Career and Volunteer Opportunities

Development Volunteer  |  Fall & Spring Internships

Development Volunteer

Position:

The Jewish Women's Archive seeks a Development Department volunteer, 8 – 16 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Help the Development Department produce donor profiles and mailings.
• Conduct foundation research.
• Assist with other aspects of Department administration.

Qualifications:

Familiarity with development software (Donor Perfect or Raiser's Edge) a plus; excellent Excel/Word skills essential. This position involves a high degree of confidentiality and references are required.

We are conveniently located in Brookline, accessible by the MBTA Green Line and buses.

Application process:

To apply, please submit a resume and references (no phone calls please) to:

Jobs

Jewish Women's Archive
138 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446

The Jewish Women's Archive is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Fall and Spring Internships

The Jewish Women's Archive is looking for interns for the 2009 – 2010 school year.

Our projects include:

• Conducting research and furthering accessibility to JWA's This Week in History, which features historical events that took place on dates throughout the year
• Assisting with our oral history collection—reviewing transcripts and video files to identify quotes and excerpts to use as web features and in other presentations
• Contributing to the conversion of our web site to the Drupal content management platform and updating the links on our web site

Skills needed:

• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent technical skills and comfort learning new computer software
• Knowledge of and interest in women's history
• Experience in planning programs
• Online and library research skills
• Strong writing ability
• Telephone skills

Each intern will work on at least one major project in his/her field of interest; about 10% of time will be spent on administrative work. Students will have the opportunity to meet with staff members one-on-one to learn more about each staff person's career path and to visit local institutions related to Jewish women and women's history.

All of our internships are unpaid. However, interns may be able to receive funding or course credit for their work at JWA through their colleges and universities. Interns will be required to work a minimum of 4 hours per week.

Application process:

To apply, please submit a resume, the names and contact information for 2 references, a relevant writing sample (5 pages or less), and cover letter (no phone calls please) to:

Internships

Jewish Women's Archive
138 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446

The Jewish Women's Archive is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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