Humanitarian & Relief Jobs XIV

Tuesday's arriving-on-Wednesday special edition revisits one of our favorite & most fertile subjects: jobs & internships with humanitarian, relief & international development organizations.  More program and technical opportunities can be found on the career pages with many of these groups, including in-country opportunities that will alternately make your parents both proud and anxious.

Abt Associates

• Associate
• multiple analyst/research associate posts available – search U.S. location
• Interns – paid positions – DC, Cambridge, MA or Durham, NC

Accordia Global Health Foundation – Program & Research Director (pdf) – apply by Mar. 16

ActionAid USA – Director of Development (pdf) – apply by Mar. 13

Adventist Relief & Development Agency – Business Development Manager

Agency for International Development – Admin Operations Assistant – $47k-$61k – job ID: AID-15-0112-LG – apply today, Mar. 4

American Jewish World Service

• Policy Associate
• Program Officer, Natural Resource Rights – New York
• Executive Assistant – New York
• Program Officer – Los Angeles, Ca
• Intern

American Refugee Committee – Communications & Fundraising Coordinator (scroll to find) supporting Questscope – Minneapolis, MN

American Red Cross

• Major Gift Officer
• Officer, In-Kind Fundraising
• Senior Manager, Digital Fundraising
• Major Gift Officer – Baltimore, MD
• development/fundraising opportunities nationwide (search by that area of interest)

Amnesty International

• Associate Campaigner, Individuals at Risk Program – DC or New York
• Foundations Specialist – DC or New York
• Associate/Field Organizer – San Francisco, CA
• Interns – DC, New York & San Francisco, CA

Ashoka/Innovators for the Public

• Leadership Group Member, Global Communications (pdf)
• Director of Media & Communications (scroll to find)
• Global Communications Director (scroll to find)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

• Program Officer, U.S. Policy & Advocacy/College Ready Programs
• multiple communications posts available in Seattle, WA

Bread for the World – Interns – headline notes Fall & Winter opportunities available; application notes an Apr.  1 apply deadline for Summer opportunities

Care International – Atlanta, GA

• Director of Development/Prospect Management
• Donor Acquisition & Retention Specialist

Catholic Relief Services

• Senior Policy & Legislative Specialist
• Communications Coordinator – Baltimore, MD
• Digital Editor for Hispanic Marketing – fluency in Spanish required – Baltimore, MD
• Writer, Major Gifts – Baltimore, MD
• Regional Development Director, Great Plains Region – based in region

Center for Global Development

• Media Relations Coordinator
• Research Assistant, Econometrics

Childfund International – Richmond, Va.

• Corporate Strategic Alliances Specialist
• Communications Intern

Church World Service

• Border Policy Counsel – $75k-$78k – JD required
• Interns – apply by Apr. 5

Clinton Foundation/Global Initiative – New York

• Marketing Associate
• Program Assistant, Climate Initiative/Forestry Program
• Research Associate, Legal Team

Coptic Orphans

• Communications Associate
• Donor Relations Manager
• Donor Relations Associate
• Donor Relations Assistant

DAI – program/technical positions (search North America location)

Doctors Without Borders – Interns – $10/hr – New York – apply by Apr. 11

Episcopal Relief & Development – International Program Intern (pdf) – paid position – New York

FHI360 – Associate Director, Digital Engagement & Campaigns – DC or Durham, NC

FINCA International – Senior Communications Specialist

Free the Slaves – Interns

Futures Group – Editor/Consultant – DC location preferred, but remote basing possible

Global Communities – Senior Development Communications Specialist – temporary though Nov. 2015

Global Fund for Children

• Corporate Partnerships Development Officer (pdf)
• Regional Fundraising Director (pdf) – Hong Kong

International Food Policy Research Institute

• Communications Specialist
• Communications Associate – reception duties included
• additional research & admin opportunities also available

International Justice Mission

• Senior Director of Global Communications
• Social Media Marketing Manager
• Digital Marketing Manager
• Interns, Fall 2015 – Government Relations/Advocacy – PR/Editorial – Donor Relations Intern – Constituent Relations – apply by Apr. 15

International Medical Corps

• Resource Development Assistant – DC or Los Angeles, CA
• more program & resource development opportunities available in DC & LA
• Intern, Emergency Response Unit/Communications and Intern, International Operations

International Orthodox Christian Charities – Donor Services Coordinator – Baltimore, MD – apply by Mar. 11

International Relief Teams – External Communications Manager – San Diego, CA

International Rescue Committee

• Executive Director
• Communications Manager
• Officer, Institutional Philanthropy & Partnerships – New York
• Policy & Advocacy Intern

InterNews

• Senior Manager of Corporate & Foundation Relations
• Intern, Communications/President’s Office

