Most of the jobs listed come as a result of being a part of the NWSA. We do keep full descriptions of the following jobs, if they are available, in the office (208 Bartlett Hall). Anyone interested in seeing full descriptions should either stop by the office or visit the websites listed. Where possible, we've linked as much as we could. For instance, for a position in a university we try to link to the university, the department/program offering the position and/or the position description.

UMass positions and/or non-academic positions are listed first if we are informed of the positions. Please check the following resources for further position openings.

Links: Campus Career Network, Undergraduate Student Jobs, Staff positions, for faculty positions refer to individual departments or the Chronicle of Higher Education.


INTERNSHIPS AND NON-PROFIT JOBS


Feminist Majority Foundation

Undergraduate students who aspire to become leaders in the feminist movement are encouraged to apply for an internship in the Feminist Majority Foundation offices in Washington DC or Los Angeles.

Ms. Foundation

Click on "Our Mission" and you'll see Employment Opportunities. Click there to see current openings.

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

Click on "employment" to see job listings. Great benefits!

UNITE HERE
 A union that represents workers in hotels, casinos, industrial laundries, institutional cafeterias, airport concessions, and apparel manufacturing, distribution, and retail facilities throughout North America. Click see a current list of job opportunities.

The Abortion Rights Fund of Western Mass is seeking an occasional back-up Loan Counselor

Duties are conducted entirely by phone and the work may be done at home. The fund's own cell phone will be used. Duties include screening and doing intakes for women in need of funds for their abortions, assigning funds to women via clinics who call in from around the country, entering data on easy computer program. Stipend provided. Monday-Friday 1-2 hours per day at Loan Councelors convenience. Call Harriet at 413-582-3532.

Northfield Mount Hermon Upward Bound Program has AmeriCorps positions for September 2007 to July 2008

College graduates may apply to work for one or two years with our program through the AmeriCorps program in Greenfield or Holyoke, Massachusetts. Excellent training, benefits, stipends and supports provided.

Please contact the two organizations that operate the AmeriCorps programs and indicate that you are interested in working specifically with the NMH Upward Bound Program.

Youth Serve AmeriCorps
196 Federal Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Phone: (413) 774-7054
Click on the link above for more information.

New England Learning Center for Women in Transition-Job Position

Relief staff as needed to fill in for staff vacations, illness, etc.

Duties and Responsibilities:-Carry a beeper and cell phone and respond to calls from participating DVIP police departments.
-Provide support, safety planning, referrals and follow-up assistance for victims of domestic violence in accordance with safety procedures outlined in the DVIP Police/Advocate Protocol.
-Assist women in obtaining emergency restraining orders in collaboration with police.
-Work cooperatively with police in providing assistance to victims of abuse.
-Provide follow-up with courts and police as needed.
-Attend quarterly partnership meetings with police and quarterly group supervision meetings.
-Complete an Information Sheet for each call and any other necessary paper work.

Shifts include:Weekday overnights, Monday through Friday, 8 p.m. - 7 a.m. 24 hour coverage on weekends and Monday holidays.

Rate of pay:Friday overnight, Saturday, and Sunday shifts, 8 p.m.-7 a.m. and 7 a.m.-8 p.m.: $24.38 per shift Weekday overnights, 8 p.m.-7 a.m.: $19.48 per shift Hourly rate for emergency calls: $14.75 per hour

Qualifications:-MA State Drivers License.
-Reliable vehicle to respond to emergency calls.
-Knowledge of and sensitivity to issues of domestic violence.
-Direct service experience.
-Must be within approximately 30 minute drive to all points in Franklin County and Athol.
-Commitment to ending violence against women and children.
-Ability to model and uphold appropriate boundaries in work with clients, co-workers, supervisor, and community.
-A commitment to social change through active participation in working towards ending racism, classism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, ableism, and all oppressions.
-Willingness to learn about and actively use multi-cultural awareness and understanding in daily work.
-Willingness to gain understanding of issues of oppression, battering, and sexual assault.

