Political Affairs Internship with the Borgen Project

The Borgen Project, a national campaign that fights global poverty by  working to make it a focus of U.S. foreign policy, has a telecommute internship position open.

This is a part-time 12-hours per week telecommuting internship. The internship is 4 months and responsible for leading public and political outreach in the state and district assigned to. Must be available Monday’s 4:30-6:00 PM PST for The Borgen Project’s national conference call.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet with members of Congress and/or Congressional staffers in your State and District.
• Represent The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events.
• Assist with fundraising. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.
• Mobilize individuals to contact their members of Congress in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.
• As needed, speak to groups, classes and organizations.
• Write letters of support for key programs to political leaders, media and other groups.

Qualifications

• Outstanding writing skills.
• Self-starter who can produce great results with limited supervision.
• Strong oral communication skills and ability to lead meetings and give speeches.

To Apply: To be considered for the Political Affairs Internship, please email your resume to openings@borgenproject.org.