Chinatown International District
Voter Engagement Internship
The Washington Bus engages tomorrow’s leaders on their own terms, and empowers them through education, civic and cultural engagement, and hands-on democracy. This summer, the Bus team will be working across Western Washington in key districts to turn out voters. In Seattle, one of those areas is Chinatown International District in partnership with Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority.
SCIDpda, a 40-year-old community development organization, serves one of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods. Its mission is to preserve, promote, and develop the Chinatown International District (CID) as a vibrant community and unique ethnic neighborhood.
Both organizations know that our democracy is strongest when everyone is involved. The CID Voter Engagement Intern will learn voter engagement tactics from The Washington Bus and implement them with cultural engagement tactics learned from SCIDPDA in order to register, engage, and turn out voters in the CID neighborhood.
The CID Voter Engagement Intern will be in charge of multiple facets of the campaign, including creative event planning and implementation, developing campaign strategies, organizing data, and staffing outreach events in the district. Yes, that means you’ll be talking to a lot of strangers and making a lot of new friends.
The CID Voter Engagement Intern will work closely with the Bus’s Engagement Coordinator and SCIDPDA’s IDEA Space Manager on this nonpartisan campaign.
Responsibilities:
Accomplishments and Skills Gained
At the end of this internship, you will have:
At the end of this internship, you will be able to:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications
Application Procedure:
Please send coverletter and resume to Jamie Lee at jamiel@scidpda.org
Compensation:
If in school, this position is work study eligible. If not, a stipend is possible.
The Washington Bus is an inclusive organization, fostering and drawing on leadership from communities of color, recent immigrant communities, and emerging young leaders. People from these communities are highly encouraged to apply.
The Washington Bus is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Employment and program policies of the Washington Bus are nondiscriminatory in regard to race, color, gender, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or sexual orientation.
This position description generally describes the principle functions of the position, the level of knowledge and skills typically required and the general scope of the responsibility. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities and should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individual may perform other duties as assigned including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relieve other employees, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload as needed.