CWS Global Engagement Internships

Korean National Commission for UNESCO

cwslibrary — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:02:00 +0000

Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU) is established January 1954, following Republic of Korea’s admission to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1950. Since its inception, KNCU has evolved to better meet the needs and aspirations of a rapidly changing Korean society. It has continues to strengthen cooperation with UNESCO Headquarters, its field offices in Asia and the Pacific, and other National Commissions; implementing joint projects and information exchanges on sub-regional, regional, and interregional levels.

Internship Description for 2012

An intern with KNCU will be assigned to one or more summer-long projects to include United Nations University (UNU) Global Seminar-Seoul Session and the International Youth Camp.

The first intern will be an integral part of the youth and cultural exchange team, which focuses on creating programs for college students. She will be involved in all stages of the development program from conception and implementation to follow-up activities and the writing of a full conference report. The intern will not only be working with her supervisor and the rest of the team, but will have the opportunity to interact with Korean university student volunteers.

The second intern will focus on the Global Seminar 2010 Session, which is organized jointly by United Nations University (UNU) and KNCU. The Seminar provides participants from more than ten countries with an opportunity to learn from scholars and senior professionals specialized in the field of global issues. Participants of the seminar are composed of undergraduate and graduate students as well as young professionals irrespective of their nationality. Between 50 and 100 applicants are invited to attend each seminar. The seminar lasts for four to five days and comprises of eight to ten lectures, plenary and group discussions, and presentations by the participants themselves. The seminar includes field trips to institutions and sights of relevance to the theme of the seminar. The international teaching faculty includes UNU academic staff as well as external academics, policy makers, and representatives of NGOs.

Desired Qualifications

The candidate should have strong writing and editing skills. Familiarity with various computer programs is preferred.

The candidate should be open-minded, motivated, organized and have strong interpersonal skills.

Language Requirement: basic spoken Korean required. (Though native fluency in Korean is not necessary.)

China Market Research Group

cwslibrary — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:38:21 +0000

The China Market Research Group (CMR) provides strategic market intelligence to companies entering or expanding operations in China. We are a Shanghai-based company that helps companies get the information needed to make smarter decisions in China. Our clients come from a variety of industries and range from Fortune500 companies to SMEs to hedge funds and private equity firms.

We have practices in the following sectors: FMCG, consumer electronics, retail, health and beauty care, travel and leisure, financial services, chemicals, autos. Analysts on the ground in China conduct research to help companies determine: Market Entry Strategy, Competitor Analysis, Consumer Insights, Target Account Profiling, Venture Capital/ Private Equity Due Diligence, and Hedge Funds/ Stock Analysis.

Internship Description 2012

Summer analysts take a meaningful responsibility on client projects and are an important part of the project. Summer interns will learn how to conduct research and analyze data in many different sectors in China depending upon when the intern starts – it could be fashion, cosmetics, chemicals, luxury, hedge funds or something else – and will get a good understanding of business trends in China. Moreover, summer interns will learn what it is like to work in a fast-paced and challenging, but also cooperative and team-based firm. Meet some of our team members and what a day in the life at CMR is like at: www.researchcmr.com/careers/careers.html

Some of their daily duties include: Data gathering from one-on-one interviews, surveys, focus groups, and telephone interviews; working directly with CMR’s senior management to analyze data to develop strategic recommendations for clients; supporting CMR team members’ administrative functions.

There is no set career path for CMR’s summer interns. Many will be offered a full-time job with CMR after they graduate. We believe that the training one gets as a summer analyst at CMR helps prepare you to take on any career path that you ultimately decide to take. Mentorship is a hallmark of CMR.

Desired Qualifications

There is no specific major for this internship, all majors are welcome. No experience is necessary but an ideal candidate will have an interest in pursuing a strategy consulting career. Commitment to excellence is a must.

The most successful analysts are: independent, hardworking, dedicated and confident “self-starters.”

Strong oral Mandarin skills are necessary, written skills are ideal.