Islamic Relief

• Donor Services & Stewardship Specialist
• Events Coordinator
• Development Coordinator – Miami, FL

Lutheran World Relief – Donor Relations Associate – Baltimore, MD

Malaria No More

• Director of Policy & Advocacy
• Vice President, Strategic Communications – Seattle, WA
• Vice President, Resource Development – Seattle, WA

Medical Teams International – Marketing Coordinator – temporary – Tigard, OR

Mercy Corps

• Development & Data Support Coordinator – Portland, OR
• Policy & Advocacy Intern and Climate Change Policy Intern

National Peace Corps Association – Interns, Fall 2015 – apply by July 1

One Campaign

• Communications Director
• Assistant Director, U.S. & Canada Government Relations
• Director of Development
• Admin Assistant and Senior Admin Assistant, Marketing

Operation Blessing International (scroll to find) – Virginia Beach, Va.

• National Media Liaison (non-disaster relief)
• Program Manager, Clean Water Initiatives
• National Media Liaison (disaster relief)
• Development Coordinator

Oxfam America – Donor Services Gift Processing Manager (scroll to find) – Boston, MA

PATH

• Senior Policy & Advocacy Associate supporting the Global Health Technologies Coalition
• Senior Policy & Advocacy Associate, Immunization Supply Chain & Logistics
• Senior Manager of Outreach & Development – San Francisco, CA

Project Hope – Proposal Development Manager – Millwood, Va.

Population Services International

• Manager, Corporate Partnerships
• Coordinator, Women’s Investment Network

Refugees International – Interns – apply by Mar. 15

Samaritan’s Purse

• Regional Director, Major Gifts – Dallas or Austin, TX
• International Events Specialist – fluency in French or Spanish preferred – Boone, NC

Save the Children

• Associate Policy Director, International Humanitarian Response
• Director, Advocacy/Communications & Knowledge Management, Saving Newborn Lives
• Manager, Global Development, Public Policy & Advocacy
• Program Coordinator, Humanitarian Response
• Director, Individual Philanthropy – Fairfield, CT
• Coordinator, Media Research – Fairfield, CT
• Admin Assistant, Major Gifts – Fairfield, CT
• more fundraising opportunities available in Fairfield, CT; Seattle, WA & San Francisco, CA – search fundraising area of expertise

TechnoServe

• Consultant, Data Visualization – short-term
• Marketing & Communications Volunteer/Intern

United Nations Foundation

• Communications Associate for the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves – apply today, Mar. 4
• Officer, Energy Access – apply by Mar. 11
• Communications Associate, Special Initiatives – apply by Mar. 16

United to End Genocide – Interns – apply by Mar. 13

United Nations High Commission on Refugees – Interns – apply by Mar. 15

UNICEF

• Communications Officer – temporary – New York
• Community Engagement Fellow – apply by Mar. 17
• more fellowships available in other major U.S. cities

Vital Voices Women’s Partnership

• Program Coordinator
• Monitoring & Evaluation Interns

World Food Program USA – Manager, Online Fundraising

World Learning – Advancement Assistant – part-time – see also main career page

World Vision

• multiple program management/business development posts available in DC (scroll to find)
• Major Gifts Director – Dallas or Houston, TX – search managed by Andrews, Nelson & Associates
• Senior Development Officer – Federal Way, WA

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adding more:

Action Against Hunger – Associate Director, Digital & Direct Marketing – $85k – New York

Agency for International Development – Communications & Legislative Advisor – contractor status – see more details here (pdf)  – apply by Mar. 13

Americares – Stamford, CT

• Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications (pdf) – search managed by Lochlin Partners
• Associate, Communications

ANERA/Improving Lives in the Middle East

• Vice President of Philanthropy
• Interns – apply by Mar. 15

Compassion International – Planned Giving Representative – temporary post – Colorado Springs, CO

Devex – Partnerships Associate

Food for the Poor – National Director of Special Events – Coconut Beach, FL

The Fund for Global Human Rights – Interns – apply by Mar. 15

Global Giving – Fellowships – $24k – apply by Mar. 13

Grameen Foundation – Development Associate 

International Campaign for Tibet

• Communications Director
• Advocacy/Communications Intern and Development Intern

Making Cents International – Communications Intern – apply by Mar. 23 

Polaris Project – Campaign Director

SOS Children’s Villages USA

• Director, Digital Marketing
• Manager, Prospect Research & Strategy
• Officer, Corporate Partnerships
• Data Coordinator
• Coordinator, Online Sponsorship
• Interns

Women for Women International – Interns

World Health Organization – Advisor, Global Environmental Changes – $68k-$73k + significant local posting adjustment – apply by Mar. 9