Religions for Peace is pleased to offer a variety of professional development internships throughout the year to currently enrolled students.
Winter/Spring Internships
Summer Internships
Fall Internships
Internship: Programmes Intern, Religions for Peace International Secretariat
Supervisor: Mr. Jimmy Obuya, Deputy Director of Programmes; Global FPCC Coordinator
Duration: 3 months, minimum, to be determined by intern and supervisor
Location: New York City and Hybrid (Must be able to come to the New York City office at least twice a week)
INTRODUCTION
Religions for Peace is where the world’s religions join together to ensure that all people enjoy peace, harmony, and prosperity.
We see the world’s challenges and understand the benefit from an interfaith, innovative, and inclusive response. Our 90 national and 4 regional Interreligious Councils, or “IRCs,” bring together, not only the vast influence and resources of all faith traditions, but also their spiritual commitment to achieve solutions that leave no one behind.
Religions for Peace’s global movement is distinguished by its global leadership, Interreligious Councils, and interfaith women and youth networks which are working at local, national, and regional levels as changemakers. Our leaders respond to challenges – everything from violence and discrimination to environmental degradation – with bold solutions.
Headquartered in New York with United Nations Consultative Status, Religions for Peace has six strategic priorities:
To learn more about these priorities and our commitments, see our 2020-2025 Strategic Plan.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Interns will assist in multiple areas including programs, network coordination and communications. Responsibilities include:
QUALIFICATIONS
BENEFITS
We are pleased to offer our interns a number of benefits:
*All applicants are required to present their own active insurance enrollment.
TO APPLY
Please send a cover letter, resume, list of references, and a writing sample (no more than 1000 words) to jobuya@rfp.org. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications will be accepted until 13 May 2024.
Because we receive a high volume of applications, only candidates who are invited to interview will be contacted. Thank you for your kind understanding.
Position: Secretary General’s Office Internship
Supervisor: Associate Secretary General
Duration: Minimum of 3 months; to be determined by intern and supervisor
Location: New York City and Hybrid (Must be able to come to the New York City office at least twice a week)
INTRODUCTION
Religions for Peace is where religions work together for a peaceful world.
We see the world’s challenges and understand they can benefit from a multi-faith, innovative, and inclusive response. Our 90 national and 6 regional Interreligious Councils, or “IRCs,” bring together, not only the vast influence and resources of all faith traditions, but also their spiritual commitment to achieve solutions that leave no one behind.
We are more than an organisation. For 50 years, Religions for Peace has been a movement changing the world and challenging the status quo through our mutual conviction that religions are more powerful, inspiring, and impactful when they work together.
Headquartered in New York and accredited to the United Nations, Religions for Peace has six strategic priorities:
To learn more about these priorities and our commitments, see our 2020-2025 Strategic Plan.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The intern will assist the Office of the Secretary General to:
QUALIFICATIONS
OUTCOMES
Primary learning outcomes include:
BENEFITS
We are pleased to offer our interns a number of benefits:
*All applicants are required to present their own active insurance enrollment.
TO APPLY
We are not accepting internships for this position at this time.
Because we receive a high volume of applications, only candidates who are invited to interview will be contacted. Thank you for your kind understanding.
Position: Communications Intern
Supervisor: Ms. Sohaa Khan, Media and Communications Specialist
Duration: Minimum of 3 months; to be determined by intern and supervisor. Interns will be expected to work between 15-20 hours per week.
Deadline for Applications: Applications will be accepted for the Fall and Spring school year semesters on a rolling basis.
Location:New York City and Hybrid (Must be able to come to the New York City office at least twice a week)
Religions for Peace is where religions work together for a peaceful world.
We see the world’s challenges and understand they can benefit from a multi-faith, innovative, and inclusive response. Our 90 national and 6 regional Interreligious Councils, or “IRCs,” bring together, not only the vast influence and resources of all faith traditions, but also their spiritual commitment to achieve solutions that leave no one behind.
We are more than an organisation. For 50 years, Religions for Peace has been a movement changing the world and challenging the status quo through our mutual conviction that religions are more powerful, inspiring, and impactful when they work together.
Headquartered in New York and accredited to the United Nations, Religions for Peace has six strategic priorities:
To learn more about these priorities and our commitments, see our 2020-2025 Strategic Plan.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The intern will assist the Development and Communications Department in its coverage of ongoing projects, activities, initiatives. There will be opportunities to assist with ongoing Funding and Development work. The following responsibilities will be completed with the direct involvement and support of the Development and Communications team:
QUALIFICATIONS
BENEFITS
We are pleased to offer our interns a number of benefits:
*All applicants are required to present their own active insurance enrollment.
TO APPLY
Please send a cover letter, resume, list of references, examples of graphic designs, and a writing sample to skhan@rfp.org. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications will be accepted until 13 May 2024.
Because we receive a high volume of applications, only candidates who are invited to interview will be contacted. Thank you for your kind understanding.
Position: Development Intern
Supervisor: Ms. Geetika Chandwani, Development Programme Associate
Duration: Minimum of 3 months; to be determined by intern and supervisor. Interns will be expected to work between 15-20 hours per week.
Deadline for Applications: Applications will be accepted for the Fall and Spring school year semesters on a rolling basis.
Location: New York City and Hybrid (Must be able to come to the New York City office at least twice a week)
Religions for Peace is where religions work together for a peaceful world.
We see the world’s challenges and understand they can benefit from a multi-faith, innovative, and inclusive response. Our 90 national and 6 regional Interreligious Councils, or “IRCs,” bring together, not only the vast influence and resources of all faith traditions, but also their spiritual commitment to achieve solutions that leave no one behind.
We are more than an organisation. For 50 years, Religions for Peace has been a movement changing the world and challenging the status quo through our mutual conviction that religions are more powerful, inspiring, and impactful when they work together.
Headquartered in New York and accredited to the United Nations, Religions for Peace has six strategic priorities:
To learn more about these priorities and our commitments, see our 2020-2025 Strategic Plan.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Development Intern is responsible for assisting the Development and Communications team with effectively creating, planning, and executing fundraising from foundations, corporations, government sources and individual donations. This position works with the Chief Development Officer and Development Programme Associate to implement a strategy to maximize supporter recruitment and ensure long-term donor engagement and income growth.
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS
BENEFITS
We are pleased to offer our interns a number of benefits:
*All applicants are required to present their own active insurance enrollment.
TO APPLY
Please send a cover letter, resume, list of references, and a writing sample to gchandwani@rfp.org. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
We are not accepting internships for this position at this time.
Because we receive a high volume of applications, only candidates who are invited to interview will be contacted. Thank you for your kind understanding.