Afghan Women's Group and Special Events Intern

2 weeks ago

New York, New York, United States International Rescue Committee Full time


The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.

Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50 countries and more than 25 U.S.

cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions.

If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.


Please note that this is an UNPAID internship.



BACKGROUND:
International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in more than 40 countries and over 20 U.S. cities, the IRC provides resettlement, education, and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people.


The Adult Education Department provides in-person and remote ESL classes to adults 18 and older, facilitates cultural orientation for resettlement clients, coordinates with other IRC departments to facilitate workforce development workshops, and refers clients internally and externally to additional services identified during case management.

In addition, the Adult Education Department provides support to clients through special projects such as the Afghan Women's Group.



SCOPE OF WORK:
The Afghan Women's Group and Special Events Intern will support the Cultural Orientation and Intake Specialist and other Department staff with planning, coordinating, and implementing the Afghan Women Support Group and other future projects as needed.



RESPONSIBILITIES:


  • Assist the Cultural Orientation and Intake Specialist with developing and administrating surveys for the Afghan women's group.
  • Assist in creating a curriculum for the Afghan Women's Group with a gender lens- topics. The curriculum should include but not be limited to women's health, workforce development, parent's rights in NYC public schools, and civics.
  • Support monitoring and replying to email inquiries or phone calls about upcoming workshops and ensuring that the correct parties have received communication.
  • Support with referrals to other services and educational programs for Afghan girls within the IRC.
  • Conduct Outreach phone calls to promote upcoming workshops.
  • Develop advertising materials and translate to Dari and Pashto as needed.
  • Support other special events, projects, and initiatives as needed.



LEARNING OBJECTIVES:


  • Student will learn about the various management responsibilities of a complex educational program.
  • Student will learn how to coordinate and communicate with different stakeholders to plan and implement educational workshops and special events.
  • Student will learn to work with diverse staff
  • Student will learn about programs and services provided to refugees, migrants, and displaced people.
Minimum Qualifications:

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Current undergraduate or graduate student in Education, Non-profit Management or
related field, or within one year of graduation

  • Strong organizational and analytical skills
  • Flexible and able to solve problems
  • Excellent writing and oral communication skills
  • Cultural competence and cross-cultural or overseas experience desirable
  • Fluent in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and Word
  • Experience in Box, Microsoft Teams, and Google Drive desirable
  • Experience in Canva desirable
  • Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations desirable
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Fluent in Dari, Farsi, and/or Pashto is highly desirable.
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From Harm to Home.


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BEFORE accepting the hiring offer to determine if this position satisfies the criteria for receiving academic credit.


Standard of Professional Conduct:

The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct.

These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.


Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect.

The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting.

We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.

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