Urban Institute: Hiring 3 Research Assistants (Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center)

 

The Research Assistant is responsible for assisting senior researchers and research teams in successfully executing defined research tasks. This position will be aligned with one of Metro's research practice areas.

Learn more and apply here

Responsibilities include:

• Collection and analysis of qualitative and/or quantitative data. Including producing literature reviews, conducting fieldwork (such as interviews and site visits, managing data, and using computer programs for data processing and analysis,
• Production of tables, charts, and maps.
• Contributing to and/or editing various publications for different audiences, including research reports, briefs, blogs, and other deliverables.
• Completion of logistical tasks for research proposals, internal and external research events, and research management.
• Completion of administrative tasks such as tracking project timelines, project reporting, taking and summarizing meeting minutes, and other tasks as assigned.
• Independent time management and collaboration with teams to prioritize and complete multiple tasks.

What you'll bring: 

The successful candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree or associate's degree with equivalent experience required, preferably in the field of Public Policy, Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Data Science, Sociology, Economics, Statistics, Environmental Studies, Geography, Social Welfare, Education, Psychology, or related field of inquiry.
• Demonstrated qualitative and/or quantitative research skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to present to diverse audiences, specifically racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse communities.
• Capacity to conduct library and internet research quickly and with strong critical thinking analysis.
• Proficiency with publication, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics software.
• Familiarity with data analysis tools and software such as Stata, R, or SAS.
• Strong time management skills and high level of professionalism.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively as part of a team.
• High level of organization and motivation, creativity, and self-confidence; we seek individuals who can work effectively, independently, and simultaneously on multiple projects.
• Bilingual abilities, although not required are a plus.
• Have a willingness and ability to travel when conditions make travel safe.       
• Strong interest in one or more of the following topics: housing and housing-related assistance programs, homelessness, demographic and population studies, urban planning and land use, community economic development, city governance and public-sector capacity, physical and environmental quality, and Housing and neighborhoods as a platform for other household and societal outcomes, structural racism and inequality. 

Avascent Consulting is hiring seniors for full-time roles, deadline April 16

 

Avascent, a leading strategy and management consulting firm, is hiring Full Time Analysts to start in Fall 2021. If you’re interested in launching your career, building your community, and working at the crossroads of industries, this position is for you.

Our Analysts are part of the team. You’ll learn a lot, have real responsibility, and work on projects for clients at the cutting edge of technology. We’ll give you room to grow and put you on teams that develop and challenge you. The skills, mentors, and friendships you develop with Avascent will carry you forward, both at the firm and beyond.

Interested? Learn more about why Ally & Alex chose to apply to Avascent and submit your application here by April 16th for our Full Time Analyst position.

Summer Internship with Young Men's Democratic Club of Prince George's County Internship (with Stipend)

This fellowship will give young leaders hands-on experience with both state and national politics. Fellows will have the opportunity to work with the political, fundraising, digital, communications, data, field, and operations departments. The fellowship will cover an eight-week period this summer. Fellows will either work remotely or out of the Maryland Democratic Party office in Annapolis depending on need and public health guidance. Fellows will be expected to commit at least twenty hours per week. Up to a $2,500 stipend will be paid to each fellow to cover related expenses. In addition to a stipend, these individuals will gain valuable experience on the inner workings of Maryland Politics. Fellows will develop valuable skills and relationships working with Maryland Democratic Party staff and elected officials.

Apply at this link: Young Men’s Democratic Club of Prince George’s County Fellowship Program - The Maryland Democratic Party (mddems.org)

A Discussion with Dr. Valeria Rueda

The Center for Archival Futures (CAFe) in the iSchool is pleased to host Dr. Valeria Rueda for a discussion on April 7th, 4-5pm Eastern Time. Sign up information: https://cafe.ischool.umd.edu/events/
Dr. Rueda is a lecturer in Economics at the University of Nottingham's School of Economics. She received a PhD in Economics from Sciences Po, Paris in 2016. After that she was a Career Development Fellow at the University of Oxford (Pembroke College), and a member of the Economic and Social History Research group. Her work aims at understanding the long-term determinants of income inequality across regions using a quantitative historical perspective. She is particularly interested in the role of culture—especially religion—on development, but this is not her only subject. Valeria was born in Colombia, where she lived until she was 18 years old, before moving to France to pursue her higher education.

