Location: Oakland, CA (Preferred but open to remote work for exceptional candidates.)

Application Deadline: March 17, 2023

To apply, please send the following items to investigate@afsc.org by March 17. Only applications received via email will be considered. You do not need to register or apply through this website. Thank you. 

1. a cover letter that speaks to your relevant activist and research experience
2. your resume
3. a 1-2 page writing sample

SUMMARY OF PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Follow the money… Investigate the U.S. prison, border, and surveillance industries. Identify and research the companies involved in prison labor, electronic monitoring, bail and probation, deportations, immigrant surveillance, and more. Initiate and support campaigns that target these companies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES: The key responsibilities of the position include the following:

1. Assist in updating and producing content for the Investigate website (www.investigate.info), including writing and updating company and industry profiles and managing a database of relevant sources, contacts, and resources.
2. Develop resources for campaigns and investors to support more initiatives targeting these corporations.
3. Represent the program in AFSC and partner coalitions and campaigns relating to mass incarceration and immigrant rights.
4. Assist AFSC staff in developing and implementing new program work related to priority campaigns.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Excellent research and writing skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
2. Excellent oral and written communications skills.
3. Experience working independently and with a team, in-person and remotely.
4. Experience organizing within a grassroots movement around economic activism, prison abolition, or immigrant rights.

OTHER REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Commitment to Quaker values and testimonies. Understanding of and compatibility with the principles and philosophy of the American Friends Service Committee including non-violence and the belief in the intrinsic worth of every individual.
2. Understanding of and commitment to the principles, concerns, and considerations of AFSC on issues of race, class, nationality, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disabilities. Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with diverse staff.

COMPENSATION: Salary $50,000 benefits – Comprehensive medical and hospitalization plan; term life, accident and salary continuation insurances, plus fringe benefits; participation in unemployment and worker’s compensation and social security.

The American Friends Service Committee is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified persons are encouraged to apply regardless of their religious affiliation, race, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.

AFSC maintains a deep commitment to a mandate of care for our staff and communities, and thus requires vaccination for COVID-19; as well as adherence to social distancing, masking, and office occupancy protocols.

AFSC’s Central Office and some of its offices in the U.S. are unionized workplaces. This position is represented.

The American Friends Service Committee is a smoke-free workplace.

The intent of the Fellowship is to offer meaningful learning and growth opportunities to young people under the age of 30, to expand their knowledge and skills around peace and social justice work.