Portland Central America Solidarity Committee (PCASC)

Paid Internship Position - Open

Summary: Founded in 1979, the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee educates and mobilizes community members, workers and students around struggles for human rights and social justice throughout the Americas. The Internship position will advance PCASC’s mission through developing the leadership capacity of volunteers, supporting the work of sub-committees, maintaining a diverse board, and coordinating program planning. This position is responsible for coordinating PCASC social media and other communications and plays a supporting role in ensuring the financial sustainability of PCASC through fundraising.

Status:

10-20 hours per week
Flexible scheduling daily, weekly, monthly
Reports to the Board of Directors

Compensation:

$25 per hour DOE

Responsibilities:

-General:

Meet regularly with the Board of Directors to coordinate shared duties, develop work plans, and provide feedback and accountability.
Work to fulfill program plans and strategic plans developed by the membership and board at planning retreats
Attend and help coordinate bi-weekly board meetings and report on fulfillment of programming goals
Attend quarterly trainings provided by granter.

-Organizing:

Build a base of student members by connecting with specific departments and organizations of local universities that align with PCASC’s mission. Explore opportunities for internships through university programing and through individual student interest
Meet with community organizations historically tied to PCASC, and newer ones, to collaborate on work related to support and solidarity with struggles in Latin America.
Conduct community outreach and programming in the form of events and activities such as speaking events, podcast, film screenings, fundraisers, book reviews etc
Coordinate and direct bi-monthly meetings with volunteer and member base including agenda development, outreach to committee members, and facilitation as necessary
Establish clear processes for managing and supporting volunteers and members through leadership development
Oversee and coordinate the program work of PCASC's volunteer-led committees.

-Organizational Development:

Work with board to establish financial processes and ensure contract compliance for 501(c)3
Work with board to establish clear HR policies for staff, volunteer, and member support and development
Information sharing - Monthly updates on PCASC and current events in Latin America to the community via newsletter, social media, PCASC website

Qualifications:

Agreement with the goals and objectives of PCASC’s mission and core values
A passion and dedication to solidarity with communities of Latin American liberation movements
Self-motivated, well-organized, with strong leadership qualities and the ability to work efficiently under minimal supervision
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience with grassroots community, political or labor organizing
Experience with DEI and working with diverse communities
Training or experience with anti-racism and anti-oppression work
Experience with volunteer outreach, recruitment, and coordination, as well as strong visioning skills for the long-term health of PCASC
Conversational in English. Conversational in Spanish. Spanish fluency preferred
Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends
A one-year commitment to the organization

-Preferred:

Knowledge of and experience with social, political, cultural issues of Latin America, immigrant rights, anti-corporate globalization work, &/or free trade agreements
Computer literacy - WordPress, Google applications, social media, database management
Understanding of the US organized labor movement

PCASC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, veteran status or any other status protected under applicable local, state or federal nondiscrimination law. All applicants will be given equal opportunity and selection decisions are based on job related factors. Any person needing reasonable accommodation in the application process should so indicate.

To apply for this position, applicants should submit (1) a Cover Letter (2) Resume (3) 3 references.

Please send all documents to coreteam@pcasc.net

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