New Roots Garden Intern
Company: International Rescue Committee
Location: Phoenix
Posted on: May 2, 2024
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Job Description:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's
worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety,
education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by
conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert
Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international
humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more
than 40 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to
survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their
communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees delivers lasting
impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're
a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in
positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for
a better future.
The New Roots program at IRC is an initiative to support gardening,
food security, nutrition, enterprise, and production within the US
network of IRC offices. New Roots Tucson supports refugee food
security and aids in their transition to the community through
gardening, nutrition education, local food access initiatives and
small business farming. We are looking for committed, inventive,
hard-working, and enthusiastic individuals with interests in
organic farming and community empowerment. The position works
alongside a New Roots staff member on site in the gardens as well
as planning in the office. The New Roots Intern would provide
support in order to increase the capacity of New Roots programming
at IRC in Tucson.
Please note that this position is unpaid.
This is an in-person position.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:
Minimum Qualifications:
All personal devices must:
1) Be kept current with all operating system updates and security
patches,
2) Use a password or PIN with a minimum of 4 characters to log onto
smartphones and tablets and 8 alpha and numeric characters for a
Laptop.
3) Have lock screen set to 10 minutes or less with a password
required to unlock the device
4) Configurations must be set to delete all data or lock after 10
unsuccessful attempts to enter a password or PIN. Lockout period
must be no less than 30 minutes.
Additional policy details will be discussed during orientation and
training.CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:All offers are contingent on
successfully passing background and criminal history checks as
required by federal and state law or by IRC policy.
COMMITMENT:
Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must
adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - our
Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and
Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC
is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe
work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity
and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate
discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC
persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation
of women, people that are from country and communities we serve,
and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are
under-represented in global power structures.
Keywords: International Rescue Committee, Chandler , New Roots Garden Intern, Other , Phoenix, Arizona
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