ATAA is seeking interns for the Fall Semester

Membership Intern
The Membership Intern will work directly with the Advocacy Director on all issues regarding membership of individual members and component associations. Some responsibilities will include:

• Revise and update membership documents
• Assist with membership drives
• Other duties as assigned by Advocacy Director

Library/Resources Intern
The Library/Resources intern will work directly with the Advocacy Director on all issues regarding the ATAA Library and Publications. Some responsibilities will include:

• Organizing, cataloguing and documenting the ATAA Library
  and all its contents
• Photographing the books that will be advertised for sale
• Assisting with researching, compiling, editing and organizing information for the e-resource center
• Other duties as assigned by Advocacy Director

Programming/Projects Intern
The Programming/Projects Intern will work directly with the Director of Programs on all issues regarding ATAA’s vast range of projects and programs. Some responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating the logistics of the events
• Assisting in the production of relevant publications for the events
• Assisting in the promotion and publicity of events
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Programs

Media Relations/Journalism Intern
The Media Relations/Journalism Intern will work directly with the Advocacy Director on all issues regarding communications with the media and ATAA members and Component Associations. Some responsibilities will include:

• Reaching out to Component Associations to collect news and
  events to add to e-calendar and newsletter
• Assist in the writing of news for the bi-monthly e-newsletter
• Assist in the production of any other publications or media-related projects

Legal Intern
The Legal Intern will work directly with the legal counsel and legal advisers to ATAA on various legal issues that ATAA faces. Some responsibilities will include:

• Translation of various legal documents
• Legal research
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Web Intern
The Web Intern will work directly with ATAA’s Art Director in the maintenance of the ATAA web site and electronic communications. Some responsibilities will include:

• Assist with surveys of member opinion of the web site
• Translate various documents from Turkish to English
  (and vice versa) for the web
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

ATAA seeks bright, energetic undergraduate or graduate students who possess native-level English fluency, and have a general understanding of Turkey and Turkish-American relations and issues. We welcome full- and part-time applicants. It is assumed that interns will be able to dedicate a minimum of 10 hours per week during normal office hours and occasionally as necessary outside those hours.

Our small office in the heart of Washington, DC is the perfect place for interns to gain a wide range of experience and have contact with key political thinkers, policy makers, organizations, activists and community leaders in Washington and across the United States. It is a great opportunity for interns to gain a broad understanding of non-profit operation and their role in shaping the debate around key issues in the Turkish-American community. 

ATAA was co-founded by the American Turkish Association of Washington and the Maryland American Turkish Association in an effort to create a national organization representing the Turkish American community. The Assembly is an influential and fast growing civic organization that pursues the interests of Turkish Americans and friends of Turkey in Washington and beyond, as well as contributes to the strengthening of relations between the United States and Turkey.

Interested applicants should forward a cover letter, recent resume, and three references by October 5, 2007 to:

Allison Block
Advocacy Director
ATAA
1526 18th St., NW
Washington, DC 20036
allison@ataa.org
tel: 202.483.9090
fax: 202.483.9092