Internship Opportunity: Communications Assistant at International Coalition of Sites of Conscience
Communications Assistant
Position Description
The Communications Assistant plays a vital role in all the Coalition’s communications efforts, including marketing, social media and public relations. While he or she assists in the Coalition’s general communications plans, a significant portion of the Communication Assistant’s workload is dedicated to supporting the Coalition’s Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation (GIJTR) – a Consortium of nine organizations that together serve as a new mechanism to respond in a multi-disciplinary and integrated manner to the transitional justice needs of societies emerging from conflict or periods of authoritarian rule.
The Communications Assistant is based in the Coalition’s New York City office and reports to the Communications Director, who is responsible for raising the profile of the Coalition among key audiences by developing, implementing and managing short- and long-range communications plans to reach and sustain core audiences essential to the growth of the Coalition.