National Hispana Leadership Institute Communications Intern

Organization National Hispana Leadership Institute	Date January 4, 2010
Position Title Communications Intern	Location Arlington, VA

About the National Hispana Leadership Institute

The National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI), a national 501 (c) 3 organization based in Washington DC, was established in 1987 to address the underrepresentation of Latinas in the corporate, nonprofit and political arenas. NHLI’s mission is to develop Hispanas as ethical leaders through training, professional development, relationship building and community activism. NHLI is the only national organization providing executive leadership programs for Latinas in the U.S. NHLI’s programs have been recognized with several national leadership awards, and receive wide media and community attention.

Position Description: The National Hispana Leadership Institute the nation’s premier leadership development organization for Latinas, is seeking a part-time (20 hours) Communications Intern looking for a credit only internship or volunteering opportunity to start immediately until end of Spring semester or beyond if desired. The communications intern has the unique opportunity to work in and affect all major programmatic areas of the organization. The intern will work in close partnership with NHLI staff responsible for: leadership programs and conferences development; communications, media, and fundraising efforts. The communications intern will be able to take an active program role in new online initiatives. The communications intern has direct working access to NHLI’s President, who has mentored and supervised numerous leaders from across the nation. In addition, NHLI’s interns are exposed to networking, shadowing, and mentoring opportunities with national leaders, and receive ongoing professional development training from staff.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Conduct research to support communications and program work (i.e. Hispanic demographic, leadership models, etc)
• Write media, website and program materials as assigned, including newsletter and website articles, etc.
• Conduct interviews with NHLI’s leaders for a special online project;
• Help coordinate NHLI’s online training series;
• Assist with fielding media requests, conduct media monitoring, and provide network database management;
• Conduct media and community outreach to promote NHLI events and campaigns;
• Help coordinate NHLI’s social media outreach
• Other tasks as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications:

• Students pursuing the following studies or interested in these fields: English, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, Organizational Development, Leadership and Management, Fundraising, or professionals looking for volunteering opportunities in these fields, may apply;
• Excellent communication, analytical, interpersonal, writing, and research skills;
• Demonstrated passion for leadership development and advancing communities of color;

• Dependable, motivated, innovative, flexible, and able to function in a fast-paced deadline driven work environment; Highly organized and detail oriented;
• Spanish language skills a plus.

This internship involves a range of tasks; some are administrative. The intern’s supervisor will work to make tasks and projects during the semester align, as much as possible, with the intern’s expressed interests. NHLI’s internships opportunities provide well rounded hands-on experience and valuable professional skills. As part of the internship experience, interns attend NHLI events and others as appropriate and are paired up with at least 2 networking and shadowing opportunities with NHLI alumnae and other leaders. A metro stipend is provided.

To apply, e-mail or fax cover letter, resume, and a one-page writing sample to:

Cheryl Aguilar

Communications & Online Marketing Manager

1601 N. Kent Street; Suite 803

Arlington, VA 22209

Cheryl@nhli.org; 703-527-6009 (fax)

For questions about internship opportunity, please call Cheryl Aguilar at 703-527-6007 or send an email to Cheryl@nhli.org.

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Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
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Thank you for your help.

Denise Pernick

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Líderes Initiative

http://lideres.nclr.org/

(202) 785-1670 ext. 720