Please send letter of interest and resume by email to info@nelcwit.org, with "DVIP Relief Hiring Committee" in subject line, or by mail to:

DVIP Relief Hiring Committee, NELCWIT
PO Box 520
Greenfield, MA 01302


New England Learning Center for Women in Transition-Domestic Violence Intervention Project Advocate

Duties and Responsibilities:-Carry a beeper and cell phone and respond to calls from participating DVIP police departments.
-Provide support, safety planning, referrals and follow-up assistance for victims of domestic violence in accordance with safety procedures outlined in the DVIP Police/Advocate Protocol.-Assist women in obtaining emergency restraining orders in collaboration with police.-Work cooperatively with police in providing assistance to victims of abuse.
-Provide follow-up with courts and police as needed.
-Attend quarterly partnership meetings with police and quarterly group supervision meetings.
-Complete an Information Sheet for each call and any other necessary paper work.

Approximately 8 shifts per month.Weekday overnights, Monday through Friday, 8 p.m. - 7 a.m. 24 hour coverage on weekends and Monday holidays.

Rate of pay:Friday overnight, Saturday, and Sunday shifts, 8 p.m.-7 a.m. and 7 a.m.-8 p.m.: $24.38 per shift Weekday overnights, 8 p.m.-7 a.m.: $19.48 per shift Hourly rate for emergency calls: $14.75 per hour

Qualifications: -MA State Drivers License.
-Reliable vehicle to respond to emergency calls.
-Knowledge of and sensitivity to issues of domestic violence.
-Direct service experience.
-Must be within approximately 30 minute drive to all points in Franklin County and Athol.
-Commitment to ending violence against women and children.
-Ability to model and uphold appropriate boundaries in work with clients, co-workers, supervisor, and community.
-A commitment to social change through active participation in working towards ending racism, classism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, ableism, and all oppressions.
Willingness to learn about and actively use multi-cultural awareness and understanding in daily work. Willingness to gain understanding of issues of oppression, battering, and sexual assault.
Please send letter of interest and resume by email to info@nelcwit.org, with "DVIP Hiring Committee" in subject line, or by mail to:

DVIP Hiring Committee, NELCWIT
PO Box 520
Greenfield, MA 01302.

Executive Director-Center for New Words-Cambridge, MA

Qualifications:The ideal candidate will be a seasoned professional with a proven track record of three to five years successfully leading/managing a nonprofit or business of similar size, complexity, and trajectory; or an up-and-comer with innate sense of good program management and three or more years of direct experience doing comparable work.

The Executive Director will be an innovative and strategic thinker who ca nurture current CNW strengths and successes while identifying and capitalizing on new opportunities.

The Executive Director must also possess a high degree of political acumen and be an experienced and strategic collaborator in developing, evaluating, and delivering innovative, meaningful programs; demonstrated passion and respect for feminisms role in the public conversation, and an equal passion for the power of progressive and marginalized women's words, ideas, writings, and opinions.

Humor, curiosity, energy, compassion and the ability to motivate others to achieve their personal best are essential.

A longer, more detailed position description may be found at http://www.nonprofitprofessionals.com/searches/cnw-ed.htm

Funding Opportunity for Women Pursuing Non-Doctoral Level Graduate Education

The Women's Leadership Scholarship (WLS) (formerly the Native Leadership Scholarship) program creates educational opportunities for women who are grassroots leaders, organizers and activists from the Global South and/or from indigenous groups. WLS invests in women's leadership by supporting non-doctoral graduate education in human rights, sustainable development, and public health. Pre-applications for the 2008-09 academic year are due March 14, 2008. For more information please visit www.nativeleaders.org (in English, Spanish and French), where you will find a more complete description of the Scholarship guidelines and eligibility requirements. Please distribute this message widely.

Eligible candidates include women leaders from the Global South and/or from indigenous groups who also meet all the following criteria:

1. They are committed to grassroots organizing and the needs of their communities or indigenous group.
2. They have proof of a bachelor's or a higher degree.
3. They have at least three years of work experience dealing with critical human rights concerns, and other social, educational, environmental, health or economic conditions that negatively affect their communities.
4. They have been accepted into a non-doctoral graduate program at an accredited university for full-time study/research related to their work experience in human rights, sustainable development, and/or public health.
5. They can show evidence of financial need for educational support.
6. They intend to return to their home countries to work, utilizing training and research acquired in the study program.

