Opportunities for Students

Center for PEACE, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS (PJHR) - RELATED COURSES

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Employment Searches & Opportunities

• Idealist is a database with internship, volunteer, grad fairs, and job opportunities for those interested in the non-profit sector or just looking to improving their skills. http://www.idealist.org/

• Job opportunities at the United Nations (UN) http://careers.un.org/lbw/Home.aspx
  
  
• List of Non-Profit Organizations in Boca Raton, FL. The Boca Chamber and its committees focus on issues such as education, public affairs and economic development. http://web.bocaratonchamber.com/NONPROFIT-ORGANIZATIONS

• Opportunity Knocks is a national online job board, HR resource, and career development destination focused exclusively on the nonprofit community. http://www.opportunityknocks.org/

• BRAC Job Opportunities http://careers.brac.net/

• Pathfinder International Employment Opportunities http://www.pathfinder.org/work-impact/where-we-work

• UNICEF Employment Opportunities http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/

• Human rights Watch Employment Opportunities http://www.hrw.org/about/jobs

• Society for Non-Profits http://www.snpo.org/nonprofitcareers/jobresults2.php?gclid=CM30vYG_z8ECFaZj7Aodb0gA0A
  
  

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Volunteer Opportunities

• Habitat for Humanity http://www.habitat.org/
  
  
• The Red Cross Volunteer Opportunities http://www.redcross.org/support/volunteer
  
  
• Great Nonprofits is a place to find trustworthy nonprofits for volunteer opportunities. http://greatnonprofits.org/
  
  
• Refuge Volunteer & Internship Opportunities in South Florida & other states. http://www.rescue.org/volunteer

• Volunteer Match http://www.volunteermatch.org/
  
  

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Archive Information About Careers in PJHR-Related Fields

• Harvard Law School: How to Break into the International NGO Field http://hls.harvard.edu/bernard-koteen-office-of-public-interest-advising/about-opia/what-is-public-interest-law/public-service-practice-settings/international-public-interest-law-practice-setting/how-to-break-into-the-international-ngo-field/

• NGO Careers: How to get a job in an NGO http://www.fundsforngos.org/featured-articles/ngo-careers-job-ngo/

• The Guardian article: So You Want to Work in Human Rights, 2007 http://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/nov/17/workandcareers.graduates1

• Forbes’ Magazine: Seven Tips for Becoming an International Aid Worker, 2013 http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandratalty/2013/10/10/millenial-thursdays-the-down-and-dirty-of-international-aid-work/