Do you want to come work for AID on environmental, global health, global development, or peace and security issues? Are you graduating and looking for full-time work? Are you a student and want to get paid to organize events and campaigns in your region? Do you want to intern at the AID central office? Sweet! AID currently is currently hiring for the following positions:
Development Campaign Coordinator/CARE Fellow for a one year, full-time position based in Baltimore, MD.
Regional Coordinators as student organizers in locations throughout the U.S.
Summer internships for our Baltimore office by April 30, 2008.
For more information, please scroll down or visit http://www.aidemocracy.org/jobs.php
Development Campaign Coordinator/CARE Fellow
Salary: $30,000/year plus health insurance
Location: Baltimore, MD
Start Date: Early June, 2008
Position Description: Americans for Informed Democracy and CARE are pleased to announce a joint, one-year CARE Fellowship opportunity for a young global leader interested in helping to coordinate the two organizations efforts to fight poverty. This fellow will be responsible for coordinating AID's Global Development Program, and will be in charge of helping to create advocacy campaigns for students that focus on combating global poverty. The fellow's responsibilities would include:
* Overseeing the development of student-focused advocacy that AID chapters will use to engage, educate and advocate on Global Poverty Issues (women's empowerment, HIV/AIDS, debt relief, fair trade, etc.).
* Coordinating these actions to advocate on behalf of national legislation and local issues in two principle forms:
o Conferences, lobbying days, and retreats based in one central location.
o Decentralized National Days of Action, in-district lobbying, birddogging actions, and videoconferences that are undertaken by students around the country on global development topics.
o Serving as a liaison to AID's campus organizers in planning global development events on their campus, and linking these events to the larger legislative advocacy efforts.
o Leading workshops on CARE campaigns at AID leadership retreats.
o Participating in CARE events, conferences, and meetings.
o Developing partnerships and formulating programming with other organizations working on global development issues.
o Collaborating with the three other AID programs-Environment, Global Health, and Peace & Security/U.S.-Muslim Relations-to coordinate programming, advocacy, conferences, and events.
o Having a sense of humor and a willingness to work 50 hours/week.
The fellowship is intended for a recent graduate or young professional who is interested and has an understanding of global development issues, experience in organizing campus events, and is looking for a a dynamic and fast-paced introduction to the fields of international development, non-profit management, and youth organizing.
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to sam@aidemocracy.org by April 30, 2008.
Regional Coordinators
Do you care about global issues, such as climate change, HIV/AIDS, global poverty, and peace & security? Do you believe that our generation can solve many of these problems? Do you want to gain valuable work experience (and a stipend) to convey the importance of an interconnected world to other students and community members? Then apply today. Americans for Informed Democracy (AID) is looking for passionate, motivated students nation-wide to become Regional Coordinators. AID works with 19,000 students on more than 1,000 campuses to raise awareness of pressing global issues, present solutions from foreign policy specialists, and give students and young professionals the tools to make a difference on their campuses and in their communities.
AID will be hiring two Regional Coordinators for seven regions. We are looking for highly motivated students to work with us to promote awareness of critical global issues and take action with other students to create just and sustainable solutions in their region.
Goals of Regional Coordinator (RC) Positions:
1. Support and strengthen AID's network in your region and nationally.
2. Increase AID's presence in your respective region among students and media.
Specific Responsibilities:
o Attend Summer Retreat, tentatively scheduled for August 21-23, 2008 in Baltimore, MD. Your expenses will be covered.
o Organize one regional leadership conference at your university collaboratively with an AID staff person .
o Support students in your region through:
+ Introductory emails and check-in e-mails with student leaders.
+ Check-in phone calls.
+ Maintenance of regional website page, including important media and ally contacts.
+ Visit 3-or more-campuses in your region throughout the semester (ideally in the beginning of the semester) to meet students, build a relationship, and brainstorm ideas for the upcoming semester.
+ Draft, disseminate, and follow-up with media contacts and encourage the media to attend the upcoming event(s) in your region.
+ Connect and coordinate events and disseminating information with the AID Young Professionals chapters if there is one in your region.
+ Provide regional support for AID national tours of authors, speakers, and other opportunities that arise as needed.
+ Maintain weekly contact and provide updates with AID central staff through:
# Phone calls, facebook, and emails.
# Participate in monthly conference calls with other RC's to give updates and share organizing ideas.
# Continue to organize a campaign or other events on your own campus that fit within AID's four programming areas: Global Development, Global Health, Environment, and Peace & Security.
Requirements:
# Experience organizing on campus with AID (or another group)
# Familiarity with AID's issue areas (Global Development, Global Health, Environment, and Peace & Security)
# Belief in the goal to create an equitable and sustainable world.
# Enrollment at a university or college.
How AID will Help You:
# Intensive summer training retreat.
# Toolkits and Templates (i.e. fact sheets, press releases, speaker invitations, media scripts, etc).
# Resources to identify and invite nationally recognized experts for your campaigns and conferences.
# Access to regional listserv and regional website for students in your geographic area.
# A basic budget for your travel, materials, and regional conference-though we certainly want to encourage you to get local food, donated goods, etc as well!
# Support, training, and encouragement at every step of the way ?
Regions (We will be hiring two RCs per region):
# Northeast (MA, VT, ME, NH, NY, CT)
# Mid-Atlantic (PA, NJ, DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, NC)
# Southeast (SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN)
# Southwest + Texas (AZ, UT, CO, NM, TX)
# West Coast + AK + HI (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI)
# Rocky Mountain West (CO, UT, ID, WY, MT)
# Midwest (ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL,MI, IN, OH, KY)
Summer Regional Coordinator Convergence:
This will be an intensive skill-building workshop that will orient RC's to AID's programming and provide them with the tools to build an equitable, sustainable world. Tentative components of the retreat will include:
# AID History
# Organizing skills
# Basics (share best practices)
# Campus campaign mapping
# Media outreach, web, new-media
* SALSA training (list management, webpage)
* Anti-oppression training
* Regional conference planning
* Bird-dogging
* Advocacy Videoconferences
* Film screenings and book clubs
* Campus contests
* AIDs programs-(I think we should bring some partners in or up for this section to hear from experts about the issue as well as to hear from us)
o Global Health
o Global Development
o Environment
o Peace and Security
o Global Scholar
o Abroad program
o Large brainstorming session & goal setting session
Remuneration (Tentative): $1,000/semester (Funding dependent), plus a budget for travel, materials, and events. We will also work with you to get credit from your university for your work with AID where applicable.
Interested? Please send your resume and a cover letter to autumn@aidemocracy.org by May 20, 2008. In your cover letter, please include a description of the issue area(s) you are most interested in, highlighting the impact you believe students can have on that issue(s). Please include two ideas you have (and that you might be willing to carry out) on how to raise awareness and/or take action on your campus or in your community on one of AID's signature issues. Also indicate which region you are applying for/where you attend school (see list above), your year in school, and confirm your availability for the training retreat (August 21-23).