Scholarships

The WLS Selection Committee awards four to eight scholarships per year, up to US $25,000 per academic year for a maximum of two years. The awards help the recipients meet the costs of tuition, fees, books, educational supplies, housing, maintenance, and travel to and from the home country and the educational institution. WLS awards are paid directly to the institution in a student's account. For foreign women intending to study at U.S. universities, WLS funding for expenses other than tuition and books is subject to a 14% U.S. tax.

Location of Study

Candidates may use WLS funding for non-doctoral graduate study at accredited institutions worldwide. WLS is committed to strengthening research institutions in the Global South. As such, WLS encourages students to study in their home country or region provided that the educational institution is fully accredited for higher education.

We are also aware that the WLS application submission timeline poses difficulties for some applicants from the Global South due to differing academic calendars. Unfortunately, since we and our volunteer committee are small, we cannot currently offer more than one application cycle. At present, we encourage those students from the Global South who face a different academic calendar to apply during the first year/semester of their studies in order to finance the remainder of their studies.



*******FOR GRADUATING SENIORS*******

Are you interested in a job fighting global warming or promoting gay & lesbian civil rights? Here's your chance! We have job openings starting in August 2008!

We at the Fund for Public Interest Research (aka "the Fund") are hiring smart, passionate students to help run our offices across the country next year, working on behalf of leading progressive organizations including the Sierra Club, the State Environment Groups (e.g. Environment Massachusetts), and Human Rights Campaign.

We're conducting an info session and interviews at U MASS Amherst on March 11th and 12th.

Here's the scoop:
WHAT: Info Session & Interviews w/ the Fund for Public Interest Research
WHEN: March 11th Information Session (for details contact kurquiza@ffpir.org or pmansperger@ffpir.org)
HOW: Sign up for interviews by emailing kurquiza@ffpir.org or contacting the career office.

If you want to learn more, check out www.fundcareers.org and/or contact me, Kristin Urquiza at kurquiza@ffpir.org for more information.

Kristin Urquiza
Regional Director,
The Fund for Public Interest Research
PO Box 120-271
Boston, MA 02112
617-747-4368
kurquiza@ffpir.org
www.fundcareers.org

Administrative Assistant

Salary: Salary commensurate with experience
Education: No requirement
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, 01002, United States
Posted by: Verite, Inc.
Job Category: Administration, Clerical & Data-entry
Language(s): English, French
Job posted on: March 24, 2008
Area of Focus: Economic Development, Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Women's Issues
Type: Full time
Last day to apply: May 23, 2008
Last updated: March 26, 2008


Description:
Non-profit Amherst organization seeks full time Administrative Assistant for logistical coordination,data input, communication and general office support. Must have excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks, excellent written and oral communication skills and proficiency in MS Office.French language skills preferred but not required. Salary commensurate with experience.


About Verite:
Verite ensures that people worldwide work under healthy, safe, fair and legal conditions and provides solutions to labor abuses worldwide through innovative corporate social responsibility. Verite works in over 60 countries to empower companies, factories, NGOs, governments, and workers to create sustainable workplace practices in the factories and communitieswhere our consumer goods are made.

In 2007 Verite was awarded one of ten Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship and named a Social Capitalist Award winner by Fast Company magazine/Monitor Group, having been recognized as one of the top organizations able to "translate their vision into action, and meet the harsh market standards of performance and accountability." For more information visit www.verite.org.

How to Apply:
To apply please email resume and cover letter describing administrative experience to verite@verite.org with the subject line "Administrative Assistant". No phone calls, please.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Verite is located at in the Five College area of the pioneer valley, 1.3 miles from Amherst center on the PVTA busline.

44 Belchertown Rd.
Amherst MA 01002
USA

Permalink: http://www.idealist.org/en/job/271260-152

Progressive Presidential Election Campaign Job Opportunities

Americans are hungry for change and energized by politics like never before, and now is the time to convert that energy into concrete results. We must expand our majorities in Congress and win back the White House if we want to combat global warming, increase access to higher education, provide healthcare for all Americans, end corruption in Washington, and change course in Iraq. We also need to build people-powered organizations that will keep our elected leaders focused on solving these important problems in years to come.

Grassroots Campaigns is running a state-of-the-art voter mobilization effort in 2008 to take back the White House, expand majorities in the Senate and Congress, and work to erase the Bush legacy. Our current clients include MoveOn.org Political Action, the ACLU and the National Democratic Party.

