IRIN is looking for smart, hard-working individuals to join
our small, passionate team, which works remotely around the world. Get hands on
experience and work with experienced journalists covering the most important beat
of all: life and death. Interns are considered an important part of our
operations and are given significant opportunities to grow (our current
Director is a former IRIN intern!)
IRIN offers editorial and external
relations internships at several intervals throughout the year (the
start and length are flexible depending on availability):
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Editorial
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External Relations
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Minimum commitment of 3 months
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Minimum commitment of 6 months
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Summer: May to August
1 March deadline
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January to June
1 December deadline
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Fall: September to December
1 August deadline
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July to December
1 June deadline
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Winter: January to April
1 December deadline
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You are welcome to apply at any time, but please note we
will only contact you if you are selected. Our recruitment process may include
a skills test.
About IRIN
IRIN is one of the world’s leading sources of original,
field-based journalism about humanitarian crises. Our journalists report from
70 crisis zones around the globe on everything from conflict to natural
disasters, from migration to pandemics, amplifying the voices of those most
affected and driving more effective prevention of crisis and a better aid
response.
After 19 years as part of the United Nations, IRIN spun off in 2015 to
become an independent non-profit media organisation, now headquartered in
Switzerland. Our journalism has prompted public petitions, donations and
charity telethons, new aid programmes, debates in local parliament and changes
in UN policy. Find out more about us here.
Location: Flexible - remote work
Status: Full-time
Compensation: 500 USD/month
Contract length (and deadline): May to August (1 March deadline),
September to December (1 August deadline), and January to April (1 December
deadline). Contract length and start is flexible depending on availability, but
we require a minimum commitment of 3 months.
Requirements: Applicants must be holding or studying for a Masters degree
in journalism, international relations or related fields
Overview: IRIN is looking for editorial interns
to support our team of editors throughout the year who are smart, hard-working,
and interested in pursuing a career in humanitarian journalism to contribute
meaningfully to our production with story ideas, research, and reporting.
Candidates should have a passion for uncovering stories, a flair for writing,
and the determination to get to the truth and tell it as it is. With the
assistance of our experienced editors, this internship will not only teach
prospective journalists how to pursue a lead and help mine the data, but also
give them opportunities to be published by IRIN and our partners.
Published work produced by IRIN interns includes:
Depending on skills, the role may include:
Media monitoring and pitching ideas at the daily editorial
meeting
Conducting interviews
Writing original copy (strong writers will be given bylines)
Editing content
Layout and visual presentation
Repackaging content for different platforms (Storify,
Medium)
Data visualisation (word clouds, charts, interactive maps)
Research and fact-checking
Freedom of information requests
Data processing and analysis
Reporting on events/conferences
Managing social media feeds
Making tailored promotional material (GIFs, quote cards,
myth busters)
Applicants with investigative, data journalism and/or
HTML/java script skills will be favourably considered, as will applicants with
additional languages.
As part of IRIN’s decentralised nature, interns will work remotely, connecting
with the team on a near-hourly basis through Skype and our virtual newsroom on
the messaging platform Slack.
How to apply
Please send your CV, cover letter and samples of relevant
work to jobs@irinnews.orgwith
the subject line "Editorial Internship”.
EXTERNAL
RELATIONS INTERNSHIP
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Contract length (and deadline): January to June (1 December deadline),
July to December (1 June deadline). Contract length and start is flexible
depending on availability, but we require a minimum commitment of 6 months.
Status: Full-time
Compensation: 500 CHF/month
Deadline: Ongoing
Requirements: Applicants must be students or recent graduates (please
apply within six months of completing your studies)
Overview: IRIN is looking for smart, hard-working
individuals to help us expand funding and syndication partnerships, execute our
outreach strategy, and improve our visibility. You will be working with our
Director of External Relations and Outreach and Reporting Officer. We are a
small team, which means a minimal level of bureaucracy and plenty of scope for
the right individual to take on responsibility and come up with their own
ideas.
You will support IRIN’s efforts to:
Identify and approach new donors
Liaise with donors and other stakeholders
Keep our donor contact database and funding prospects tool
up-to-date
Apply for awards
Identify and approach new media partners
Track our impact (such as re-publications, notable feedback
on social media etc.) in a centralised document
Run campaigns on social media
Participate in and organise key events
Produce our annual reports and donor newsletters
Applicants who are fluent in French will be favourably
considered.
How to apply
In an email to jobs@irinnews.org,
with the subject line “External Relations Internship”, send us:
Your CV
A cover letter outlining why you’d like to work with IRIN in
particular and how your experience has prepared you for the role
Confirmation that you are a student or have graduated not
more than six months prior to your application
