US Peacebuilding Research and Bridging Intern

Job Details

Description

Status: Part Time, Non Exempt, 15 - 20 hours per week through June 2025.

Location: Philadelphia, PA preferred (one day in the office per week). Remote work will also be considered.

Application Deadline: February 7, 2025

For consideration, please attach your Cover Letter and Resume to the online application in addition to answering the Application Questions.

Summary Of Principal Responsibilities

The American Friends Service Committee US Peacebuilding internship offers an opportunity to gain experience in nonprofit peacebuilding while supporting AFSC’s work to create social justice and peace. The AFSC is a faith-based, international non-governmental organization, operating in 17 countries and headquartered in Philadelphia.

The intern will support the US Peacebuilding team tasked with advocating for just and sustainable peace in the areas of healing justice, militarization and Palestine activism. The intern will collaborate with AFSC staff and volunteers to identify effective ways to advance our peacebuilding efforts around the carceral system. This will include research on tools to end the use of the death penalty and our collective reliance on policing. Additionally, this position will explore bridging opportunities in these areas.

Learning Opportunities

• Gain hands-on experience in healing justice advocacy
• Develop research and community organizing skills
  
  

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Key responsibilities of the research and bridging intern include the following:

• Research records of 911 calls in various cities.
• Research corporate manufacturers of tools used in death penalty executions.
• Connect with anti and pro-death penalty advocates.
• Organize bridging opportunities with various parties in the areas of policing and the death penalty.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Experience

• Minimum one year of activism experience in a volunteer setting or equivalent.
• Familiarity with Quaker beliefs, values and advocacy practices preferred.
• Strong research, analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines independently.
• Proficiency with some or all of the following: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Zoom, and a demonstrated ability to learn new technological programs quickly.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
  
  

Compensation: $20 per hour, Non-Exempt. There are no medical, dental, or life insurance benefits, short-term or long-term insurance benefits with this position. AFSC does participate in unemployment, worker’s compensation, and social security.

The American Friends Service Committee is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified persons are encouraged to apply regardless of their religious affiliation, race, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

AFSC’s Central Office and some of its offices in the U.S. are unionized workplaces. This position is not represented.

The American Friends Service Committee is a smoke-free workplace.