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8/16/2010
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8/11/2010
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Jobs & Internships

Become part of the NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon team by working for choice. There are paid and unpaid internships available at NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon. Click on a link below to find out more.
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Administrative Assistant Internship

Campaign Intern

Campus Organizer: Lane Community College

Development Intern

Media and Communications Intern

Organizing and Outreach Coordinator Intern

Youth Programs Coordinator Intern

Internship Positions:
Administrative Assistant Internship

Administrative Assistant Internship

 

Available: ongoing

Reports to: Development Director

Hours: 5-10 hours per week, flexible schedule M-F 9am – 5pm.

Compensation: This position is unpaid. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon will help secure academic credit if applicable.

Apply: All ages, genders and ethnicities encouraged to apply. Please email a resume and cover letter to Maeve Connor.

 

 

Summary

The Administrative Assistant Intern will be responsible for efficient maintenance of the NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon office space, database management, and other clerical work. This position will give the intern hands-on experience with the daily business of a small non-profit organization.

 

Primary Responsibilities

v      Assist with database maintenance, make address corrections, and work with the NPCO team to improve coding system.

v      Organize and maintain the office and the storerooms in an efficient and functional manner.

v      Assist with ordering office supplies

v      Answer phones and direct calls appropriately

v      Clerical work

v      Assist Office Manager as needed

 

Qualifications

v      Strong personal commitment to NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon’s mission

v      Strong computer skills

v      Sense of humor

Contact Maeve Connor for more information.

Campaign Intern

Campaign intern

 

Available: Summer-Fall 2010

Reports to: Volunteer and Field Coordinator, Campaign Director

Hours: 5-10 hours per week, flexible schedule M-F

Compensation: This position is unpaid. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon will help secure academic credit if applicable.

Apply: All ages, genders and ethnicities encouraged to apply. Please email a resume and cover letter to Maeve Connor.

 

 

Summary

This position will involve recruiting volunteers, organizing phone banks, making calls, and helping implement other parts of our field plan to get pro-choice politicians elected. While our campaign will end on November 2 on election day, this internship may transition into another area at that point. You will gain an in-depth experience in running a campaign; inclusion in weekly staff meetings, field campaign activities, and everyday workplace fun. And have a hands-on experience in progressive non-profit sector.

 

Primary Responsibilities

v      Recruiting volunteers for phone banking and canvassing.

v      Training volunteers and leading phone banks.

v      Helping implement the field plan for the 2010 Candidates for Choice Campaign

 

Qualifications

v      Strong personal commitment to NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon’s mission

v      Positive work ethic and willingness to work with staff and volunteers.

v      Understanding of political process or organizing a plus.

 

Contact Maeve Connor for more information.

Campus Organizer: Lane Community College

Campus Organizer: Lane Community College

 

Available: 2010-2011 School Year

Reports to: Volunteer and Field Coordinator

Hours: The Organizer is asked to dedicate an average of 5 hours a week to the position and to document daily activities

Compensation: The Organizer will receive an expense stipend of $200 a month to cover such expenses as transportation, copying, food etc. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Foundation will work with your school to ensure academic credit where applicable.  

Apply: Positions are open until filled.  Please submit applications as soon as possible to Maeve Connor, maeve@prochoiceoregon.org

 

 

Summary

NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon is looking for a responsible, dedicated, resolutely pro-choice student to fill the position of NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Campus Organizer. Campus Organizers are essential in educating their fellow students about the importance of reproductive rights issues. Internships with NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Foundation are an excellent way to build your resume while gaining valuable experience with a non-profit advocacy organization

Primary Responsibilities

v      Work with Field Organizer to develop and implement a seven-month grassroots organizing plan and establish goals relating to that plan that will include: measurable outcomes, appropriate data tracking, volunteer recruitment and retention, trainings for activists and volunteer leadership development.

v      Conduct educational outreach activities about relevant choice issues on campus including, but not limited to, tabling events, job/volunteer fairs, campus rallies, etc.;

v      Mobilize students and plan for and implement campus-based events including;

o        Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision (January);

o        National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers (March)

o        House Parties/Choice Celebrations (at least one per term)

v      Develop and implement effective recruitment strategies for NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon’s Choice Action Network (CAN);

v      Work with students, faculty, staff, and appropriate student and community groups to generate interest in choice issues and to establish a NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon presence on campus through the creation of a Campus Choice Action Team; 

v      Report data collected from organizing work on campus to the Field Director through regularly scheduled phone calls, as well as through email and fax;

v       Find a replacement Organizer at the end of the internship;

v      Perform other duties as they arise.

 
Qualifications

v      Minimum 6 months effective grassroots organizing experience or campus activism experience;

v      Knowledge of and strong commitment to pro-choice and reproductive rights issues and NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon’s mission and goals;

v      Knowledge and understanding of campus life, active student organizations, and university policies regarding campus organizing or activism;

v      Excellent academic record and some flexibility in work/school schedule

v      Ability to prioritize and handle a variety of projects simultaneously;

v      Ability to produce concrete results with off-site supervision;

v      Excellent written and verbal communications skills;

v      Ability to provide own local transportation is a plus.

