Internships

NPCA interns met Sen. Harris Wofford at the confirmation hearing for Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams

The National Peace Corps Association has a number of exciting internship opportunities available on an on-going basis in our Washington, DC office. Apply today!

Interns have a hands-on opportunity to learn about:

  • Advocacy
  • Community development
  • Education
  • International affairs
  • Non-profit management

NPCA internships are unpaid positions. They can be full- or part-time, with flexible scheduling available. In your cover letter, please indicate the position(s) below in which you are interested and your availability.

To see our interns in action, visit our Facebook album.

Advocacy Intern

This intern is responsible for supporting and building the network of NPCA advocates, assisting with Capitol Hill advocacy actions, website editing and general advocacy campaigning.

This intern must have extensive writing and communication skills and attention to detail as they will assist the Director of Advocacy by preparing support materials, scheduling and participating in advocacy meetings on Capitol Hill, and assisting with videos, Twitter updates and news articles. Apply anytime.  Email resume and cover letter to Jonathan Pearson.

Africa Rural Connect Intern

This is a great resume builder. You will have a pivotal role in promoting and supporting the innovative Africa Rural Connect online community, and will use and build your skills in writing, blogging, editing photos, working with social media, developing partnerships with international NGO’s, and some event planning.

Ideal candidate is a self-starter who has an interest in or experience with African issues, agriculture, or the Peace Corps. Person should be highly organized, tech-savvy and possess a passion for and ability to do research and try out new innovative online techniques for captivating audiences who have various technical abilities. Candidate should be familiar with or able to quickly learn editing in Drupal and WordPress.

Now accepting applications for this Washington, DC position for Fall 2012. This intern works closely with the Manager of Online Initiatives. Email resume and cover letter to Molly Mattessich.

Communications / Social Media Intern

Enhance your writing and social media skills in this position! The Communications department publishes a quarterly print magazine and contributes heavily to the organization’s online presence.

The position is writing-intensive and the intern will be expected to help write and edit pieces for the NPCA website, blog, e-newsletter and WorldView magazine. The intern will also be asked to help manage the NPCA’s accounts on Web 2.0 sites including Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Flickr. The communications intern should have excellent writing, editing, researching, web publishing, and organizational skills.

Ideal candidates will be those willing to take direction and also do self-motivated independent work. Applicants should be smart, creative, enthusiastic, collegial and inspired by Peace Corps. Familiarity with Photoshop, basic HTML and video editing tools is a plus.

Now accepting applications for this Washington, DC position for Fall 2012. This intern works closely with the Director of Communications. Email resume and cover letter to Erica Burman.

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