Title and Abstract: 'Using geographical archival resources for quantitative history: a practitioner's perspective'

Since the 2000s, there has been a rapid increase in economic history work. This booming literature has benefitted from expanding access to technologies such as optical character recognition (OCR) and geographic information systems (GIS), which allow researchers to use archival materials in innovative ways. Different research projects I have conducted, on early 20th century Christian missions in Africa and on the demographic history of the Italian unification, have used geographical information systems to combine historical data derived from archival resources and modern datasets in order to gain new insights on the long-term determinants of income inequality across regions. This talk will give an overview of how social scientists have used geographical archival resources in combination with modern data and explain the main challenges faced when doing so. How might archival practice change in future to better support these kinds of data extraction and combination efforts?

Summer Research Internship Project on Prosperity and Development (Summer 2021) Center For Strategic and International Studies

CSIS is seeking four full-time virtual interns to join the Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) starting in early June. Internships are seasonal and typically last 3 months with the possibility of extension up to 6 months at the discretion of the program. Applicants should indicate in their cover letter their available start and end dates. Candidates will be considered without regard for physical location but must be legally eligible to work in the United States for the duration of the position.

Interns are primarily responsible for conducting research on international development, development finance, U.S. foreign policy, international organizations, private sector engagement on development, trade issues, and more. Interns also lead social media efforts, write a blog post to be published on CSIS Prosper, and assist in event planning and management. Because of the fast-paced work environment, interns should be motivated self-starters with a strong writing background and excellent attention to detail.

Candidates should be expected to be at their professional best through the course of this internship and be prepared to work on a diverse set of research topics. The interns will report to Program Coordinator, Shannon McKeown.

FDIC has multiple internships in their Resolutions Division

 

Deadline: April 5, 2021

Apply here

These positions are located in the Division of Resolutions and Receiverships, Dallas, TX or Washington, DC offices of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support for Resolutions and Receiverships functions.

A total of 7 vacancies can be filled in either the Dallas, TX or Washington, DC locations.  

Responsibilities

CG-04:

- Provides clerical assistance in the research and preparation of a variety of documents, and presentations. Assists in collating, gathering and compiling data for reports on failing or failed/acquiring financial institution transactions. May use a variety of automated information systems to collect and collate data for reporting purposes.

- Prepares routine and recurring memoranda and other documents concerning a variety of issues and financial matters as assigned.

- Assists higher level staff in monitoring specifically prescribed data for reporting purposes in one or more functional areas of the division.  May provide clerical support in the monitoring of a variety of contracts and or agreements between the FDIC and other parties.

- Participates in financial institution closings, performing a variety of general functions to provide support to the closing.

CG-05:

- Provides assistance in the research and preparation of a variety of documents, and presentations. Leads presentations to department staff and management on research findings. Assists in compiling complex data for reports on failing or failed/acquiring financial institution transactions. Uses a variety of automated information systems to collect and analyze data for reporting purposes.

- Prepares reports and other documents for supervisor’s approval concerning a variety of issues and financial matters as assigned.

- Assists higher level staff in monitoring specifically prescribed data for reporting purposes in one or more functional areas of the division.  This may include assisting higher level staff with both administrative and technical work related to monitoring of a variety of contracts and or agreements between the FDIC and other parties.

- Participates in financial institution closings, performing a variety of general functions to provide support to the closing.

Virtual Career Fair for a More Diverse Mortgage Banking Industry on April 22

Date: April 22

Time: 4:00-6:30 PM

Register here

To advance the pipeline for a more diverse mortgage banking industry, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and CONVERGENCE initiatives are partnering together with the National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA) to hold a Virtual Career Fair on April 22, from 4:00 – 6:30 pm ET (see flyer attached).

Your students and alumni will have access to a portal where they can create their professional profile and engage in virtual 1:1 chats with prospective employers, including Evolve Bank & Trust, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, Fannie Mae’s Future Housing Leaders, First Community Mortgage, Freedom Mortgage, Genworth Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Investors Group, Orion Federal Credit Union, Regions Bank, Renasant Bank, and Rocket Mortgage.

After attending our career fair, your students and alumni will gain free access to our Introduction to Mortgage Banking course.