The Economist Group

cwslibrary — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:40:03 +0000

The Economist Group owns the Economist and EIU and many other global brands, including Roll Call, CFO, EuroFinance and European Voice Magazines. The Economist Group is a source of analysis on international business and world affairs. It delivers information through a range of formats, from newspaper and magazines to conferences and electronic services.

Internship Description for 2012

The intern will work in the Economist’s small Beijing office on a project related to any of the Economist brands. The intern’s duties can include any of the following: assisting editors with the compilation and production of EIU reports; updating comparative regional data and analysis, researching sources of relevant microeconomic and industry data, conducting research an analysis on specific projects and writing up results.

Desired Qualifications

Applicants should have an interest in economics and should be undertaking undergraduate studies that include economics. Good MS Office skills (Word and Excel) are also important. In addition, applicants should possess very strong writing skills, be extremely detail oriented, and have very good phone manners.

The ideal intern is independent, driven, and able to work with minimal supervision.

Knowledge of Chinese language is a plus, but not required.

Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR)

doripel — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:31:07 +0000

Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR) is a non-governmental, non-profit and non-partisan organization working to improve the human rights situation of the people in North Korea as well as those North Koreans who have fled their country for various reasons. It was founded among human rights activists, intellectuals, and North Korean defectors in 1996. NKHR has been dedicated to improving the dismal human rights situation in North Korea and helping the North Korean refugees in their plight by way of carrying out an international campaign in collaboration with individual human rights advocates, as well as NGOs worldwide. NKHR also assists North Korean defectors in South Korea with their resettlement into a new society. By protecting the human rights of North Koreans, NKHR hopes to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to contribute to the peaceful reunification and integration of North and South Koreas.

Internship Description for 2012
An internship with the NKHR will allow a student to participate in organizing international and domestic events related to the issue of human rights and North Korean refugees. Potential projects include working with NKHR staff and volunteers in assisting with the resettlement of North Korean defectors in South Korea, involvement in volunteer education and training, conducting research on refugees from the North Korea and updating archives, including NKHR quarterly journal and Web site. Other duties may include assisting the staff to organize international campaigns on related issues of human rights and refugees.

Desired Qualifications
Strong written and oral communication skills. All majors welcome, but background in Political Science, Economics, Sociology, or East Asian Studies is helpful. Interest in Human Rights issues. Knowledge of North-South Korea conflict. Knowledge of Korean (written and spoken).

The ideal intern is energetic, a self-starter, an independent worker, and willing to adapt.

Language requirement: knowledge of written and spoken Korean.

Cow House Studios

tashabeg — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:08:40 +0000

Cow House Studios is an art studio located in County Wexford, Ireland. The organization runs an art program for teens in the summer, and a residency for artists in the Fall. Art on the Farm is designed for teens interested in exploring the visual arts and honing their creative skills. The staff is dedicated to providing a safe, fun and encouraging environment focused on fostering the artistic growth of high school students. Whether their interest is drawing, painting, or photography, the multidisciplinary approach

helps to broaden their perspective by providing individual student critiques and exposing students to a variety of approaches.

The backdrop to this experience is a 200-year old family farm nestled at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountains in county Wexford. A productive farm to this day, the 180 acres of land insures an authentic experience in rural living, inspiring the work made at the studios. Students will also have a chance to experience other parts of the country through two organized trips; the first to the capital, Dublin and the second, to the west of Ireland.

Internship Description for 2012

Interns will support the Arts on the Farm program. They will have the opportunity to teach classes, mentor young artists, travel Ireland and see first-hand the workings of a self sustaining artist run studio and residency program. Interns live on-site. The cost of housing, meals, and work-related domestic travel ($1,000 for the duration of the internship) will be deducted from the intern’s payment.

Desired Qualifications

The applicant should have a studio arts background. While an art major is not necessary, the intern should have her own artistic practice, since she will be making her own work in addition to teaching. The program teaches drawing, painting and photography, so experience in one of these mediums is a plus. An interest in teaching is essential, and an open, easygoing personality, and the ability to get along with others, is also important.

Finalists for this internship will be asked to bring a portfolio of 5-10 works to the interview.

