Internship, Organizing or Development/Communications
JUFJ offers internship opportunities to motivated individuals with a passion for social change work in the region. This intern program is designed to immerse its participants in the organizing and non-profit field. Assignments vary and are designed to both support the organization with its mission to support action on social, racial, and economic justice work in the region and assist the intern in their professional growth. Applicants should indicate if they are interested in the organizing track, communications/development track, or both. This non-exempt position allows interaction within the organization to provide a wide breadth of experiences, and will report to a member of the organizing or communications/development team based on the chosen track.
About Jews United for Justice
Jews United for Justice advances economic, racial, and social justice in the Washington, DC and Maryland region by educating and mobilizing our local Jewish communities to action. We move our region closer to equity and justice by advancing issue-based campaigns that make real, immediate, and concrete improvements in people’s lives and build the power of working-class and poor communities of color. Through these campaigns we develop leaders, build our Jewish grassroots community, shift the consciousness of our community, and build the collective power needed to undo systemic racism and inequality. Learn more about JUFJ.
Job Responsibilities
Organizing Track
- Support JUFJ’s issue-based campaigns, base-building, leadership development, educational programs, and other organizing work by providing administrative, research, logistical, and other types of support to the Organizing Team.
- Assist with data work for the Organizing Team, including uploading, tracking, and cleaning data in our data management platform, EveryAction, as well as learning to pull that data to answer strategy and research questions from the team.
- Collaborate with communications staff to support regular communications with our community and the maintenance of JUFJ’s social media and web presence.
- Engage in special projects, as needed by the Organizing Team.
- Provide support to our sister organization, the JUFJ Campaign Fund (JUFJCF) as needed.
Communications/Development Track
- Support regular communications with our community and the maintenance of JUFJ’s social media and web presence via updates to our website (WordPress), email and online form templates (EveryAction), and occasional graphic design projects (Canva).
- Assist with data work for the Communications and Development Teams, including uploading, tracking, and cleaning data in our data management platform, EveryAction.
- Assist with file organization in our shared Google Drive, including photos, videos, documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
- Assist with donor research and correspondence
- Engage in special projects, as needed by the Communications and Development Teams.
- Provide support to our sister organization, the JUFJ Campaign Fund (JUFJCF) as needed.
Qualifications & Experience
We are seeking candidates who have a passion for non-profits and/or improving social and economic justice policies in Maryland and DC, are detail-oriented, flexible in adapting to shifting tasks, and willing to learn and implement feedback.
Logistics
The internship will take place during the 9AM – 5PM work week, with occasional evening or Sunday work as available. The total number of hours can vary week to week, and will be coordinated between the student and supervisor, but may be as many as 10-20 hours during particularly busy weeks. The internship is capped at 75 hours total. Interns will be paid a stipend of $1,500 per semester and will also have the opportunity to receive class credits. Start dates and weekly schedules are flexible and will be coordinated with the student and supervisor. Interns may choose to participate in an additional internship semester with approval of their supervisor/internship coordinator.
Fall: September through December
Winter/Spring: mid-January though mid-May (Organizing Track may begin early January)
Summer: mid-May through early August
We begin reviewing applicants in:
- November for the Spring internship
- March for the Summer internship
- June for the Fall internship
If you are applying during a different time of the year, a JUFJ staff member will be in touch with you about your application during the designated month.
Location: This position is based out of JUFJ’s Washington, DC or Baltimore, MD office.
At this time, JUFJ staff are operating partially remotely. Interns may choose to voluntarily work from JUFJ’s offices in DC or Baltimore.
JUFJ is committed to building a diverse team that draws on the strengths of people with a variety of identities, backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. People of color, indigenous people, LGBTQ+ people, and immigrants are particularly encouraged to apply. You do not need to be Jewish. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Please send a resume to jobs@jufj.org and include Internship in the subject line.