 

Women in Economics: Graduate School Panel

Women in Economics at the University of Maryland is putting together a graduate student panel for anyone thinking about graduate school in economics or related fields. The panel will be on April 11th at 5 pm on Zoom and the meeting ID is 991 4747 7873.

Pre-Law Advising LSAT Awards 2021

If you are a currently enrolled full-time undergraduate student planning to take the LSAT in 2021 and attending law school Fall 2022, check out this excellent opportunity for LSAT preparation. The Pre-Law Advising Office, in partnership with Kaplan, is offering an LSAT prep course at a significantly discounted rate to students who receive the Pre-Law Advising/LSAT Award. Multiple awards are available, and recipients will be able to register for their choice of a Live Online or Self-Paced Kaplan course for only $200. The application deadline is midnight, March 26th. 

The application can be found at: http://www.prelaw.umd.edu/LSATaward.html.

Robert Ma Scholarship for International Students

The Office of International Student & Scholar Services welcomes eligible international students at the University of Maryland, College Park, to apply now for the Roberta Ma Scholarship. In order to be eligible for the Spring 2021 scholarship, you must be an F-1/J-1 international student, enrolled at UMD in good academic standing and located inside the U.S.

Priority is given to students who are living on-campus, graduating either Spring or Summer 2021 terms, have outstanding tuition obligations, have dependents, and do not have assistantships. ISSS encourages all students to apply; the Roberta Ma Scholarship fund offers $170,000 to benefit F-1/J-1 students with a non-renewable scholarship of $1,000 each. ISSS is appreciative to Dr. Ma for endowing this fund, especially since scholarship opportunities for international students are scarce. Dr. Ma dreamt of building international understanding and contributing to the achievement of world peace by assisting international students.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted international students and federal relief has excluded F-1/J-1 students from applying for aid. We expect to apply the $1,000 scholarship to the UMD accounts of individual students who receive the award in late April 2021. The award can be used toward tuition and/or fees.

The application deadline is March 31, 2021.

For more information see: https://globalmaryland.umd.edu/offices/international-students-scholar-services/roberta-ma-scholarship. 

Lunch and Learn Event- LAW SCHOOL

Don’t know whether law school is in your future? Having trouble figuring out how to figure this out? Join us for a panel discussion featuring MLAW Professors Mike Spivey, Christine White, Erica Smith, and Marty Kobren who will discuss their experiences in deciding whether to go to law school and offer some advice in deciding whether law school is right for you. All are welcome. Bring your questions!

When? Friday, March 26th at 12pm!

Pre-registration is required: https://go.umd.edu/SKo

-MLAW Staff

Summer and Fall Internships with Asian Americans Advancing Justice

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) works to advance the human and civil rights for Asian Americans, and build and promote a fair and equitable society for all.

Advancing Justice | AAJC is seeking student interns interested in gaining firsthand experience in civil rights advocacy. Interns are expected to commit to 16-20 hours per week during the winter/spring or summer semester, though specific start and end dates are flexible and weekly hours will be set upon selection. We will work with interns to ensure the position satisfies any course credit or curriculum requirements. Please note that all of the internships with Advancing Justice | AAJC are unpaid.

Web Conference: The Economics of Creative Destruction

A zoom conference on « The Economics of Creative Destruction » in honor of Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt organized by Ufuk Akcigit and John Van Reenen, will take place from June 9 2021 until June 12 2021, from 5pm to 10pm (Central European Time). 

Interested participants must fill out this form to be able to access the conference. https://forms.gle/FKCgKZPfyPUE3t458

Research Assistant, International Trade and Finance at the Congressional Research Service

 

Open and Close Dates: 03/16/2021 to 04/16/2021

Salary: $49,157 to $63,906 per year

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division (FDT) is seeking a Research Assistant to support a broad range of research tasks in its International Trade and Finance (IT) section. The selectee will support research analysts and managers in addressing congressional requests and in preparing CRS informational and analytical products by performing research, writing, data analysis, and other research support duties.

Candidates should have knowledge of international trade and finance, familiarity with the research process, and knowledge of the research materials and tools used in social science research.  Candidates must be able to work as part of a collaborative team and must exhibit the intellectual flexibility and broad research skills set that facilitate effective work across a wide spectrum of international trade and finance issues.  Illustrative programs of study include economics, public policy or related discipline with coursework in international trade and finance or equivalent work experience.  Strong research, writing, and presentation skills are essential; candidates with both qualitative and quantitative research skills, and experience using data visualization to inform research products and processes are especially urged to apply.

