The Education Intern will be working with the Education Director and Education Associate to synthesize news on a number of armed conflicts around the world where civilians are being targeted by mass atrocities on a disproportionately large scale.

Major Responsibilities

• Drafting daily news memos that synthesize media reportings on areas of concern. The news memos will be used to draft the Genocide Monitor, a bi-weekly publication.
• Long-term research projects on various armed conflicts where civilians are being targeted on a disproportionately large scale
• Coordinating speaking engagements from requests that GI-Net gets from members
• Editing and updating content for GI-Net’s Education website
• Editing memoranda and documents that the Education Associate produces

Helpful Experience

• Strong interest in reading, learning, and writing about cases of genocide and armed conflicts where civilians are being targeted by mass atrocities
• A working knowledge of the situation in Darfur and its activist movement in the U.S.
• An excellent verbal and written command of English and strong editing skills
• Experience with coordinating speakers for events would be a great plus
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, iMovie, Photoshop, HTML, and Adobe Creative Suite is highly desirable
• Microsoft Word and PowerPoint skills
• Well-organized, self-motivated, and reliable

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