Editorial Internship
Sahiyo is dedicated to empowering Asian and other communities to end female genital cutting (FGC) and create positive social change through dialogue, education, and collaboration based on community involvement. By working towards an FGC-free world, we aim to recognize and emphasize the values of consent and a child’s/woman’s right over her own body, and to enable a culture in which female sexuality is not feared or suppressed, but embraced as normal. Sahiyo is the Bohra Gujarati word for ‘saheliyo’, or friends, and reflects our organization’s mission to engage in dialogue with the community to find a collective solution towards ending the practice of FGC.
Position Description:
We are currently looking for individuals to commit to about 10 hours/week for 6 months, to work on editing and writing material for Sahiyo’s blog. As the position is virtual, the Editorial Intern can be located anywhere in the United States but must be comfortable with working independently and remotely. Even though the internship is unpaid at the moment, as Sahiyo continues to grow, we hope to be able to provide a paid position in the future for the right person. In the meantime, this internship is a great opportunity for someone to work with an internationally recognized organization, and learn how organizations develop from the ground up.
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Support Sahiyo in gathering stories for our blog and support distribution across our social media channels
- Identifying post ideas that will support Sahiyo’s mission
- Connecting with contributors to Sahiyo’s blogs to garner new content
- Assisting with editing and writing blog posts
- Fact-checking when needed
- Reviewing Sahiyo blog posts for accuracy
- Collecting contributions for the Newsletter and formatting it in MailChimp
- Other related tasks as necessary
Desired Qualifications:
- Excellent grammar and punctuation skills, confident writer
- Experience with copyediting
- Solid communication skills
- Familiarity with Wordpress.com, Joomla, Google Docs, MS Office, and some basic design software (e.g. Canva, Photoshop, InDesign)
- Familiarity with Mailchimp preferred
- Hardworking, driven, energetic, results-oriented, and independent
- Strong attention to detail
- Organizational skills
To Apply:
Please send a cover letter and a resume to info @ sahiyo.com and mariya @ sahiyo.com Please also send 2 to 3 writing samples (i.e. blog posts, articles, factsheets, newsletters, etc.)
*In your cover letter please let us know how you got connected to or learned about Sahiyo!