Development & Outreach Department Intern

Development & Outreach Department

Application Deadline: 1 November 2026

The Development and Outreach Department of Human Rights Watch ("HRW") is seeking an intern in our Berlin office. This three-month internship will be full-time, maximum 35 hours per week. Ideally, the candidate will be available from mid-January 2027 through mid-April 2027,

Applicants must be an enrolled student for the duration of the internship term and be eligible for a Pflichtpraktikum, i.e. this should be a mandatory internship in relation to their studies.

This internship is best suited for those individuals interested in gaining development and fundraising experience in a large international non-profit organization. The Intern will gain knowledge and skills in event planning, database management, and donor relations. The intern will also learn about the organization's priority human rights issues. In order to provide a valuable and well-rounded internship experience, interns will attend planning and department meetings with staff and will have the opportunity to take advantage of in-house trainings and briefings.

Responsibilities: The internship will focus on event planning in the lead-up to our biggest fundraising event of the year, HRW Berlin's 2027 Voice