What: internships are designed to provide interns with a very real experience of health justice policy, public health training and capacity building, and field organizing. For candidates with extensive training and experience, this will be an opportunity to apply your skills to national projects impacting various communities; for candidates with less direct experience and training, this is an opportunity to learn the current national landscape of community-based organizing, people-centered training methodologies and grassroots campaign strategy, while exploring the fields of public health and communications. Depending on experience and education, the Health Justice Intern (HJI) will report either directly to a Praxis Director or to a Program Manager. The HJI will:
- Support Communities Creating Healthy Environments (CCHE) in its effort to forge a broad-based movement led by the communities most affected by health inequality in bold, creative and effective ways. This work concentrates on three primary areas:
- Expanding capacity-building support to partners to address the root causes of health inequities;
- Leveraging our networks to advance national initiatives that connect communities with national foundations;
- Developing tools and resources based on our extensive evaluation data to improve equity practice in the field.
- Support the planning and execution of Roots & Remedies, a national convening that brings together social justice leaders to learn about best practices and explore opportunities for shared work to make communities healthier and safer. The convening is set for July 13th – July 15th, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.
General roles:
- Fosters an environment that promotes trust and cooperation among partners and staff.
- Understands Praxis’ mission, values and principles and applies them in work responsibilities.
- Works collaboratively with other programmatic staff to achieve overall program goals.
Duties and responsibilities
- Support the coordination of Roots & Remedies;
- Contribute research and strategic thinking for the CCHE initiative; Participate in CCHE and Roots & Remedies planning and coordination meetings;
- Assist with updating Praxis’ strategic outreach plans;
- Contribute to the development of trainings and presentations;
- Assist with social media and curate research and best practices for advancing health equity and justice;
- Contribute to Praxis’ social media outreach;
- and Administrative work directly related to Praxis’ organizational priorities and communications efforts.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- Demonstrated interest and commitment to equity and justice issues through either personal experience, past employment, or volunteer opportunities;
- Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required;
- Experience developing and facilitating workshops/trainings preferred but not required.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
- Basic knowledge of people-centered educational methodologies;
- Basic knowledge of outreach techniques;
- Detail and problem-solving oriented;
- Excellent and demonstrable research, writing and communications skills;
- Proficiency in Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Tagalog, Vietnamese, especially writing, is a plus;
- and Tenacity to see assignments through to the end.
Mental and Physical Demands:
Fast-paced work environment.
High level of concentration and attention to detail required.
Ability to lift up to 30 pounds is required.
Time speaking and listening: (range 25–50%).
Praxis has two offices, additional remote staff, and partners based all over the country. Participating in remote video and telephone conferences is required.
The internship may require occasional travel to other parts of the US that will be paid by Praxis.
This is a paid, full-time, temporary, non-exempt, non-benefits-eligible position based in Oakland, CA. Our internships, typically 40 hours per week for 10-12 weeks, are paid ($16-$19/hour.) depending on experience. We also welcome interns that have their own funding or who are eligible for work-study.
To be considered for this position, please send a cover letter explaining your interest in and qualifications for this internship as well as your resume or CV to Aishah Abdala, Program Assistant, at aabdala@thepraxisproject.org with “Praxis Summer Internship” in the subject line. We will begin reviewing applications on March 15th, 2018. We anticipate making offers by March 31st, 2018 for an April or May start date. Please, no calls.
View the job ad and apply online here.