 

Contact Maeve Connor for more information.

Development Intern

Development Intern

 

Reports to: Development Director

Available: Fall 2010

Hours: Minimum of 10 hours per week, flexible schedule M-F 9am – 5pm.

Compensation: This position is unpaid. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon will help secure academic credit if applicable.

Apply: All ages, genders and ethnicities encouraged to apply. Please email a resume and cover letter to Maeve Connor.

 

 

 

Summary

Intern position will directly assist Development Associates with all development related activities from donor research and communications to fundraiser planning and implementation.

 

Primary Responsibilities

v      Database management

v      Letter writing and editing (mail solicitations, correspondence, donor outreach, fundraising emails)

v      Assist with design of all fundraising event materials

v      Respond to and track people who RSVP for fundraising

v      Assist Development staff as necessary with other

 

Qualifications

v      Strong personal commitment to NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon’s mission

v      Computer skills including Photoshop as well as Word and Excel requested

v      Willingness to and comfort calling strangers and being

v      Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and a great sense of humor

 

Contact Maeve Connor for more information.

Media and Communications Intern

Media and Communications Intern

 

Available: Fall 2010

Reports to: Volunteer and Field Coordinator, Development Director

Hours: 5-10 hours per week, flexible schedule M-F

Compensation: This position is unpaid. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon will help secure academic credit if applicable.

Apply: All ages, genders, and ethnicities are encouraged to apply. Please email a resume and cover letter to Maeve Connor at maeve@prochoiceoregon.org

 

 

Summary

Maintaining communication with the media, lawmakers, and the public at large are all equally important components of our strategy to protect choice. The Media and Communications Intern will assist with the implementation of the NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon’s communications strategy while gaining valuable experience in media relations, online strategies, new technologies, and materials development.

 

  • In-depth experience in communications and public relations
  • Inclusion in weekly staff meetings, field campaign activities, and everyday workplace fun
  • Opportunities to engage with other departments, including Political, Organizing, and Development
  • Hands-on experience in progressive non-profit sector

 

Primary Responsibilities

v      Maintaining current Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter pages.

v      Updating NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon website and Assisting with email communications.

v      Outreach to blogs and press about NARAL events, releases, etc.

v      General support to press operations including organizing press clippings (or electronic links) for distribution both internally and externally

v      Drafting content for NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon publications, including biannual newsletter and insider updates.

v      Administrative duties.

v      Assisting with marketing projects.

 

Qualifications

v      Strong personal commitment to NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon’s mission

v      Exceptional writing, research and computer skills.

v      Ability to work with minimal supervision.

v      Positive work ethic and willingness to work with staff and volunteers.

v      Communications or related academic experience

 

Contact Maeve Connor for more information.

Organizing and Outreach Coordinator Intern

Organizing and Outreach Coordinator Intern

 

Available: Ongoing

Reports to: Field Organizer
Hours: 8-12 hours per week with occasional evenings and weekends
Compensation: This position is unpaid. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon will help secure academic credit if applicable.

Apply: All ages, genders and ethnicities encouraged to apply. Please email a cover letter and resume to Maeve Connor.

 

 

Summary

The Organizing & Outreach Coordinator works closely with the Field Organizer to plan and implement the field operations of NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon. Chose your own project emphasis! This includes research and support in event planning, community outreach, volunteer training, and activist mobilization in targeted areas.  If selected, you will,


Gain in depth experience in non-profit inner workings.
• Plan, implement, and attend exciting events.
• Be included in weekly staff meetings, field campaign activities, and everyday workplace fun
• Find opportunities to engage with other departments, including Politics and Communications, and Development
• and gain real life experience in the progressive non-profit sector

 

Primary Responsibilities

v      On the ground visibility work for the programs of NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon.

v      Assist in the communications with coalition partners.

v      Student and campus outreach.

v      Volunteer and activist training.

You will be focusing on the following areas

• Roe V Wade Event

• Community Forums

• House Parties

• Leadership Trainings

• Activist Nights

• Tabling/Event Outreach

• Cycling for Choice

 

Qualifications

v      Strong personal commitment to NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon’s mission

v      Previous outreach or organizing experience a plus

v      Experience working with a non-profit or women’s organization highly desirable

v      Intermediate database skills desired as well as an outgoing personality and willingness to work with volunteers

 

Contact Maeve Connor for more information.

Youth Programs Coordinator Intern

Youth Programs Coordinator Intern

 

Available: Position opens August 2010

Hours: 12-20/wk

Compensation: We are happy to work out details for college community service credits if applicable!

Apply: Please send your resume with cover letter to Maeve Connor, maeve@prochoiceoregon.org, and feel free to contact Maeve if you have any questions about the position!

 

 

Summary

To develop a teen activist program that will support the goals and mission of NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon, create opportunities for teen involvement, and develop skills for effective and sustained pro-choice activism.

 

Primary Responsibilities

v      Create and follow-through with effective teen activist program outreach and recruitment

v      Hold two hour weekly meetings at the NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Office with a clear and focused agenda

v      The meetings will be two parts

o        education & leadership development and;

o        activism & planning a project

 

Contact Maeve Connor for more information.

 

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