Internships with Northern Virginia Mediation Service

The Northern Virginia Mediation Service (NVMS) has opportunities for students to perform credit-based internships for the Summer and Fall of 2007. Interns develop skills in mediation and conflict resolution, communication, client service, administration, case management, training design and delivery, marketing and non-profit management. Interns also have the opportunity to work closely with a dedicated group of staff, mediators, and trainers. The following internships are available beginning in January 2007:

Training Program Internships: Interns work with Training Program staff to support every aspect of NVMS training workshops, including policy development, workshop scheduling, the preparation of materials, administration, and logistics. Interns also will support the marketing and delivery of on-site training workshops.

Court Program Internships: Interns support Civil/Court Mediation Program staff with all aspects of NVMS court mediation programs in Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun Counties, including policy development, mediator scheduling, on-site coordination, and statistical reporting.

Family Training Internships: Interns work with Family Mediation Program staff to support case and program management, including intake interviews, scheduling, mediator assignment, special projects, and policy development.

Marketing Internships: Interns perform market research, planning, and development to enhance non-profit training workshops, and family, civil, and community mediation. Interns will research, evaluate, analyze, develop and apply creative marketing skills to develop a series of outreach and marketing projects.

Community Program Internships: Interns work with the Community Mediation Program staff to support the delivery of outreach and mediation services for all community disputes. Responsibilities include policy development, session scheduling, administration, and outreach.

Requirements: All interns participate in an orientation session and perform a minimum of 160 hours of work to receive internship credit and benefits.

Benefits: Interns have the opportunity to participate in NVMS training workshops (see list at http://www.nvms.us/schedule.htm and include mediation, negotiation, and facilitation skills) offered during the internship period at no cost.

Background: The Northern Virginia Mediation Service (NVMS) is a non-profit community dispute resolution center affiliated with the Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution at George Mason University (GMU). NVMS provides accessible and appropriate conflict education, prevention and resolution services from its offices and training center three blocks north of the Fairfax Campus of GMU. NVMS staff, interns and volunteers work together in a responsive, informal, and flexible work environment.

To apply, complete the Application at http://www.nvms.us/forms.htm and fax to 703.993.3551
or submit a resume to davidemichael@nvms.us
Interviews will be scheduled until internships are filled
Northern Virginia Mediation Service
4260 Chain Bridge Road, Suite A-2
Fairfax, VA 22030

Marketing & Promotions Internship

Patriot Harley-Davidson is seeking a marketing/promotions intern to start ASAP. The position is event-planning driven. Schedule is part-time (as the school schedule permits) and definitely some weekends, which are when most of our events take place.

Some duties would be administrative in nature, while there would be a great deal of advertising research, coordination of people/things coming to the dealership for events. They would also be coordinating some advertising deadlines (keeping vendors on a timeline).

The successful candidate will be creative, initiative and resourceful.

This is a very fast-paced, high energy, exciting environment that is open to great ideas and would look extremely good on anyone's resume.

If interested, please contact Tammie Pierce at 703-352-5400.