Language Requirement: No language requirement

Operation Asha – Wellesley in Cambodia

cwslibrary — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:09:31 +0000

Operation ASHA is a registered nonprofit based in Delhi, India, Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Chicago, IL. Its mission is to eradicate tuberculosis by bringing high quality treatment to the doorsteps of slum dwellers in India and Cambodia. Cambodia is one of 22 high-burden TB countries in the world and the disease is estimated to kill 13,000 Cambodians annually. This death rate is due to Cambodia’s unusually high HIV/TB co-infection. Further, an estimated 40% of TB patients are not being identified or brought in for treatment. Cambodia’s rural villages provided a new test for Operation ASHA’s model. Because of the low population density, community DOTS centers were not the most effective method of bringing TB treatment to Cambodia. In response, OpASHA started training mobile counselors, who could quickly travel from village to village on motorcycles.

Since January 2011, Operation ASHA has hired 11 mobile counselors to provide DOTS treatment and sputum collection. Currently we cover a population of .5 million in the Western Operational District of Phnom Penh. By 2012, we expect to reach 40 centers and approx. 1,000 patients.

Internship Description for 2012

All interns will begin their time with Operation ASHA by visiting treatment centers and viewing all aspects of the functioning of the organization. Based upon her strengths, interests, and qualification the intern will work with her supervisor on one or more of the following areas:

Organizational Development /Communications
• Improve Operation ASHA’s public visibility through various media outlets
• Maintain, update, and improve website
• Learn about organizational strategy for developmental health services
• Develop working knowledge of non-profit finance, including accounting and costing
• Complete office administrative tasks, including drafting and editing documents and grant proposals

Health Services Research
• Analyze health services data and develop current assessment and future trends
• Quantify quality control measures and develop useful reports of patient data (ie. Cost per patient, or the relationship between distance to nearest treatment center and the total number of patients)
• Research potential areas of expansion of health services, including having a diagnostic lab and treating MDR-TB

Medicine/Global Developmental Care
• Work alongside counselors and physicians in slum health centers
• Observe clinical treatment of patients with TB and other ailments
• Conduct detailed quality control checks and develop in-depth understanding of TB DOTS program

Other
• Research of funding and donors
• Assist the development office of Operation ASHA

Desired Qualifications
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Interest in public health and social justice
• Ability to work in challenging conditions
• Flexible
• Resourceful
• Mature
• Independent

Córdoba Acoge

cwslibrary — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:00:26 +0000

Córdoba Acoge is a pro-immigrant activist organization that offers many services to those arriving in the city of Córdoba in the south of Spain. These services range from language teaching to helping provide food, clothing and shelter. One of the areas of greatest focus is offering legal advice and services to immigrants (who must comply with a rather rigorous and confusing series of immigration laws).

Córdoba Acoge (which literally means, Córdoba “welcomes”) has worked with various universities (primarily from Spain) in offering internships that help students train in social services.

Internship Description for 2012
The position would include a significant degree of rotating of duties, from serving as receptionist for clients to assisting in the legal department in facilitating documents.

Please note: this internship is not connected to the Córdoba Program (PRESHCO) through Wellesley’s Spanish Department.

Desired Qualifications
Interest in immigration and social services, strong interpersonal skills, detail orientation. Advanced Spanish skills are fundamental.

Language Requirement: advanced spoken and written Spanish.

ACPACYS (Asociación Cordobesa de Parálisis Cerebral y Otras Afecciones Similares)

cwslibrary — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:35:40 +0000

Asociación cordobesa de parálisis cerebral y otras afecciones similares (ACPACYS) is an NGO in Córdoba, Spain, that offers many services to those affected by cerebral palsy. The larger portion of its clients are children. There is a residential unit of about 35 beds, but most clients are served mainly during the day. For children with cerebral palsy, movement can be easier in a swimming pool or while riding ponies. There are also various therapies that assist improve the lives of those affected. Please note: this internship is not connected to Wellesley College’s study abroad program in Córdoba, Spain (PRESHCO).

Internship Description for 2012
As an intern at ACPACYS, you would be expected to participate in various activities that could range from swimming with children to helping organize a special event for the organization. In the past, students have also assisted in a limited fashion with some physical therapy. Spanish skills are important.

