Fall Intern

Position Summary The intern will have the opportunity to provide administrative, logistical, and programmatic support for Dignity’s work in providing grants to front line defenders and human rights CSOs in a worldwide effort to advocate for LGBTI rights. They will be well-integrated into the team and work in a highly dynamic, multicultural office environment. Anticipated learning outcomes include understanding threats to civil society worldwide; how to design programs in restrictive environments; how digital security techniques can be utilized in the human rights field; practical administrative, logistical, and programmatic skills to help implement a large-scale grant and sub-grant program; understanding of financial and budgetary oversight; and qualitative and quantitative monitoring and evaluation techniques. This position is based in Washington, DC and reports to the Program Officer for the Dignity Program. Minimum Qualifications

Currently enrolled college or graduate student
Strong ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
Demonstrated knowledge and interest in human rights
Proficiency with MS Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Ability to work both independently from and collaboratively with program team
Excellent research, analytical, writing, and organizational skills
Experience with preparing financial documents preferred
Experience handling sensitive information in a secure and confidential manner preferred
Language skills including Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish preferred

Duties and Responsibilities

Provide support for the administrative, logistical, and programmatic aspects of project implementation
Provide research assistance for discrete projects
Prepare daily news update that highlights country-specific and regional developments related to closing civic space and human rights
Assist with developing and writing reports, press releases, briefing books, and other communications materials
Prepare grant agreements, payment requests, and other financial documents as needed
Assist with emergency assistance case processing as needed
Contribute to work streams related to donor reporting
Assist in tracking qualitative and quantitative progress on subgrants
Monitor and developing Dignity-related updates on mainstream news sites, blogs, and social media sites
Assist with organizing events and meetings in DC and abroad related to FH programs
Other related duties as assigned