We are hiring graduating seniors with leadership experience for paid election campaign positions nationwide. Not a Senior? Summer jobs available across the country. Sarah (888)999-8852 to apply. And check out www.bringchange2008.org to find out more information.

We are looking for passionate, dedicated, responsible people who are willing to work hard to achieve positive change. We need goal-oriented, results-driven candidates with leadership ability, good communication skills, and a strong commitment to social change. Candidates need to be strategic, team players, able to work with and motivate a wide range of people, and able to tell a compelling story. Prior political field work is not a requirement; we provide apprenticeship and experience to strong entry-level candidates who are looking for a way to start making a difference through grassroots politics. However, relevant experience is an asset and may qualify applicants for additional leadership responsibility.

To Apply:
Dan Pomeroy
dpomeroy@grassrootscampaigns.com
860-803-1236
WEBSITE: http://www.grassrootscampaigns.com

Boston Public Health Commission Office of Intergovernmental Relations & Public Health Advocacy
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The Boston Public Health Commission acts as the health department for the City of Boston. Our mission is to preserve, promote, and protect the health of all Boston residents, particularly the most vulnerable. We provide a wide range of prevention, early intervention, and treatment programs and services. The top priority of the Commission is the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in health, and we aim to align our activities to accomplish this goal.

The Commission’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations & Public Health Advocacy (IGR-PHA) seeks to promote a strong, effective advocacy voice and presence for public health policy at all levels of government, and to accomplish BPHC strategies for good health and health equity through laws and regulations. We believe that staff, clients, and community members should have the skills and opportunities to participate meaningfully in the policymaking process and work for policy changes that benefit the health of Boston residents, especially the most vulnerable.

This internship will provide a student or other individual an opportunity to learn about the policy making process in Massachusetts, participate in multiple advocacy campaigns aimed at changing public policy, and contribute to the design and implementation of education and leadership development opportunities for Commission staff, clients, and partners.


Responsibilities:

*Work closely with the Director of IGR-PHA and Policy & Planning Coordinator on priority state legislative and budget campaigns, which may include violence prevention, access to healthy food, funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment, CORI reform, eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities, and improving healthcare access, among others.     -Maintain relationships with elected officials and their staff, including assisting with scheduling and coordinating meetings, maintaining strong communication with legislative offices, participating in legislative visits, etc.;
    -Participate in allied advocacy coalitions to represent BPHC priorities, gain information, and further goals of coalition;
    -Research and analyze current and proposed policies in Massachusetts and in other states;
    -Create outreach materials such as fact sheets, flyers, letters, etc.;
  -Maintain strong communication with BPHC programs, provide support to program-specific policy priorities, and encourage action from program staff.
*Assist with planning and coordination of advocacy skills trainings for Commission staff, clients, and partners.
    -Help to develop effective trainings and materials;
    -Maintain and strengthen collaboration with programs;
    -Direct training logistics (scheduling, room reservations, communications, etc.).
*Provide research and tracking assistance to BPHC work on Healthcare Reform, including coordinating monthly internal meetings.
*Co-lead voter education project leading up to 2008 elections.
*Help maintain legislative database to track contact information and communications with legislators and their staff.
*Provide assistance on BPHC federal legislative priorities, as necessary, including research, writing, and coordination with allies.
*Participate in weekly IGR-PHA meetings and biweekly Policy & Planning Team meetings.
*Provide limited administrative support.


Qualifications:

*Passion for justice and belief in the power of popular participation to bring about change.
*Commitment to eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities and undoing racism.
*Understanding of public health philosophies of prevention, community engagement, and harm reduction.
*Ability to work appropriately with a variety of people, including grassroots activists, front line service staff, program and organizational directors, and public officials.
*Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, and interpersonal.
*Excellent organizational skills: prioritization, managing multiple projects, working in a fast-paced environment.
*Experience with the legislative process, community organizing, community education, facilitation, or public speaking a plus.
    **People of color and Boston residents encouraged to apply.

Compensation:

$15.00/hour - graduate students
$12.50/hour - undergraduate students


Duration:

Start date: between May 15 - June 1, 2008.
End date: between August 31 - December 31, 2008.