Duties include:

• Reviewing and evaluating professional journal articles, agency documents, and other analyses for authoritativeness, relevance, and currency. Preparing abstracts of these descriptive and/or analytical materials, summarizing their key findings, methodologies employed, and other relevant information.
• Participating in group efforts on research projects as a member of a collaborative team and undertaking research and data analytical tasks in support of the development of an array of analytical and descriptive products or components. Illustrative tasks might include: tracking congressional hearings and bills in specific areas; culling, synthesizing, and tracking state policies; fact checking and other quality control; building and maintaining a database of (specific) program authorizations and appropriations; and, for active legislation, developing and managing a database of amendments and conference documents.
• Preparing materials for use at consultations, briefings, and seminars for congressional clients. Attending consultations, briefings, seminars, and outreach activities to gain familiarity with CRS’s information and analytic capabilities, recording questions, gauging audience engagement, and capturing audience suggestions for future sessions.

CRS works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for over a century.  CRS is well known for analysis that is accurate, authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has immediate access to the nation's best thinking on public policy issues of interest to its Members and Committees.

CRS is fully committed to workforce diversity.  Interested applicants must apply online at USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/595318300.

Register for the 45th annual Maryland Leadership Conference

Register for the 45th annual Maryland Leadership Conference Friday, April 2nd - Saturday, April 3rd! This virtual retreat is a developmental day-and-a-half-long experience. Engage in team activities, small group dialogues, and real-life application. You'll leave with understanding and skills necessary to make a greater leadership impact on groups and organizations you are a part of. 

Register by Tuesday March 23rd at stamp.umd.edu/MLC21

Deadline Extended: Apply for ECON Departmental Scholarships!

 

The Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program

The Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program honors the legacy of Howard Peters "Pete" Rawlings, who was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing the 40th district for more than two decades. The Rawlings Program provides students the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Delegate Rawlings and develop as a champion for those marginalized in leadership and decision-making processes. Working with faculty, alumni and local leaders, students will develop the skills and resources to take on leadership roles during the program and beyond, and understand the importance of cultural pluralism and advocacy to elevate unheard voices. The Program combines mentorship, engagements with expert faculty and public leaders, and hands-on experiences working in the community to realize your commitment to develop as an ethical leader.

The application deadline is March 29th, 2021.

Link to the application (Now an Eform): https://spp.umd.edu/rawlings

Contracts & Administration Summer Internship Program: ICF

Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Register

What’s it like to work in consulting? Well, at ICF it means that we’re working on projects that have an impact on real people – people next door and across the globe.

ICF is currently hiring Interns to join our Contracts & Administration (C&A) team remotely in Summer 2021 across: Subcontracts, Pricing, Operations and Real Estate & Facilities team. This is a great opportunity to work with talented and passionate individuals and to grow with a firm that believes in nurturing talent and developing long-term career success. ICF is a purpose driven company with a strong culture and underlying values that prize diversity, opportunity, equality, and respect. Our core values include Embracing Differences, and we seek candidates who are passionate about building a culture that encourages, embraces, and hires dimensions of differences.  

Learn more about our Contracts & Administration Internship Program through our upcoming Information Session. You’ll have the chance to hear from the Contracts & Administration team, as well as learn about some of our projects and day-to-day responsibilities. 

To learn more, please check out our job application here; the deadline to apply is March 25th.

Targeted majors/class levels:

Accounting, Business Administration, Communications, Data Analysis, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Organizational Design, Psychology, Project Management, Public Policy, Supply Chain Management & Logistics, or related field  

Juniors

For additional information about this event:

Contact Michael Maiden, The University Career Center & The President's Promise at mmaiden@umd.edu

Data Privacy Careers Panel

Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Privacy is one of the fastest-growing and most cross-functional areas of any company. Meet members of Robinhood's Privacy Team including Legal, Engineering and Program Management.

Speakers: Bhavesh Viswanath, Ciera Logan, Paul Stanley and Viyat Bhalodia

Register for this event: https://tinyurl.com/ycg23cjo

Interested in a Federal Internship or Job?

Interested in a federal internship (for current students) or post-grad job with a federal agency? Sign up for email alerts to receive openings weekly through your USAJobs account. Many agencies only accept applications for a short period of time, between 5-10 days- so don’t delay if you are interested in applying for a position.

