American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Paid Internship

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Based in Washington, DC with offices throughout the country, ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority.

The grassroots intern will assist the ACS CAN grassroots team on nationwide legislative campaigns relating to federal grassroots volunteer advocacy efforts.

1. Assist in the creation and development of grassroots products and tools

2. Help write, edit and publish action alerts, newsletter articles and web content to help engage and motivate our grassroots volunteers to take action on our major legislative priorities

3. Assist with our social networking sites and help produce content that will help recruit new members to our Facebook and Twitter networks

4. Develop plans to engage our online advocates in our advocacy campaigns

5. All other duties, as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates must be at least a college sophomore, preferably with a major in communications/public relations, journalism, political science or a related field and be able to dedicate 37.5 hours per week for 10 weeks to the internship. Candidates must also have strong oral, written and computer skills, be a team player, handle multiple projects effectively, and have an interest in public policy and/or health care issues.

All Interns Must meet the following requirements:

• Full-time student, If you are an undergraduate student you have completed your freshman year of college;

• Have a minimum of a B average (cumulative 3.0 on 4.0 scale);

• Plan to continue their education in the following term/semester

Note: an internship assignment may coincide with the student’s last term/trimester, but student must disengage upon graduation.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED:

• Resume

• Two references from academic/professional sources addressing the student’s credentials based on the internship’s skill requirements

• Recent transcript attesting to their GPA and standing as a full-time student

It is the policy of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network not to discriminate against any employee or any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

HOW TO APPLY:

Qualified candidates in are encouraged to apply by clicking the job posting link below.

https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_acs/external/gateway.do?functionName=viewFromLink&jobPostId=42058&localeCode=en-us