Policy Intern

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada World Education Services Full time

Policy Intern - Social Impact Division

WES Immigrant Youth Internship Program

World Education Services is seeking fresh and diverse insights to support its mission of advancing global mobility and integration of people into academic and professional settings.

**The WES Immigrant Youth Internship Program**:

- or second-generation immigrants, refugee youth, and/or international students) with obtaining meaningful work experience and building their professional portfolio. You can read more about the program **here**.

What We Offer:

- A chance to work with passionate and mission-driven leaders
- Opportunities to put theory from the classroom into practice at work
- Friendly colleagues and lots of networking opportunities
- Training and development opportunities, including access to LinkedIn Learning, customized learning plans, and our WES Wisdom Chat Series with WES leadership
- Competitive compensation: $24 an hour

**This Internship Role**:
**Description**:
WES is recruiting a Policy Intern to support our Strategy, Policy, and Research department. As a Policy Intern, you will support current projects on a range of issues impacting immigrants, refugees, and international students. Your work will be supervised by the Associate Director, Policy Advocacy You can expect to build skills and work experience in policy advocacy, strategy development, and stakeholder management in an organization committed to learning, and incorporating justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) into our practice.

We encourage prospective interns to learn more about WES Canada’s social impact activities, including** work with partners**, **research and policy advocacy**, and **philanthropy**.

**Duties included but not limited to**:
Working on several projects linked to WES Canada’s policy, programs, and philanthropic initiatives:

- Conduct or contribute to environmental scans and literature reviews to inform policy analysis and advocacy positions.
- Support the monitoring of research, news, policy, programs, legislation, and other information relevant to migration to Canada, international students, and the integration of internationally educated health professionals.
- Support the development of policy-related materials for a range of audiences: reports, position papers, briefing notes, submissions, talking points, infographics, blogs, and other materials.
- Have a commitment to advancing the social and economic inclusion of immigrants, refugees and international students and a strong commitment to WES’ mission.
- Have a strong understanding and/or experiences related to immigration.
- Be an action-oriented person who is a self-starter and can work independently, as well as in a team.
- Have a deep-rooted intellectual curiosity and openness to diverse ideas and perspectives.
- Thrive in an environment that values transparency, collaboration, and is results focused.
- Contribute to collaborative working relationships with colleagues and external partners.

**Requirements**:

- Current student nearing program completion in a social science, public policy, international relations, business administration, economics, and/or other relevant program.
- Brings lived experience as a first-generation or second-generation immigrant, refugee youth, and/or international student.
- Organized and detail oriented with track record of delivering high-quality, accurate work.
- Strong ability to communicate in English (written/verbal) including in a remote work setting making use of digital collaboration and communication tools. French competencies are an asset.
- Foundational knowledge and/or familiarity with the Canadian political landscape through experience or education at the undergraduate or graduate level is an asset.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office is an asset.
- Experience with Salesforce is an asset.

**Working Conditions**:
**Hours**: Full-time, 35 hours a week with flexible working options

**Duration**: 12 weeks, June to August (tentative program start: June 5)

**Rate of Pay**: $24 / hr

**Equipment**: Laptop will be provided for the duration of the internship

**Application Process**:
Applications will be accepted until **March 10, 2023**

Please submit a resume and a cover letter (maximum 1 page) highlighting your competencies and why you are interested in this opportunity with WES. Please respond in MS Word or PDF format. The file should be named as follows: SPR Policy Intern_Last Name, First name_

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