The Human Rights Campaign represents a grassroots force of more than 700,000 members and supporters nationwide. As the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, HRC envisions an America where LGBT people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community. The Diversity Department is one of HRC's newest sectors. The mission of the Diversity Department is to foster an environment where diversity is explicitly recognized as a fundamental part of our organizational culture. Through strategic initiatives, we position HRC as one of the most successful organizations in the country at uniting LGBT people and straight allies with people of all races and backgrounds to improve the quality of our lives.
The Diversity Department houses the HBCU program, The Transgender alliance program, which is coming soon, and sponsors multiple People of Color Prides. The Department hopes to expand again by integrating a staff member dedicated to bridging the Hispanic community’s fight for equality with that of the LGBT fight for equality. Currently, the LGBT community often overlooks the Latino community along with other racial and ethnic minority groups. HRC hopes to change this by immediately hiring a Diversity Intern dedicated to the aforementioned cause.
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Position Description: Diversity Intern
Time Period: June 16 to September 19, 2008
Reporting Line: Diversity Coordinator
Department: Diversity
Location: HRC Headquarters, Washington, DC
Position Summary:
The Diversity internship is a paid internship providing programmatic and administrative support to the projects of the Diversity Department. This internship will focus on expanding HRC’s work with Hispanic-serving organizations by working with Latino/a youth specifically. The Diversity intern reports to the Diversity Coordinator, who manages the intern’s tasks, responsibilities, and professional development.
The mission of the Diversity Department is to foster an environment where diversity is explicitly recognized as a fundamental part of our organizational culture. Through strategic initiatives, we position HRC as one of the most successful organizations in the country at uniting GLBT people and straight allies with people of all races and backgrounds to improve the quality of our lives.
The summer internship can be either a full-time position of 37.5 hours/week or a part-time position of 20 hours/week. Compensation consists of $262.50/week or $131.25/week respectively and/or academic credit.
Position Responsibilities:
The Diversity Intern will focus on providing programmatic support to the following areas:
Work with LGBT students of color, Latino students specifically, through focused programming and outreach
Work across HRC to integrate the Hispanic community into HRC’s legislative, policy, communications, and membership priorities
Organize cultural events to create dialogue, education and advocacy on identity and other issues that LGBT Latinos/Latinas face today
Work across Hispanic-serving organizations to create coalitions and partnerships with HRC.
Other duties as determined by the Diversity Coordinator
Outcomes:
From this internship, the Diversity Intern will learn about:
Strategies to engage the participation of diverse communities in our local leadership
Community organizing techniques
Incorporating partnerships and alliances into issue campaigns
The logistics and challenges of coalition-building
Required Skills:
The successful applicant for this position must have skills for timely multi-tasking; tactful verbal and written communication; proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; and a mature sensitivity to working with people of diverse backgrounds and identities. Fluency in Spanish is a plus.
Application
To apply for this internship with the Human Rights Campaign, you must submit a detailed cover letter and resume by June 11, 2008.
Your cover letter should include the following information in the first paragraph:
Ø All your contact information, including addresses both at home and at school
Ø Your major and minor programs of study
Ø Your current level of education (e.g. freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student)
Ø The hours you are available
In addition, please answer the following questions in your cover letter:
Ø Have you previously applied for a job or internship at HRC? What was the approximate date of your previous application?
Ø How did you hear about our internship opportunities? If from a job posting website, please be specific.
Ø Why are you excited to intern at HRC?
Ø What are some of the skills, experiences and personal attributes you would contribute to HRC?
Ø How would an internship at HRC relate to your personal and professional goals?
Ø What type of experience do you hope to get while interning at HRC?
We will not consider applications that do not include all of the above information.
Please e-mail your cover letter and resume as separate attachments, in either MS Word or PDF format, to
josh.crosson@hrc.org.
We will contact you directly if there are any problems opening your attachments, if we have any further questions about your candidacy or if we would like to schedule an interview with you.
Send any questions you have to
josh.crosson@hrc.org — no phone calls please. We do not accept applications via mail or fax. Thank you for your interest in interning at the Human Rights Campaign.
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