Project Interchange is looking for an intern over Winter Break (3-4 weeks) and an intern over Spring semester.

The internship:

Project Interchange, a non-profit institute of the American Jewish Committee, develops and conducts educational seminars in Israel for current and emerging United States and international leaders. Participants include parliamentarians, state officials, civic and business leaders, print and broadcast media, ethnic and religious leaders, university presidents and student leaders, and counter-terrorism and law enforcement experts.

Since 1982, Project Interchange (PI) has equipped over 5,000 seminar participants from more than 60 countries with a balanced foundation for understanding Israel’s history, society, politics, and national strategic objectives. PI seminars are highly interactive and promote dialogue on a wide array of complex issues. Project Interchange seminars include orientation and alumni sessions, and follow-up.

Project Interchange’s International Programs department is looking for an intern who will assume the following responsibilities:

• Assist in researching, creating, and transmitting the PI alumni newsletter and regular program updates to alumni;
• help research and develop pre-departure packets for each seminar, ie Israeli and Middle Eastern current events, Israeli foreign relations;
• help organize post-seminar foundation reports and events for seminar alumni;
• update and maintain alumni database;
• perform research about Israel’s international relations;
• support communication with seminar participants from around the world;
• provide administrative and organizational support, including data collection and production of seminar reports.

Qualifications:

Candidates should:

• be detail-oriented and well-organized;
• be able to work independently on long-term projects;
• demonstrate stellar written and oral communication skills;
• be able to work individually and be self-motivating;
• be culturally sensitive (experience living or studying outside the US, and/or foreign language ability are a plus);
• have a professional demeanor, positive attitude, and strong work ethic.

The successful intern will complete assigned detailed tasks and equally have the opportunity to conceive, design, and implement his/her own ideas that would contribute to PI’s mission.

Please send cover letter and resume to Miriam Ganem-Rosen, assistant director of international programs, at ganemrosenm@projectinterchange.org.