Internship: Corporate Advocacy

National Center on Sexual Exploitation • Washington, DC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) is seeking interns for its Corporate Advocacy program. This internship offers a unique opportunity to combat sexual abuse and exploitation through hands-on experience in mass-scale prevention. Interns will participate in ongoing work to defend human dignity, gain new skills, and meet leaders in the anti-sexual exploitation field. NCOSE utilizes corporate advocacy, public policy, civil litigation, and grassroots mobilization to achieve its goals. The Corporate Advocacy program focuses on holding mainstream corporations accountable for facilitating, normalizing, or profiting from sexual abuse and exploitation through initiatives like the annual Dirty Dozen List. Interns will play a vital role in assisting with these efforts, which include grassroots campaigns, evidence collection, storytelling, and coalition building to change private sector policies. Applications are processed on a rolling basis.

Requirements

• Passionate about opposing sexual exploitation, as well as a passion for NCOSE’s mission, vision and values.
• University student or young professional.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail are essential.
• Independent worker - must be able to complete tasks without constant management.
• Proficiency with basic Microsoft Office applications; mail merge, formatting letters data management in Excel, etc.
• Knowledge of the web and digital marketing techniques.
• Has and can bring a working laptop and charger.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Experience conducting research and synthesizing information.

Responsibilities

• Support the interim-Director of Corporate Advocacy.
• Research corporate policies.
• Collect evidence of policy violations, specifically regarding sexual exploitation and abuse of adults and minors.
• Draft briefing documents and talking points.
• Attend meetings with corporate representatives and/or allies; take notes and assist with follow-up.
• Follow current developments on relevant corporate and thematic issue areas.
• Draft fact sheets, white papers, presentations, and synopses using media and academic resources relating to: online child safety; harms of pornography; harms of prostitution and other forms of commercial sex; demand for commercial sex and male sex buying behavior; organizations promoting, distributing, and/or profiting from sexual exploitation (pornography, stripping, prostitution, sexual assault, risky sexy behavior); sex trafficking of men, women and children.
• Report on social media trends and possible negative impacts and risks to minors.
• Help conduct social media campaigns to advance advocacy efforts.
• Write blogs on sexual exploitation issues and NCOSE projects.
• Help organize and implement NCOSE meetings and events; take notes, and report out on internal and external meetings, webinars, etc. as directed.
• Assist as needed with office management including data entry (e.g. contact information of allies), answering of telephones, responding to email or other written requests, drafting correspondence, and filing.
• Tasks may shift based on the organization’s current need and opportunities.

Benefits

• Hands-on work with passionate, talented team members
• Mentorship from some of the movement’s kindest and most passionate leaders
• In-depth 12-week training on various exploitation issues
• Incredible networking opportunities with movement leaders
• A creative, collaborative, and inclusive company culture
• Opportunities to develop professionally and uncover skills you didn’t know you had
• Real-life experiences that will provide you with the confidence to delve into your next adventure

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree