Deadline:
July 15, 2024
Program Starts: September 01, 2024
Program Ends: December 31, 2024
Location(s)
United States of America
Washington, D.C.
Overview
Do you have an interest in conflict early warning, peace building, security, and human rights? Are you a current graduate or undergraduate student (or a recent graduate) seeking experience in the NGO sector?
We offer internships in our Washington, D.C. headquarters every semester. Interns at FFP are given significant responsibility and are provided with practical experience in the international relations field, with excellent work experience and exposure to international and NGO communities.
Details
Internships vary in duration and are flexible to fit in with study. Interns are given great responsibility to manage their own projects and conduct their own research. Interns are given significant responsibility and are provided with practical experience in the international relations field with excellent work experience and exposure to international and NGO communities.
Intern responsibilities can include:
+ Conflict analysis
+ Researching and writing articles and reports
+ Assisting with editing and proofreading
+ Monitoring and updating essential country-specific data
+ Providing support to The Fund for Peace’s public events
+ Attending conferences and roundtables on behalf of The Fund for Peace
Who We Are
For over 60 years, The Fund for Peace (FFP) has been a world leader in developing practical tools and approaches for reducing conflict. With a clear focus on the nexus of human security and economic development, FFP contributes to more peaceful and prosperous societies by engineering smarter methodologies and smarter partnerships. FFP empowers policy-makers, practitioners, and populations with context-specific, data-driven applications to diagnose risks and vulnerabilities and to develop solutions through collective dialogue.
FFP is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in Abuja, Nigeria and Tunis, Tunisia.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Though academic and professional qualifications are obviously important, we also prefer our interns to be well-rounded and personable.
+ Experience with or understanding of the Fund for Peace’s programmatic areas
+ Excellent written and oral communication skills
+ Solid organizational abilities
+ Individual initiative and flexibility
+ Strong research and computer skills
+ A great sense of humor
Does The Fund for Peace accept international candidates?
Yes. Of course, international staff must have authorization to work (or at least intern) in the U.S. If a visa is required, The Fund for Peace is more than happy to assist you with the paperwork; however, unfortunately we are not able to cover the costs of visas or the visa application process. The costs of obtaining a visa can be expensive, at times upwards of US$1000.
Past and present interns have come from countries as diverse as Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, D.R. Congo, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and Trinidad & Tobago.
Dates
Deadline: July 15, 2024
Program starts:
September 01, 2024
Program ends:
December 31, 2024
Program Starts: September 01, 2024
Program Ends: December 31, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
The Fund for Peace offers a stipend to cover commuting expenses. Based on a full work week, pro rated for part-time interns, the stipend is as follows:
+ Part-time - $125 per month
+ Full-time - $250 per month
Obtaining the proper visa may cost upwards of US$1,000. However, all of The Fund for Peace's interns who have had to pay handsomely for their visas all believe it was money well-spent. Unfortunately, The Fund for Peace is not able to cover the costs of visas or the visa application process.
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