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Student Assistant - Global Strategic Ligitation Council for Refugee Rights

The New School
New York City, US
$17 an hour
Full-time

Responsibilities :

The Council seeks a New School student for 10 hours per week to assist with a variety of projects for the Fall & Spring Semester.

There is also a possibility of increased hours and the role being extended into the Summer and the next academic year, subject to performance and funding.

Responsibilities will include : administrative and logistical support for the Council; supporting with training and events;

conducting outreach; writing external communications; helping coordinate the Council’s regional networks; and research into prospective projects, partner organizations and / or funders.

Depending on the interest of the student, they will also have the opportunity to assist with drafting of fundraising applications, conducting legal research, and helping think through the strategy of the Council going forward.

The New School is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and particularly seeks applications from members of underrepresented groups, as well as candidates who share this commitment.

The Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility is strongly committed to equity in the workplace and particularly seeks applications from members of underrepresented groups.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

  • Manage the administrative process of welcoming new members to the Council, including issuing welcome emails, adding them to relevant listservs and sharing key resources.
  • Draft membership communication materials, such as newsletters, membership updates, blogs and event invitations.
  • Assist with outreach to current and prospective members of the Council, including considering innovative and automated processes to make outreach simpler and quicker.
  • Help organize online and in-person regional consultation(s), trainings, and events
  • Support with maintaining and developing the Council’s website and LinkedIn
  • Document maintenance and organization
  • Non-academic research projects as needed, such as supporting the development of a monitoring and evaluation framework to enable the Council to define and measure its success towards achieving its overall mission of advancing refugee and migrant rights.
  • Other duties as assigned and dependent on interests / skills of individual

Hourly rate : $17.00 / hour.

Work Mode : remote, with the option to work in person in the Zolberg Institute offices. Minimum Qualifications : Qualifications :

  • Commitment to refugee and migrants’ rights and the aims of the Council
  • Excellent written and verbal skills
  • Familiar with Mailchimp, Microsoft Office and Google Suite (WordPress also desirable). Proficiency with advanced functions and sheet automation are desirable, but not essential.
  • Detail oriented
  • A proactive approach to problem-solving
  • Strategic thinking and strong organizational / tracking skills
  • Adept at working in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications :

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