APIAVOTE Job Opening

**JOB OPENING AND INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE WITH APIAVOTE**

APIAVote is currently looking to expand its staff at the APIAVote
national office with the announcement of a full time permanent National
Field Organizer and Trainer and additional internship opportunities made
possible through the National Asian Pacific American Panhellenic
Association (NAPA) and the South Asian American Voting Youth (SAAVY)
program.

APIAVote is focused on continuing its important work in the field to
promote voter outreach and education activities, building a stronger
research and policy component, and expanding local and national internal
capacity building for long-term sustainability in the area of civic
participation and voter empowerment. It strives to build the political
clout of the diverse Asian and Pacific Islander communities by building
coalitions, providing trainings for nonprofits and student
organizations, creating toolkits and translated and culturally
appropriate educational materials, and implementing a field program to
engage APIA voters.

**THE POSITION: National Field Organizer and Trainer**

The National Field Organizer and Trainer, under the direction of the
Executive Director, is responsible for creating and implementing field
plans, building and sustaining long term partnerships with local and
national organizations, and training and building the capacity of
volunteers and partners. In this role, this staff member will also serve
as the coordinator for the APIAVote trainings and perform other duties
as assigned.


**JOB DESCRIPTION: **

The National Field Organizer will be responsible for:

   * Refining education and training curriculum and coordinating trainings
   * Developing and implementing civic engagement, voter education and
     mobilization strategies and field plans in targeted areas
   * Training, mobilizing and managing volunteers and local partners in
     key organizing skills, such as voter education and civic
     engagement techniques.
   * Helping identify APIAVote partners, coalitions, and volunteer
     leaders for electoral organizing activities in local communities.
   * Creating templates for educational and outreach materials and
     communication pieces
   * Managing voter files for various regions
   * Coordinating special events (house parties, events leading up to
     the primaries, etc)

Click here to read about the qualifications needed and details on how to
apply.

**Deadline: May 7, 2007** or until filled.

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The APIAVote Internship Program strives to encourage and cultivate young
Asian Pacific Islander student leaders to explore a career in the public
sector or the political area. This summer internship program will also
provide hands on experience and training on how to organize and
implement voter activities to increase the participation of Asian and
Pacific Islanders in the electoral process.

**Deadline: April 23, 2007**

**NAPA**** / APIAVote INTERNSHIP PROGAM **
The National Asian Pacific American Panhellenic Association (NAPA) began
as the APIA Greek Alliance in the Summer of 2004 as a partnership in a
"Get out the Vote" campaign with APIAVote. Seeing the successful
collaboration's potential impact on the APIA community and on its
campuses, the group began to take on more projects and eventually
evolved into what NAPA is today. Through projects such as APIA Vote,
Tsunami Relief, Katrina Relief and other partnerships, they have
collaborated to address issues facing the Asian American fraternity and
sorority community, as well as the Asian American community as a whole.
NAPA is committed to a long term, ongoing relationship with APIAVote,
and as a result have fundraised for the NAPA/APIAVote Internship
Program. The internship is not limited to members of a greek lettered
society. Download application here at www.apiavote.org

**SAAVY / APIAVote **
The South Asian American Voting Youth (SAAVY) program seeks to empower
18-24 yr. South Asian Americans to be united in one voice, creating a
powerful voting bloc that will allow South Asian American issues to be
pushed to the forefront of American politics. As a result, this year
through the SAAVY/APIAVote internship program, priority will be given to
a South Asian American student with proven leadership skills and
commitment to the South Asian and APA community. Download application
here at www.apiavote.org



Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote)
1666 K Street NW #440
Washington, D.C. 20006
202-223-9170 (p) 202-457-0549 fax
info @apiavote.org
www.apiavote.org