environment. Winrock's Leadership
> Development Unit's vision is empowerment for a just and equitable
> world, through innovative and gender-sensitive approaches to create
> programs that are catalysts for empowerment - inspiring women and men
> working in partnership to transform the lives of individuals, their
> institutions, and their societies.  LD has projects in Africa, the
> NIS, and Asia.
> 
> Leadership Development (LD) Interns will be responsible for one or
> more of the following:
> - Assisting LD staff with project management 
> - Assisting with development and updating of PR materials for LD,
> including reviewing old project reports and materials and compiling
> "accomplishments to date" documents for countries/projects; and
> updating project fact sheets on Winrock's website.
> - Research donors in each country and prepare "donor priorities"
> documents to be used for future fundraising.
> - Conducting Internet research for materials relevant to LD projects
> and clients, and send those to field and/or post on website.
> - Preparing PR materials in French.
> - Cataloging and maintaining the LD library/resource room
> - Translation of a variety of documents (languages - Russian,
> Ukrainian, French)
> 
> Requirements for LD Interns:
> - Good writing, organizational and communication skills
> - At least junior standing in an undergraduate program; graduate
> students and recent graduates are also encouraged to apply
> - Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint skills
> - Demonstrated interest in the regions, international development,
> gender and development, women's leadership, women's economic
> empowerment
> - Languages skills preferred (Russian, Ukrainian, French)
> 
> We are interested in providing interns with an intellectually
> challenging and substantive opportunity, although interns will be
> responsible for some administrative tasks. Interns will work up to 20
> hours a week. Winrock will work with students to certify internships
> for academic credit.
> 
> Send cover letter, resume, and a short writing sample to:
> 
> Amy Heyden, Program Associate, Winrock International, 1621 North Kent
> Street, Suite 1200, Arlington VA, 22209, or by fax 703-525-1744.
> 
> Please visit Winrock's website to learn more about the Leadership
> Development programs (www.winrock.org/what/leadership.asp). 
>