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Vol­un­teer Oppor­tu­ni­ties | Pro Bono Opportunities

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Jobs at IJDH

There are cur­rently no posi­tions avail­able at this time.

Jobs at Part­ner Organizations

Fel­low­ships

There are cur­rently no Fel­low­ship posi­tions available 

Intern­ships

Intern­ships with IJDH are unpaid but will pro­vide stu­dents sig­nif­i­cant train­ing and expe­ri­ence. IJDH will also work with stu­dents who elect to obtain aca­d­e­mic credit. Both part-time and full-time intern­ships are avail­able. Part-time interns com­mit to a min­i­mum sched­ule of 15 hrs. per week.

Imme­di­ate Open­ing for Vol­un­teer Coor­di­na­tor Intern (Spring 2012): More About Position(PDF)

This is an unpaid posi­tion but will pro­vide an expe­ri­enced human resources pro­fes­sional with an oppor­tu­nity to donate exper­tise and grow this posi­tion within our orga­ni­za­tion. This posi­tion also offers interns sig­nif­i­cant train­ing in non­profit vol­un­teer coor­di­na­tion. We are able to work with stu­dents to obtain school credit, if available.

An expe­ri­enced vol­un­teer must com­mit to work­ing a min­i­mum of 30 hours/week and may enjoy a flex­i­ble sched­ule and work remotely and in the office for 1–2 days per week.  Interns should plan to work in the office for a min­i­mum of 15 hours/week.  A min­i­mum of 3 months is required with the pos­si­bil­ity of extension.

Imme­di­ate Open­ing for Social Media Intern (Spring 2012): More About Posi­tion (PDF)

The posi­tion is ideal for an under­grad­u­ate or grad­u­ate stu­dent inter­ested in global human rights advo­cacy and non­profit online media. Must be a strong writer and be famil­iar with social media. Strong pref­er­ence for a full-time can­di­date will­ing to com­mit to more than 3 months.

Vol­un­teer Opportunities

“IJDH and BAI are so much more than just lawyers. Real change is more than lawyers act­ing alone. Real change is find­ing lever­age points and think­ing about sys­tems. Real change is com­mu­nity. Real change is hav­ing the peo ple involved in the work. Real change is hap­pen­ing at IJDH and BAI.”

– Colleen McLaugh­lin, IJDH Volunteer

Have some free time over the hol­i­day? Help us raise money this hol­i­day sea­son by sell­ing IJDH/BAI Hol­i­day Dec­o­ra­tions! You can sell them at your place of wor­ship, work, or school! To learn more click here!

Are you look­ing for a way to make a last­ing impact in Haiti? Please con­sider vol­un­teer­ing with IJDH. We are look­ing for vol­un­teers in the fol­low­ing areas:

• Legal help
• Trans­la­tion ser­vices (Eng­lish to French or Cre­ole, French to Eng­lish, Cre­ole to English)
• Mis­cel­la­neous admin­is­tra­tive tasks
• Scanning/organizing doc­u­ments for Free­dom of Infor­ma­tion Act (FOIA) Project
• Grass­roots orga­niz­ing for jus­tice in Haiti
• Vol­un­teer to orga­nize a fundraiser for IJDH (details here)
• Sign up for our Half-Hour for Haiti Action Alerts here
• Join the IJDH Face­book page to stay in touch
• Help spread the word: post about our work on social net­work­ing sites, talk to 2 peo­ple about our work, attend an event
• If you have other skills not men­tioned here, please let us know!

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Pro Bono Opportunities

• Lawyer’ Earth­quake Response Net­work (LERN): IJDH estab­lished LERN — a national net­work of lawyers, law pro­fes­sors and law stu­dents — to form a legal response to the earth­quakes in Haiti based on human rights prin­ci­ples to mit­i­gate Haiti’s vul­ner­a­bil­ity to the next earth­quake, hur­ri­cane or other stress.
• Lawyers’ Com­mit­tee for Jus­tice in Haiti (LCJH): If you are a lawyer and inter­ested in work­ing on pro bono projects pro­mot­ing the rule of law in Haiti and jus­tice for Hait’s poor, con­sider join­ing the LCJH here.

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