Review additional tips for applying to federal positions by visiting the Feller Center’s Career Planning website.

Review current openings (listed below) on USAJobs.

School of Public Policy March Mayhem Event

The School of Public Policy is hosting its first annual March Mayhem event! Modeled after our extremely successful Fall Wicked Public Problems event, March Mayhem will be an interactive conversation about some of our most complex policy problems. Topics include:

• You Can't Always Get What You Want: The Vaccine Rollout in the US
• To Regulate or Not to Regulate? Social Media and Policy
• You're Gonna Pay for That: Tax Policy in the US
• From the Bullhorn to the Ballot: Racial and Gender Justice
• Everything is Louder in an Echo Chamber: Media & Public Trust

Join us Tuesday March 30th from 6:00 - 7:30 PM.
Virtual event registration HERE.

The Feller Lecture with Congressman Eric Swalwell

 

MLAW Applications are Now Open

 

Learn more about the MLAW program.

Apply here.

A Seat at the Table: Women in Data and Social Sciences

Don't miss this month's A Seat at the Table event, featuring BSOS alumnae for our panel on Women in Data and Social Science, moderated by Dr. Jean McGloin, our ADVANCE Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education. Register at: go.umd.edu/seatmarch2021

Alumni of Color Career Panel - Politics and Economics

 

The Feller Lecture: Congressman Eric Swalwell

 

Pre-register at go.umd.edu/feller2021

NYU Policy Case Competition

The 2021 NYU Policy Case Competition is an annual team-based competition that brings together undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation to design and propose policy solutions related to a variety of current issues. Students can register in teams of 2 to 4 people or individually. Finalist and semi-finalist teams have the opportunity to present and discuss their ideas to a panel of industry experts and the winning team will receive a meeting with leading minds in public policy and a prize. 

Registration closes on March 15th, so make sure to register here today!

Paid Summer Financial Control and Risk Management Internship with Save the Children

Full Job Description

You will be working with the Financial Control and Risk Management Team, reporting to the Manager of Financial Control and Risk Management. This team works with stakeholders across the organization to drive a culture of financial control and mitigate financial risk through monitoring and addressing control gaps, supporting robust knowledge management, and updating standard operating procedure documentation and policies. Through this internship, you will also have the opportunity to work with other teams within the finance division to support the design and rollout of an improved record retention system.

What You’ll be Doing (Essential Duties & Responsibilities)

• Cataloguing records held by each team within Finance, both electronically and in hard copy.
• Reviewing records against the record retention policy to determine which records should be kept, archived or deleted
• Monitor help desk tickets and ensure policies and procedures are updated with submitted requests
• Ensure documents are centralized and current on Sharepoint
• Update finance trackers to reflect audit findings and policy & procedure changes

Required Qualifications

• Must be an actively enrolled Associate, Bachelor, Master or other post high school education program, or have graduated within 6 months of program start date
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English,
• Demonstrate collaborative interpersonal skills and ability to work successfully within a team
• Professional proficiency with Microsoft Office suite

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfortable with financial data and systems

What’s In It for You

• Meaningful work under the direct supervision of an experienced Save the Children staff member
• Highly collaborative and innovative teams
• Flexible schedule
• The knowledge that the work you are supporting is changing the lives of children all around the world

Classification: Paid Intern

Part-time: 24 hours per week

Dates: June 1, 2021 to August 6, 2021

Apply online. For best consideration, apply by March 12.

If you are interested in earning academic credit for the internship check with your departmental or college internship coordinator.

Summer Internships with the Global Fairness Initiative

The Global Fairness Initiative (GFI) is recruiting for a part-time Global Programs intern based in Washington, DC. GFI is a non-profit organization that promotes a more equitable, sustainable approach to economic development for the world’s working poor by advancing fair wages, equal access to markets, and balanced public policy to generate opportunity and end the cycle of poverty. GFI’s approach is to engage multiple players to find economic solutions and create economic opportunity, to partner with locally established organizations to have the greatest impact and leave behind lasting results and institutions, and to leverage international networks of respected experts, political and social luminaries, trade and finance stakeholders, and business leaders to maximize the inputs and impacts of GFI initiatives. To advance these objectives, the Global Programs intern will be responsible for providing finance, research, programmatic, and administrative support to GFI staff. Specifically, the intern is expected to assist the Executive Director and the programs team in the management of GFI programs and activities. Tasks may include supporting database management of GFI contacts and potential donors, managing financial and narrative reporting requirements, tracking monitoring and evaluation data, and attending roundtables and events around D.C. to report back to GFI staff on relevant news, potential partners, or general updates.

