Campaign and Research Assistant Vacancy, London

Campaign and Research Assistant Vacancy, London

Crisis Action

·  Application due date: 5pm GMT 27th March 2013

·  Start date: End of April

·  Unpaid – Expenses (travel expenses to/from the Crisis Action office within London and a lunch allowance) will be paid

·  Full-time, 6 months

·  Location: London, UK

About Crisis Action

You won’t have heard of us, as we work behind-the-scenes, but Crisis Action is at the forefront of global advocacy.

Crisis Action is a pioneering non-profit organization, launched in 2004 to enable civil society to respond more effectively to international conflict.

Our aim is to help prevent suffering caused by armed conflict, to change the calculations of decision makers and ensure the protection of civilians.

To achieve this aim Crisis Action works behind the scenes to catalyze, co-ordinate and support strategic coalition campaigns by our civil society partners. Our work enables more effective joint advocacy and campaigning on conflict by our partners, which include Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group, Oxfam, and many others.

Our rationale is that focused advocacy by non-governmental organisations, charities, think-tanks, faith groups and others is far more likely to succeed if it is done strategically and collectively. Crisis Action works to bring together diverse organisations and draw on their respective skills and capabilities to increase their impact.

Our work includes:

·  Warning of emerging crises and prompting early responses

·  Sharing information and analysis among partners

·  Researching government policy

·  Facilitating partner dialogue

·  Negotiating joint policy platforms

·  Coordinating agreed partner action plans

·  Planning and executing joint campaigns

·  Evaluating the effectiveness of joint responses to crises

Crisis Action has offices in Berlin, Brussels, Cairo, London, Nairobi, New York, Paris and Washington DC. More information is available at: www.crisisaction.org

Description of Internship:

The Campaign and Research Assistant works with the Campaigns and Advocacy Manager. The work involves a range of duties including:

·  supporting advocacy and campaign work;

·  researching particular conflict situations;

·  liaising with leading international NGOs, the media, and governments;

·  coordinating work with Crisis Action’s seven other international offices;

·  setting up, and taking minutes at, meetings with UK officials;

·  monitoring UK and international news;

·  administrative work, such as setting up conference calls and maintaining contact lists and databases.

Current conflict priorities for Crisis Action in London include Sudan-South Sudan, Syria, Israel/Palestine. Crisis Action also monitors ongoing emergencies (i.e. Mali) and could engage in new emergency-response advocacy.

You will have the opportunity to learn about global conflicts and interact with high-level policy makers and top-tier NGO partners.

We are looking for interns who are available to work for six months full-time. We require interns to commit to a full-time period of six months as we feel this offers interns the best opportunity to immerse themselves in the organization’s work and gain the most valuable experience. The internship is unpaid, but expenses (travel expenses to/from the Crisis Action office within London and a lunch allowance) will be paid.

Requirements:

The candidate must have excellent organizational skills, be a very good communicator with sound political judgment. He or she must be self-motivated, possess considerable initiative and be able to handle many tasks simultaneously. Excellent administrative and computer/technology skills and Microsoft Office proficiency are vital. He or she must be able to prioritise with minimal supervision and to work independently.

Fluency in oral and written English is required.

Application instructions:

Please email your CV and cover letter to with “Crisis Action London Internship” in the subject line. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview. We regret that due to the volume of applications we cannot respond individually to each applicant.