Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights

Volunteer Application Form

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for the Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights. We very much appreciate your interest in the Consortium’s work. Volunteers and interns are central to our ability to accomplish our goals, and we are grateful for your enthusiasm, your skills, and your generous offer of assistance.

Please help us to determine how to make the best use your skills as a volunteer or intern by sending a cover letter, your resume and this form to: . Thank you!

First Name: ______Last Name:______

Address: ______

City: ______State: ______Zip Code: ______

Home #: (_____)______Work #: ______ext.______

Cell#: (_____) ______Email: ______

How did you find out about the Boston Consortium?

Word-of-mouthInternship listings on Idealist.org

 Work place or school  Special Event

Visiting our website Other ______

What best describes your current situation?

 Employed Graduate studentUndergraduate  Retired Other

Do you speak any languages in addition to English? If yes, which one(s)?

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During fall and spring semesters, both part-time (15-20 hours/week) and fulltime internships (35-40 hours/week) are available, though strong preference is given to applicants able to work for two semesters and/or make a full-time commitment.

In the summer, internships are generally full-time; ideally, interns should be able to commit at least two and a half months to this position, and end their internships no earlier than August 15th. Later end dates are preferred.

Based on this information lease tell us about your availability:

Start date: (mm/dd/yy) ______End date: (mm/dd/yy) ______

Hours per week:______

For purposes of our own preparation, we like to know in advance whether applicants will require our assistance in acquiring a visa. If this is the case, please indicate below.

Will need our assistance acquiring a visa: 

Please select your level of skill or experience in the following areas:

None Basic Intermediate Advanced

Website Data Entry

Website Development

Interview Coding 

Bookkeeping

Microsoft Office Suite

Other: (please specify): ______

The Consortium relies on the work of interns as integral to our core functioning. The internship is structured, but there is considerable flexibility according to the wants, needs and qualifications of each individual intern. We’d like to get an idea of what skills and capacities you may bring to an internship with us. Please indicate and briefly comment on your experience and skills in any of the following areas: academic research, administration, development/fundraising, grant and proposal writing, editing, publication design, graphic design, event planning, report writing, networking, social media (for a professional organization), staff supervision, and information technology.

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What are the goals you have for an internship with the Consortium – i.e., what skills/ capacities/knowledge are you hoping to develop?

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Is there anything else that you would like to tell us about your skills/experience/interests?

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Thank you again for your interest in working with

the Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights!

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