Applications Coming Soon for the Dean's Student Advisory Council

Mark your calendars! The 2021-2022 BSOS DSAC application opens next Friday, March 12th. We're looking for dedicated and enuthiastic BSOS Terps to make a difference in our College. For more info about DSAC check out ter.ps/bsosdsacinfo or email dsacbsos@gmail.com.

Learn How to Get a Job At the IFC: A Conversation with HR Experts and Country Officers

Date: March 3, 2021

Time: 9:00 am

Join us for a conversation with employees working at the International Finance Corporation about how to find and secure a job at the IFC! This is especially suited for those with or pursuing graduate degrees.

Georges Joseph Ghorra, Principal Country Officer, IFC Tunisia Ahmed Zairi, Country Officer, IFC Tunisia Ellen Mashiri, Talent Attraction Officer, IFC Washington DC Nahla Mamdouh Saied, Human Resources Business Partner, MENA Region, IFC Cairo

Register here.

Registration Open: Undergraduate Research Day

Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research - Undergraduate Research Days: April 26-30, 2021

Have you been involved in research as an undergraduate, either as an individual or as part of a team, at Maryland or beyond? Would you like the opportunity to present your work in poster-format at Maryland¹s largest, most visible and diversified showcase for undergraduate research accomplishments?

Then present your research at Undergraduate Research Day(s), presented virtually on the Symposium platform this year, from Monday, April 26-30, 2021. This year you will have the ability to display a poster and/or video presentation, to include an audio/video 'poster talk,' and to have your work added to the UMD University Libraries digital repository.

Click here for URD online information and the URD pre-registration form!

Priority deadline to submit your online pre-registration forms: March 28, 2021

Submitting a poster proposal is free and easy - just use the online pre-registration system on the MCUR website at http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu/current-ugresearchday.html - we strongly encourage you to submit your pre-registration form by the priority deadline of March 28. We look forward to learning about your work!

All majors and fields of research ­including creative and performing arts ­are welcome!

If you have questions, please contact us at ugresearch@umd.edu

Summer 2021 Intern, Dignity: LGBTQI+ Assistance Fund

Freedom House promotes the spread of freedom and democracy around the world through research, advocacy, and programs that support frontline activists. We are a leader in identifying and mitigating threats to freedom worldwide. With 12 field offices and two U.S. offices, we support the right of every individual to be free.

Freedom House seeks an intern to support the Dignity for All: LGBTQI+ Assistance Fund. Dignity provides emergency assistance; security, opportunity, and advocacy rapid response grants (SOAR grants); and security assessment and training to human rights defenders and civil society organizations under threat or attack due to their work for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex human rights. Freedom House manages the global fund through a consortium of 8 international human rights organizations. Dignity has supported over 935 HRDS, CSOs, and survivors of severe state prosecution in over 95 countries with support for temporary relocation, trial monitoring, medical expenses, and other types of emergency assistance, in addition to support for efforts to mobilize communities to seize on emerging opportunities.

Position Summary

The intern will have the opportunity to provide administrative, logistical, and programmatic support for Dignity’s work in providing grants to front line defenders and human rights CSOs in a worldwide effort to advocate for LGBTQI+ rights. They will be well-integrated into the team and work in a highly dynamic, multicultural office environment.

Anticipated learning outcomes include understanding threats to civil society worldwide; how to design programs in restrictive environments; how digital security techniques can be utilized in the human rights field; practical administrative, logistical, and programmatic skills to help implement a large-scale grant and sub-grant program; understanding of financial and budgetary oversight; and qualitative and quantitative monitoring and evaluation techniques.

Intern for a Day (Lite): Spring 2021

Intern for a Day Lite will match UMD undergraduate students with professionals working in a field of interest for 30-60 minute virtual informational interviews! Students have access to 270+ professionals!

More information: go.umd.edu/ifad

BSOS undergraduates may be interested in meeting the professionals working at the following organizations/areas.