WORK STUDY-SPRING/SUMMER 2023: Human Rights Student Internship

  • Location: Cape Breton University
  • Deadline: June 5, 2023 at 4:00 pm

Human Rights and Diversity/Research

Human Rights Student Internship

30 hrs/week for 8 weeks

Job Description

The selected candidate will work alongside CBU’s Human Rights Officer to help research, develop, and promote a variety of programming for CBU’s campus. Efforts will focus on topics of human rights with a specific focus on Sexual Assault and Violence. The successful candidate will play a role in developing The Bystander Program, a program that will help teach students, faculty and staff about a wide range of sexually violent scenarios and the skills to intervene safely, to prevent/terminate an act. The successful candidate will also be responsible for researching a variety of information related to current projects and events, reviewing and providing feedback on projects and developing project components.

Tasks/Duties

  • Design and distribute promotional content for developed programs and projects using Microsoft office.
  • Represent the student perspective throughout the collaborative development process with new and relevant ideas.
  • Research related topics for development and implementation of programs for students and faculty members.
  • Summarize and report research findings
  • Assist in event and program presentation
  • Contact external resources through email and phone to gain knowledge for project development.
  • Develop and present creative ideas for projects and review existing documents for new ideas.
  • Work collaboratively with a team to create content relevant to the student body.

Qualifications

  • Ability to perform research, prepare and present reports
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Creatively and design skills
  • Knowledge of all social media platforms

Learning Outcomes

  • Research and development
  • Presentation skills development
  • Ability to review classroom feedback
  • Design and distribute materials for particular audiences
  • Analyze and interpret values and opinions

How to Apply

Submit cover letter and resume to Scott Thomas scott_thomas@cbu.ca

The Work Study program is for students enrolled in full time studies at Cape Breton University.