Hours:

20-40 hours/week.

To Apply:

Email resume and cover letter to Maddie Ribble: mribble@bphc.org.
Please include preferred duration and hours/week.

Program Officer Abortion Access Project, Inc.
Cambridge, MA

The Abortion Access Project (AAP) seeks a creative, enthusiastic and skilled individual to ensure the smooth functioning of planned program activities to improve access to abortion for low-income women and other underserved populations in targeted areas of the U.S. As Program Officer, this individual will work independently and with AAP leadership and staff to coordinate and provide logistical support to AAP’s Low Income Access and Least Access States Initiatives, and other projects as requested. This is a dynamic position with significant opportunity for increasing leadership in concurrence with program growth. AAP is a nonprofit organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 1992 by activists and health professionals concerned about the declining numbers of abortion providers. Our mission is to ensure access to safe abortion for all women in the U.S. To this end, AAP looks for gaps in abortion access that no one else is addressing and seeks to create and support innovative responses to these gaps. Our current priority is to increase the participation of a wide range of health care providers in providing and connecting women to safe abortion care, particularly in rural and low-income areas. As one example, AAP was a pioneer in efforts to increase the involvement of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse-midwives (collectively defined as advanced practice clinicians or APCs) as direct providers of abortion care. This multidisciplinary collaborative project has resulted in improved access for thousands of women by training, advocating for and supporting APCs as abortion providers. AAP emphasizes work with local partners to achieve locally-driven, locally-relevant goals and connect this work to national organizations also interested in expanding access. In addition to our home office staff, AAP employs a team of field consultants to coordinate state-level project activity in multiple states across the U.S and partners with national and state-based organizations to develop and implement project activities.

Description

Working closely with the Executive Director, the Program Officer will serve as the lead staff for AAP’s Low Income Access and Rural Abortion Provider Initiatives. The Program Officer will also provide logistical and programmatic support to Least Access States Initiative and will provide related support to other AAP projects as requested, as a core part of AAP’s small and dynamic team.
The Program Officer is a full-time, Cambridge/Boston-based position.

Responsibilities include:

* Work with project directors and staff to assess needs, opportunities and current activities relating to the delivery of abortion care to underserved populations
* Coordinate the development of resources, materials, technical assistance and training for advocates and health care providers relating to designated programs
* Organize and convene stakeholders and collaborating organizations, including but not limited to coordinating the Misoprostol Alone Working Group and networking colleagues interested in integrating early abortion into community health settings that serve low-income women
* Collect and report program data on designated projects, to measure progress and inform strategy
* Work with staff and field consultants to identify and pursue opportunities for program activity in the field
* Participate in quarterly assessment and yearly planning in designated project areas; make recommendations to senior management about new opportunities
* Identify and suggest new opportunities and collaborative partnerships
* Perform additional team responsibilities including but not limited to:
* Assist with the identification and development of resources to support program growth. Participate in writing grants, grant reporting, meeting with potential and current funders, as requested.
* Collaborate with AAP project directors and staff to ensure coordination of program work. Attend regular staff meetings.
* Participate in fundraising, visibility events, Board meetings and other program activities as requested.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this position is a creative, highly motivated and well-organized self-starter who brings energy, vision and a sense of humor to all facets of the job, and who can effectively coordinate diverse programming in a flexible, innovative and results-oriented environment.

* College degree required
* 3+ years professional experience in reproductive rights/health
* Experience participating in strategic program planning processes
* Experience working in low-income and/or rural communities
* Proven ability to independently and effectively coordinate project activities. Experience delivering and/or developing educational resources and opportunities to professionals, preferred
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Commitment to AAP's core mission, values and programs.
* Familiarity with a non-profit environment and comfort with and commitment to being part of a small team of dedicated staff.

To apply, send resume, three professional references and cover letter that must include salary requirements to the Abortion Access Project via email to mk@abortionaccess.org. Please indicate 'Program Officer' in the subject line of the email. In an effort to reduce the use of paper, mailed applications will not be accepted. No phone calls, please.

Salary is based on experience and qualifications. AAP offers a competitive compensation package and is committed to staff development. We value diversity and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Deadline for applications: May 30, 2008

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