Internship Opportunity: Haiti Program Intern

Internship Description:

Mission Statement: To improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children, through education, nutrition, and healthcare.

Internship Position: Hope for Haiti Program Intern

Internship Description: The Program Intern works directly with the Program Director in overseeing consistent and effective program development, implementation and maintenance in the areas of education, nutrition, healthcare and special projects provided by the organization in Haiti. The Program Intern resides full time in Les Cayes, Haiti and may choose to specialize attention towards one specific Hope for Haiti initiative (education, nutrition, healthcare, clean water, or emergency relief) if he/she has background experience or research in that particular field. The Program Intern must feel comfortable working in the field and have a passion and commitment to fulfilling Hope for Haiti’s mission.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Program Intern will be responsible in participating with program monitoring and evaluations. (This requires frequent site visits in the field)
Conducting basic surveys and research in a particular Hope for Haiti initiative (education, nutrition, healthcare, clean water).
Documenting programs in visual and written form to be used on Hope for Haiti’s website or in fund raising material (i.e. monthly e-grams or biannual newsletters).
Assisting in developing new fund raising material and venues to increase awareness about Hope for Haiti programs (i.e. writing newspaper articles, updating Facebook profiles, organizing small fund raising events, awareness outreach through e-mail and other media formats etc…)
Assisting in preparation and on the ground organization of Hope for Haiti volunteer groups (i.e. medical, donor, and student volunteer groups).
Working to aid collaboration amongst other NGO’s working in Haiti (i.e. updating Google Group website information, assist in organizing meetings and workshops, researching new organizations and keeping in contact etc…)
Assisting in organizing and distributing humanitarian aid to Hope for Haiti program locations (i.e. schools supplies, medications, and medical supplies).

Eligibility: Undergraduate students who are in their senior year and about to graduate by the start of the internship and graduate students are eligible to apply.

Number of Openings: 3

Days/hours & duration of job: Full-time (Spring, Summer, Fall – or full year Interns preferred)

Wage/Salary: Non-paid.
* Hope for Haiti is dedicated to keeping its overhead costs as low as possible (under 5%) to ensure that the majority of all donations can go directly to benefiting the people of Haiti. Therefore, Hope for Haiti Interns are expected to cover all travel costs in addition to contributing to their room and board expenses while in Haiti. Interns may choose to apply for volunteer/research grants and/or fund raise prior to their internship start date to help subsidize their costs.

Internship Start Date: A.S.A.P.

Internship End Date: Can vary on applicants timetable.

Qualifications:

Personal commitment to the mission of Hope for Haiti.
Advanced-level reading, writing and speaking French and/or Creole (preferred, not required.)
Previous fund raising experience.
Strong interpersonal skills – ability to work effectively with diverse visitors from a variety of cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.
Demonstrated leadership skills.
Strong organizational skills, including effective time management and prioritization of competing demands and multiple deadlines.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent oral, written, and public communication skills.
Advanced computer skills (word, excel, basic web-development, In-Design).
Previous international experience and cross-cultural skills.
Strong commitment to learning – language, culture, sustainable development.
Strong preference for candidate willing to commit to at least a 3-6 month internship.
Applicants must be physically capable of meeting all Internship physical responsibilities, including but not limited to walking distances over 5 kilometers and lifting at least 30 lbs over shoulders.
Must have proper documentation and authorization to travel freely between the United States, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Application Method: Candidates should include a CV; Cover Letter; and One-page essay explaining: How you can help respond to the crisis of global poverty? All documents must be sent via e-mail to Tiffany@hopeforhaiti.com