Internships in the UK
Interning with IJM UK represents a unique opportunity, which recent graduates are particularly encouraged to consider. The position offered is that of Communications Intern, a role that gives you the opportunity to serve the Executive Director over a four month period, developing IJM UK’s Communications projects. The role engages a variety of audiences, including churches, students, law firms, the police and other professionals. The Communications Intern is expected to work independently from a strategic location.
Please view the IJM UK Communications Intern job description to find out more. If you have any further questions that are not addressed in the FAQ section you can contact our current Communications Intern by emailing contact@ijmuk.org.
Oliver Wright: Communications Intern, IJM UK, Spring 2008
Oliver graduated from the University of Bristol in 2007, with a degree in Politics and Sociology. He spent a few weeks in Uganda doing volunteer work before taking up the Communications Intern position. Oliver is now embarking upon a Field Office internship at IJM Thailand; a step that has been inspired by his experience with IJM UK.
“Many are drawn to IJM because of the direct way in which it ‘rescues the oppressed’ and crucially, ‘seeks justice’ in a very holistic sense. In serving IJM UK I have been a part of this work; a privilege I continue to be thankful for. My role as Communications Intern was varied and dynamic. To be stretched by it was most fulfilling. Even more fulfilling, however, was the knowledge that through every piece of research, event, document writing, speaking opportunity or simple correspondence, the intended result was to ultimately see God’s justice prevail.
"In addition to supporting IJM’s justice ministry and presenting it to a UK audience, I did of course also benefit from my internship in a practical sense. The training week I went through at IJM headquarters in Washington D.C. was intense and enjoyable- a fantastic experience and induction. The months that then followed in the UK, without doubt represented a strategic step along an increasingly focused career path. Moreover, in working for the Executive Director I have been led to a higher level of expectation; an expectation of what God demands of me and, therefore, of what I should and can demand of myself.”
