Fall Intern-
ID 79926
Employer: Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of
Youth
Position Type: Internship (Fall or Spring Part-Time)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
BACKGROUND: The
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY) works to end the practice of
sentencing youth to life without the possibility of parole (JLWOP) in the
United States. The CFSY works with advocates across the United States and in
Washington, D.C. that use public education, advocacy, and litigation as
strategies to pursue this goal. We work with active state campaigns and are
advised by a committee of experts in the field.
The intern will
become familiar with national and state efforts to end juvenile life without
parole sentencing. The intern will assist the CFSY staff by undertaking
research projects of varied materials and complexities, attending local juvenile
justice meetings, assisting with communications related activities, and
performing program support and administrative tasks. College credit eligibility
and letters of recommendation provided upon successful completion of the
internship. Part-time.
Duties:
• Research,
collect and compile data on relevant legislation and individuals serving
juvenile life without parole around the country.
• Respond to
mail from individuals in prison.
• Represent the
CFSY at various juvenile and criminal justice meetings in the DC area.
• Participate in
team meetings and state advocacy calls.
• Assist with
the collection and distribution of relevant news stories.
• Assist in the
implementation of new media strategy.
• Assist in the
maintenance of organization's social networking sites.
• Perform
administrative tasks such as filing, data entry, working within Salesforce, and
Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Assist with
event planning
• Perform other
duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Commitment to
criminal and juvenile justice issues, particularly reform to harsh juvenile
sentencing practices in the United States, racial discrimination in juvenile
justice, and /or human rights in the United States.
• Some
experience working with Microsoft Office applications. Salesforce experience a
plus.
• Well developed
organization skills with attention to detail.
• Mature and
reliable.
• Strong
communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to
take direction and work as a team – friendly and courteous, willing to work as
part of the larger community efforts to end juvenile life without parole.
• Excellent
writing abilities.
• Prefer upper
class standing (Juniors and Seniors), graduate students welcome to apply.
The CFSY is an
equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices
and, in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a
diverse applicant pool.
For more information including how to apply, please visit Careers4Terps. All applications are due: July 10, 2013.
