Organizational Description:
Vital Voices Global Partnership is a leading international non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to working with women throughout the world to provide the support and tools they need to have a positive impact in their communities. Through mentoring programs, leadership trainings and individualized support, Vital Voices provides credibility, builds capacity and enhances connections for emerging and established women leaders internationally.
Vital Voices Global Partnership invests in women leaders who are solving the world’s greatest challenges – from gender-based violence to the climate crisis, economic inequities, and more. We are “venture catalysts,” identifying those with a daring vision for change and partnering with them to make that vision a reality. We scale and accelerate impact through long term investments to expand skills, connections, capacity and visibility. Over the last 24 years, we have built a network of 18,000 change makers across 182 countries, each of whom are daring to reimagine a more equitable world for all.
Today, Vital Voices has a staff of nearly 80 headquartered in Washington, DC. In the coming years we have a bold vision to dramatically scale our impact. In early 2022 we opened the first ever Global Headquarters for Women’s Leadership, a 30,000+ sq. ft. historic building just blocks from the White House on 16th Street. It will be a hub of activity, events and collaborations — bringing together women leaders and their allies to tackle the world’s greatest challenges.
Position Description:
The Vital Voices team is seeking a motivated intern who will support the Tech and Deta department and foster engagement on the Vital Voices Community Hub and working in close collaboration with team members across the organization through various matrix teams to support data, tech infrastructure and innovation. The Intern will work across a portfolio of projects alongside and learning from cross-functional teams with leaders and peers with varying backgrounds, education, and experiences. This position reports to Shea Adair and Zaima Alam, Tech and Data staff.
We are accepting one full-time intern for Summer 2023. The internship requires a commitment of 40 hours per week for full-time interns. The position is unpaid, but students will receive a stipend of $1000 per month for full time interns and/or may receive academic credit for their experience in cooperation with their university. We are currently accepting applications for the summer semester. Summer internships will run ideally from May 29th to August 18th.
Interns must be based in DC; arrangements can be made depending on the needs of the Department. Interns should plan to work in the office two days a week (Tuesday preferred). Applications for the Summer internship should be submitted by April 30th at 11:59pm EDT.
Benefits:
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On-the-job training for a variety of skills
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Professional development opportunities, including regular “lunch and learn” sessions
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A chance to learn about international development and advocacy
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Network with professional advocates in the non-profit sphere
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Letter of recommendation upon successful completion of the internship (as requested)
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In-person event and volunteer opportunities across a variety of VV initiatives, with a chance to network with VV leaders
Responsibilities:
Data, Research, and Analysis
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Support the collection, cleaning, validation, analysis, and interpretation/visualization of organizational and survey data
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Conduct research on Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) topics and trends to support the development and implementation of MERL policies across the organization
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Support the development of common MERL elements such as data collection tools, logic models, and performance indicators
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Conduct qualitative data analysis for Vital Voices program and various special projects
Digital Products
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Support staff with onboarding, technical issues and feedback to incorporate into product development plans.
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Perform marketing and competitive analysis to identify gaps, articulate the market needs, identify trends. Examples could include new technology trends, administrative work to improve current systems, logistics for the Vital Voices Innovation Lab and create material technology best practices, online community engagement, AI, misinformation, etc.
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Provide internal updates around tech-related operational challenges.
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Perform marketing and competitive analysis to identify gaps, articulate the market needs, identify trends
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Perform product research to understand international market needs and identify network member/internal staff) pain-points;
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Support in requirements gathering by documenting discussions and decisions, and turning these into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria
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Other special projects and duties as assigned.
DE&I Commitment: Model the Vital Voices commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to disrupt and evolve systems and behaviors that negatively impact women and BIPOC employees and network.
Qualifications:
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Majoring in Management of Information Systems, Computer Science, International Studies/Relations/Affairs, Business Administration, or other relevant fields;
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Interest in and knowledge of global women’s issues, civic technology, international development, and/or tech and social impact, women’s leadership
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Interest in the intersection between technology, data, and human rights and a passion for data and analytics
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Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program or recent university graduate
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Experience with MS Office applications (esp. Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), social networking tools, project management tools and database software (i.e., Salesforce) preferred