Overview

The Fellow will be housed in AIUSA’s Programs Unit, reporting to the National Director of Programs. Programs are ongoing bodies of work on human rights issues staffed by experts who create and implement strategies to win human rights victories and make long-term human rights impact. Programs help build the foundation for successful campaigns, which are shorter-term, highly focused, time-bound, and winnable projects that advance long-term programmatic work. You can read our report on the failure to protect Indigenous women from sexual violence here.

 

The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Fellow will have the opportunity to work on federal advocacy on human rights issues in the Washington, D.C. office (hybrid) of AIUSA, specifically on efforts to end sexual violence against Indigenous women. The Fellowship is full-time and requires an 18-month commitment. The Fellow will also have one long-term project completed over the fellowship. The salary is $112,500 for the 18-month fixed term (based on an annual salary of $75,000) plus benefits.

 

The Fellow will gain and strengthen their expertise in human rights research and advocacy including, but not limited to, developing and implementing advocacy strategies and materials, contact with governmental bodies and officials, conducting legislative research, drafting memoranda and blogs, managing databases, analyzing emerging areas of relevant law and government policy, tracking the progress of legislation in the United States Congress, and learning about the international human rights framework. The Indigenous rights fellow will help build and maintain coalition partnerships to help pass relevant legislation in Congress and to change/advance relevant policy and rules in the administration (including through the Indian Health Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs).

 

The ideal candidate will have:

strong written and analytical skills, understands the Washington policy environment regarding Indigenous People’s rights, and can work to advance a human rights-first approach to United States government policy.
knowledge of United States Indian law and related institutions.