Advocacy and Research Internship – Food Program

The advocacy and research - food program intern will work directly with the food team to challenge factory farms and other industrialized agriculture, and promote local, sustainable food systems.  Additionally, the intern will work closely with the grassroots organizing team on our 2009 Child Nutrition Reauthorization campaign.

Responsibilities

• Assist in campaign organizing including, national and local outreach to activists and volunteers, coalition building, media work, and legislative strategy.

• Building strategic coalitions with religious groups, labor groups, elected officials, citizen activists, businesses and students

• Researching emerging issues to help our team craft reports, briefing papers, and articles for the general public, media, NGOs, elected officials and government agencies

• Coordinating campaign events to engage citizens and pressure targets

• Assisting in media outreach to educate millions of people

• Producing printed and online materials such as action alerts, newsletters, and activist guides

• Assisting researchers with data collection, synthesis, and analysis

• Maintain strong records of work and assist with database development

• Hold regular office hours and participate in weekly meetings with Food team

Requirements

Strong interest in Food & Water Watch issues and commitment to social change. Strong verbal and written communication and time management skills. Desire to develop campaign organizing skills. Experience in academic and corporate research is a plus, as is a background in any of the following: environmental science and policy, agriculture and natural resources management, food and nutrition, economics, political science, federal policy, Geographic Information Systems, computer database management.

To apply, e-mail cover letter, resume, and writing sample to internships(at)fwwatch(dot)org