The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) seeks a Diversity and Inclusion Fellow. Working with APSIA staff, the fellow will assist in APSIA’s outreach to communities traditionally underrepresented in the field of international affairs.
Fellow should be based in the Washington DC area. At a minimum, the fellow should be available for Summer 2020. APSIA would like to find candidates who will be available for a longer period of time.
Compensation: $16 / hour for 10-12 hours per week
Responsibilities:
o Assist in the execution of APSIA’s Diversity Forum programs, including but not limited to
o Participant recruitment
o Speaker identification
o Sponsor cultivation and stewardship
o Document preparation
o Event support.
o Research APSIA alumni from communities traditionally underrepresented in international affairs. Create social media, website, and other tools to share their stories.
o Identify opportunities to expand awareness of APSIA and its work within traditionally underrepresented communities.
o Assess APSIA’s work and the diversity of APSIA’s membership through background research and analysis.
Requirements
- Current masters or PhD student at an APSIA member school; recent APSIA masters or PhD graduates welcome to apply.
- Experience with event planning and office management.
- Experience working with multicultural communities in a US context. Understanding of diversity and inclusion in higher education is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication skills in English. Additional language skills, particularly French or Korean, a strong plus.
- Demonstrated ability to multitask with minimal supervision required.
- Experience with MS-Office Suite. Canva, WordPress, MailChimp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, social media scheduling tools (ex: Hootsuite), and related tools a plus. Basic HTML helpful.
- Eligibility to work in the United States.
To Apply
Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to Executive Director Carmen Mezzera at apsia AT apsia.org with the subject Diversity Fellowship_FamilyName. Please include your desired beginning and end dates in your cover letter. Apply by May 31, 2020.
APSIA does not have the ability to support visas or work permits. However, if APSIA members outside the United States wish to arrange work authorization, we are open to this possibility.
Only students selected to interview will receive a response. No phone calls please.
APSIA actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, gender, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, national origin, or political affiliation.