Desired Qualifications
Experience, interest, and comfort in working with people with significant physical disabilities. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Intermediate or advanced-level Spanish important.

Language requirement: strong spoken and written Spanish.

Office of Councilmember Patricia Kernighan, Oakland City Council

cwslibrary — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:32:06 +0000

Oakland is a mid-size California city located on San Francisco Bay. With a population of about 400,000, Oakland is one of the most demographically diverse cities in the nation. Its elected legislative body is the City Council, which sets policy that guides the administrative departments of the City and adopts budgets to fund services provided to its residents, businesses and institutions.

The Council is comprised of seven members each of whom represents a separate geographic district, and one at-large member. Councilmember Patricia Kernighan represents District 2, which is the most demographically diverse of all the districts. Among its various neighborhoods is Chinatown, a large Vietnamese community and other Asian communities.

Councilmembers are supported by a small staff. Their main offices are located in City Hall in downtown Oakland.

Internship Description for 2012

A summer internship is available to a qualified undergraduate student to work approximately 37.5 hours per week under the supervision of the District 2 Chief of Staff. The internship will expose the intern to a wide variety of issues that characterize a Council office’s workload generally and District 2 in particular. Servicing constituents requesting information or assistance in navigating the bureaucracy is a substantial part of the work load of a Council office. Researching subject matter for possible legislation that the Councilmember may introduce is another major activity. Attending community meetings to address community issues involves significant time. The workload of an intern will vary depending on immediate demands on the Councilmember and her agenda.

The selected candidate will be both supervised and mentored by District 2 Chief of Staff Jennie Gerard ’66. Ms. Gerard has been working with Wellesley students interning in the Bay Area for the past 10 years.

Desired Qualifications

Candidates with an interest in elected office and in urban issues are particularly encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will be flexible and willing to shift gears as necessary, and also be well organized and practical. Strong analytical, writing and computer skills are necessary. Ease in interacting with a wide range of constituents is essential.

No language requirement other than English.

Tokyo English Life Line (TELL)

doripel — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:13:05 +0000

Tokyo English Life Line (TELL) is an accredited non-profit organization that has been providing confidential support and western-style counseling to the international and Japanese community for almost 40 years. TELL provides three core services: the Life Line, TELL Counseling, and TELL Children and Families. The TELL Counseling Office Intern provides support primarily to TELL Counseling, TELL Children and Families, and various outreach programs associated with these programs.

TELL Counseling Center is the only professional counseling center in Japan staffed by licensed internationally trained professionals and accredited by the Samaritan Institute. TELL Counseling offers multi-lingual, confidential, face-to-face counseling, employee assistance programs, psychiatric evaluation and medication, professional workshops, and flexible fees depending on ability to pay.

TELL Children and Families provides a team-based approach by internationally trained licensed specialists and offers confidential assessments, counseling, and psychological testing that is multi-cultural and multi-lingual. Fees are flexible. TELL Children and Families Outreach programs include; Child Protection Services, Exceptional Parenting lecture series, School Life Line Awareness Program, Teen Suicide Awareness Program, and professional workshops for youth, parents, and educators.

TELL is located on Minami Aoyama, an 8 min. walk from Omotesando subway station.

Internship Description for 2012
Range of opportunities depending on intern’s abilities. The schedule is flexible.

Counseling Office

Assist with intake of clients seeking therapy
Receptionist for counseling office
Observe clinical staff meetings and case conferences
Learn about Grant writing
Develop Community Resources
Support outreach activities in child protections, exceptional parenting, and others

Life Line and Business Office

Gain experience and learn about the operations of a non-profit organization in the Japanese market through providing assistance with
Business office administration and fund raising activities
Life Line special projects, such as suicide awareness programs
Life Line training activities such as interviews and training material
The maintenance and development of TELL website
Community outreach programs such as school awareness visits

Desired Qualifications
Fluent English, both spoken and written. Spoken Japanese a plus.
Coursework in psychology, social work or related field. Experience working in a related field, either volunteer or paid, a plus.

No language requirement.