Rainforest Agribusinss National Organizing Intern- CA

Organization: Rainforest Action Network

Position Title: Rainforest Agribusiness National Organizing Intern

Location: California

Hours and Compensation: Full time, unpaid

Application Deadline: not listen

Organization Overview

Why intern with RAN?

• Channel your passion into an effective campaign that transforms America’s snack food industry
• Halt the destruction of our planet’s last ancient forests
• Save orangutans from extinction
• Stop the oppression of Indigenous communities and forest peoples
• Empower supporters and activists across the country to take action
• Learn valuable skills – campaign planning, time management, research, grassroots organizing, strategic thinking, and so much more

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) was founded with the belief that a sustainable and just world can and must be created in our lifetime, and that it will take individuals and communities standing together to confront corporate power to get us there. Through education, grassroots organizing and nonviolent direct action, RAN’s campaigns focus on catalyzing market and investment pressure to transform corporate and government policies and behavior in support of forests, the climate and human rights.

In our twenty-seven years of working to support forests and forest peoples, RAN has won major corporate policy changes that have transformed the home building, food product, automobile, oil, paper and banking industries. Through our two program areas, Forests, and Energy and Finance, RAN is currently working to change the policies of the global agribusinesses and pulp and paper industries in order to stop deforestation and the oppression of forest peoples, and is tackling the world’s dirtiest fossil fuels, coal and oil, and the leading banks that make their expansion possible, to address the root causes of climate change. For more information on the nature of the campaign, you can visit www.ran.org and www.theproblemwithpalmoil.org.

Working directly with our Rainforest Agribusiness National Organizer and Palm Oil Campaigner, interns will develop outreach skills by engaging RAN Palm Oil Activists across the nation and mobilizing them to take action. The National Organizing Program aims to break the link between the palm oil in America’s snack foods and rainforest destruction, orangutan extinction and human rights and labor abuses.

Description

As a RAN intern, you not only get to work on a daily basis with experienced campaigners and program staff, but you will also get the opportunity to participate in trainings led by staff such as campaign issue briefings, communications/media skills, and corporate campaigning 101.

RAN’s internships provide “hands-on-learning” about our brand of corporate campaigning for the forests, climate and human rights as well as direct experience working in a non-profit office. Besides learning about the diverse aspects of RAN’s Agribusiness campaign, you will have the opportunity to participate in interdepartmental meetings and campaign planning retreats that will give you insight into RAN as a whole.

Many RAN interns have later obtained employment with RAN and at a wide range of social justice and environmental organizations.

In coalition with Indigenous communities and allies from around the world, RAN uses non-violent direct action, grassroots organizing, education, and strategic communications to challenge corporations to phase out destructive operations, respect human rights, and adopt comprehensive policies that mitigate their contributions to global warming. RAN values diversity, educates staff on issues including privilege and oppression, and integrates these values into all of our work. We are seeking candidates who have a commitment to engage in this process and work with us to create a just, inclusive, and sustainable work environment and world. RAN provides all people with equal employment and volunteer opportunities.

Qualifications

Internship applications will be reviewed for Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter start dates, and each lasts 6 months. A campaign team member supervises each intern closely and leads weekly check-ins to assess priorities and progress as well as regular performance feedback evaluations to ensure the intern is thriving and growing his/her skill base to his/her satisfaction.

We are flexible with intern hours/work schedules. You must be over 18 to intern, but do not need to be a current student.

All internships are unpaid, and interns are responsible for covering their own housing. A travel stipend is provided for each day public transit is used to get to the office.

How to Apply

Please send a resume and cover letter in which you describe a project you have worked on that will help us understand your interest and qualifications. Applications can be emailed to [email protected] (please put National Organizing Intern in the subject line of your email). No phone calls please.