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Special Olympics International (SOI)

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Culture&Art
  • Region: North America
  • Location: Washington DC, USA
  • Internship Title: International Intern, Global Youth Engagement, Global Program Operations
  • Duration: 3 months
  • Number of Interns: 3-5
  • Special Requirement: N/A
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
Special Olympics is a global movement of people creating a new world of inclusion and community, where every single person is accepted and welcomed, regardless of ability or disability. We are helping to make the world a better, healthier and more joyful place—one athlete, one volunteer, one family member at a time.

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

Five Decades of Empowerment
The Special Olympics mission remains as vital today as it did when the movement was founded in 1968. Special Olympics strives to create a better world by fostering the acceptance and inclusion of all people.

Through the power of sports, people with intellectual disabilities discover new strengths and abilities, skills and success. Our athletes find joy, confidence and fulfillment — on the playing field and in life. They also inspire people in their communities and elsewhere to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential.

There are as many as 200 million people with intellectual disabilities around the world. Our goal is to reach out to every one of them – and their families as well. Special Olympics does this through a wide range of trainings, competitions, health screenings and fund-raising events. We also create opportunities for families, community members, local leaders, businesses, law enforcement, celebrities, dignitaries and others to band together to change attitudes and support athletes.
Internship Tasks
Department: Global Youth & Education Programming
Reports to (supervisor): Specialist, Global Youth & Education Programming: Youth Development
Position Summary:
This position will support with the global expansion of Special Olympics youth engagement, especially youth leadership. This position will focus on creating and maintaining materials for the 2022 Global Youth Leadership Summit and support with programming related to Youth Leadership Summits.
Responsibilities:
● Create and manage process for collecting personal videos submitted by Global Youth Leadership Summit participants
● Drive the story-telling elements of Summit participants, including the creation and review of 75 write-ups
● Manage and review Global Summit participant project posters
● Support with uploading content to Global Youth Summit website
● Collaborate with other SOIHQ staff “experts” (communications, etc.) to develop resources and content
● Create proposals for enhancing future resources/trainings shared
● Assist in managing a resource hub
● Other responsibilities as assigned

Requirements：
● Bachelor’s degree (completed/ongoing)
● Proven computer skills
● Ability to work independently, as well as in a group
● Interpersonal/human relations skills
● Excellent English communications skills, both written and verbal
● Strong attention to detail
2019-03-14 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Global Youth Leadership Summit
2019-03-13 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Head of Delegations Meeting
2019-03-11 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Delegation Medical Staff Meeting
2018-03-14 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Heads of Delegations Meeting
2011-01-14 | Singapore, Singapore – Seminar on the Role of Sport in Public Diplomacy
Relations
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
● Accredited by: E-XE7552 – United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). 
● Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
● Founding member of: 
   C-XM8976 – Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA). 
● Member of: 
   G-XM5429 – InsideNGO; 
   E-XE4717 – International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE); 
   B-XB1757 – International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE). 
● Associate member of: 
   A-XA0988 – Global Association of International Sport Federations (GAISF). 
● Participates in: 
   E-XJ7693 – Global Partnership on Children with Disabilities (GPcwd). 
● Links with: 
   C-XD9270 – International Association for Disability and Oral Health (iADH); 
   C-XC1232 – International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD); 
   C-XD1586 – International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA); 
   B-XB1856 – International Federation of Association Football; 
   A-XA2303 – International Olympic Committee (IOC);
   C-XD9168 – International School Sport Federation (ISF); 
   F-XF2936 – Lions Clubs International. 
● Links indicated by: 
   D-XD9626 – Badminton Europe (BEC).

Members
Special Olympics National Programs in 172 countries and territories:
Member Countries & Regions
Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Argentina, Samoa USA, Austria, Australia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Benin, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Bhutan, Botswana, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Congo DR, Switzerland, Côte d’Ivoire, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Rep, Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, Fiji, Faeroe Is, France, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Gambia, Greece, Guatemala, Guam, Guyana, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Isle of Man, India, Iraq, Iran Islamic Rep, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, St Kitts-Nevis, Korea Rep, Cayman Is, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libyan AJ, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Macau, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mexico, Malaysia, Namibia, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Palestine, Portugal, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Senegal, Suriname, El Salvador, St Maarten, Syrian AR, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Trinidad-Tobago, Tanzania UR, Ukraine, Uganda, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, St Vincent-Grenadines, Venezuela, Virgin Is USA, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Kosovo, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Bonaire Is, Great Britain, Eswatini