Paid internship Vacancy at PEN

Paid Internship- deadline for applications Friday 12 July
Intern opportunity in a leading literature and human rights charity working  four days a week for 6 months starting end of July 2013
Salary: £1040/month for four days a week (Full-time equivalent £15,600 per annum)
English PEN is the founding centre of an international writers’ association, working to promote the freedom to write and the freedom to read in the UK and around the world.  We have an exciting opportunity for someone who would like to gain experience in the fields of literature and human rights.
English PEN promotes literature and free speech through four main programme areas:

• Campaigns – International and in the UKWorking with our Writers at Risk committee, PEN provides support and encouragement to persecuted writers around the world.  In the UK we work to ensure free speech is protected, most recently lobbying to reform the libel laws in the UK.

• Readers and Writers
  Our education work involves programming creative writing workshops in prisons, refugee centres and schools in the UK.

• Writers in TranslationWe deliver a series of grants to publishers to promote the readership of world literature in translation in the UK.

• Writers in Public
  Through a programme of public events and prizes we celebrate excellence in writing and showcase new voices.

This is a four days a week role for six months, joining English PEN’s staff team of 11, based at the Free Word Centre in Clerkenwell, London.
Job summary:
The role of intern is to support English PEN’s work across its five main programme areas. This will involve:

• General office support- providing administrative support to the English PEN team.   Your week could involve helping set up an event, minuting a committee meeting, updating information the database, assisting with a membership mail out.
• Programme support- providing specific administrative support to programme teams.  You might be writing copy for the PEN website, updating  social media, researching writers for an event series, proof-reading  articles or reports.
• Event support- assisting in the planning and delivery of key public events including the annual PEN Quiz in November.

Personal specification:
The successful candidate is likely to have recently finished or be about to finish their undergraduate degree.  We would invite applications from people who are:
-Great communicators, both written and verbal
-Calm and professional under pressure
-Experienced with using digital platforms
-Flexible and well organised
-Resourceful with an ability to use initiative
-Passionate about literature and free speech
-Interested in other cultures
-Eager to promote free speech and new writing from unheard voices
-Interested in English PEN’s work in literature and free speech
To apply:
Please send a covering letter explaining why you would be suitable for the role and a CV to Carole Mitchell carole@englishpen.org by 5pm on Friday 12 July 2013. Please write ‘Intern Application’ in the subject line of the email.  Interviews will be held on in Central London at the end of July.
Successful applicants should be available to start the six-month internship from early August 2013.