MDG jobs and volunteer opportunities...
Are you feeling called to make this work your life ... or at least a part of your life. Here are some opportunities to work for the MDGs in the world.
Job and Volunteer Search Websites
Idealist.org - A project of Action Without Borders, Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives. With Idealist, you can find people, organizations, groups, jobs, volunteer opportunities, events and more. You can also sign up to receive daily alerts with new opportunities matching your interests and create a personal profile to network with other Idealists.
NonprofitOyster.com - An online career center serving the nonprofit sector. Use the keyword search to find MDG-related jobs (e.g. "AIDS" and "Africa"). You can also post an anonymous Career Profile on their site, so you can put your name out there for nonprofit jobs without your name being out there on the internet as a job seeker (where your current employer can see it!).
Nonprofit Career Network -- Another nonprofit job search site. This one actually has a drop-down menu where "international" is a search parameter. The main site page is here. You can also submit a resume (though, unlike nonprofit oyster, it doesn't look like it is anonymous).
Craigslist - It's not just for selling the stuff in your basement. Craigslist carries postings for nonprofit job listings all over the world. Just go to the main Craigslist site, choose a city or country. Then look under Jobs for the category "nonprofit sector."
Careerbuilder.com and Monster.com -- each of these mainstream job search engines has entries for nonprofits. On each site you can choose "nonprofit" as a category and use MDG-related keywords (try "global" for starters") as the other search parameter.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - The "Newspaper of the Nonprofit World" has an online listing of nonprofit jobs here. For specifically international jobs, click here.
Opportunity Knocks -- A national online job site focused exclusively on the nonprofit community. Mostly domestic jobs, but you'll find some MDG-related jobs here.
Network for Good -- check out their nonprofit jobs page for a list of links to job listings in the nonprofit world. Again, the emphasis is on domestic jobs, but if you hunt around, you can find jobs with global poverty connections.
Long-Term Volunteer Opportunities
Episcopal Young Adult Service Corps - for people between age 20-30, YASC offers one-year assignments to work with a local church (or church-founded institution/ program) as well as a component of guided reflection and mentoring. The program intends to bring young adults into the life of the Anglican Communion and into the daily work of a particular communities; yet it also intends to bring the resources of the church into the lives of younger people as they explore down what paths their faith may be leading them. The emphases of YASC include cultural engagement, spiritual commitment, and vocational reflection - lived out together in a work of service. YASC is a ministry of the Episcopal Church Office of Anglican and Global Relations. Find out more -- including downloading an applicating -- at the Young Adult Service Corps website.
Download a Young Adult Serivce Corps brochure here.
Read blogs and letters from Episcopal young adult missionaries here.
The Peace Corps -- The Peace Corps works in countries from Asia to Central America, and from Europe to Africa. In each of these countries, Volunteers work with governments, schools, and entrepreneurs to address changing and complex needs in education, health and HIV/AIDS, business, information technology, agriculture, and the environment. The Peace Corps website has amazing amounts of information on what Peace Corps volunteers do, how to apply to be one, and what the benefits are.
Internship Opportunities
Responsibilities will include: Interns will also have the opportunity to attend Congressional briefings and events related to Middle East issues. Requirements: We are seeking a resourceful, hardworking and organized college or graduate student with excellent writing, editing and communication skills. Web research, proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel/Access are necessary (FrontPage or Dreamweaver a plus). Must be creative, able to work independently and committed to Churches for Middle East Peace’s goals (for 10 guiding principles go to the CMEP website). Background in Middle East issues preferred. Hours: flexible, around 15 hours/week; this is an unpaid internship. To apply: mail or email a resume and cover letter by July 29 to:
Churches for Middle East Peace Fall Internship - CMEP is a coalition of 21 Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox church bodies and agencies that work together on education and advocacy in support of U.S. policies that advance peace and justice for all peoples in the Middle East. CMEP works primarily on issues involving: peaceful resolution of conflicts in the Middle East, especially resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a negotiated two-state solution; human rights and arms control; and promotion of the sharing of Jerusalem by the two peoples and three faiths. We are seeking an intern for the fall semester, from September to December.
· Conduct research on issues related to U.S.policy in the Middle East, including media coverage, historical documents, legislative actions and processes and church statements
· Compile information for and help create educational resource materials that will be disseminated to grassroots advocates
· Update media and congressional contact lists
· Help improve website presentation
· Assist with preparation and distribution of written communications to Congressional offices
· Contribute to office activities which include: mailing, copying, faxing, data entry and filing.
Julie Schumacher Cohen, Legislative Assistant
Churches for Middle East Peace
110 Maryland Ave, NE #311
Washington, DC20002
julie@cmep.org
Bread for the World - Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. By changing policies, programs and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, Bread provides help and opportunity far beyond the communities in which we live. Bread has intern positions in the following departments: Administration, Church Relations, Communications, Development and Member Services, Government Relations, Grassroots Organizing and Bread for the World Institute. Each position is designed to inform the intern about public policy and the legislative process and to sharpen professional and organizational skills. Check out the full listing on the internship page of the Bread website.
Job Opportunities
Bread for the World - Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. By changing policies, programs and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, Bread provides help and opportunity far beyond the communities in which we live. The Bread website keeps an updated listing of job opportunities on the human resources page.
