Namati: Innovations in Legal Empowerment Summer Internship

Namati: Innovations in Legal Empowerment

Summer 2013 Internship

Washington, DC

About Namati

Namati empowers people to take part in the decisions – and hold accountable the institutions – that affect their lives.

Namati develops, implements, and evaluates models for delivering quality legal aid at scale, for
protecting community land rights, for closing the enforcement gap in environmental law, for
fulfilling the right to citizenship, and for ensuring that essential services like healthcare and water are accountable to local communities.

Namati also convenes a community of practitioners from governments and civil society in every
region of the world. Network members share tools and resources, and collaborate to build a
stronger global movement.

Namati draws on learning from both our own experience and from that of the wider network to
advocate for reforms to policies and institutions and to encourage greater, smarter investment in
legal empowerment.

For more information about Namati, visit: www.namati.org.

About the position

Namati is looking for a dynamic, self-starting intern to join our team for summer 2013. The purpose of the internship is to provide practical, hands-on experience in support of Namati’s legal empowerment programming.  This internship is a unique opportunity to join a growing team in an exciting start-up organization.

In addition to assisting with the day-to-day tasks at Namati’s Washington, DC office, the intern is expected to undertake an independent research project for the duration of the internship.  Namati staff must approve the project and will provide strategic guidance as necessary.  Duties and responsibilities may include:

• Website and Social Media:
• Researching news and trends in legal empowerment to curate content for our website.
• Updating social media channels and helping to grow Namati’s social media presence.
• Evaluating legal empowerment tools and resources to grow the Tools Database on the Global Legal Empowerment Network.
• Helping to increase membership base of Global Legal Empowerment Network in order to strengthen the global community of practice.
  
  
• Programmatic support
• Organize and participate in events, including roundtables and lectures by legal empowerment experts in the Washington, DC area.
• Draft/edit routine correspondence and memoranda.
• Provide administrative support, including helping to organize logistics of calls, meetings, and workshops; responding to requests from the general public; faxing, photocopying, and generally assisting in program administration.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  
• Research and Writing
• Assist Research and Program Associate with small assignments in support of memoranda and long-term research assignments.
  
  

Qualifications and Requirements

• Education/Experience
• Rising undergraduate junior or senior.
• Demonstrated interest and passion for social justice, rule of law, human rights, and/or development.
• Experience in developing nation(s) a plus.

• Skills
• A “problem-solver” - highly motivated, self-directed, capable of identifying needs and taking productive action; able to take personal initiative and follow tasks through to their successful completion.
• Flexible, adaptive, willing to work simultaneously on a wide range of tasks, able to thoughtfully prioritize.
• Strong organizational skills, especially attention to detail and quality control.
• Technologically savvy; social media experience a plus.

Schedule: The intern will be expected to hold a part-time schedule at 20-30 hours/week for 3 months. The intern will be responsible for arranging to receive course credit at their school, if applicable.  Namati will work with candidates to provide documentation for independent fundraising, as need arises.

The intern is expected to start on or around June 3, 2013, though this is negotiable on a case-by-case basis.

Compensation: The intern will be reimbursed on a monthly basis for transportation costs incurred.

To Apply: Please email resume (please include your GPA), writing sample and cover letter to: employment@namati.org before April 15, 2013. In your email, please identify where you saw the job posting.

No phone calls, please. Namati is an Equal Opportunity Employer.