Jobs & Internships
Join our small but dynamic team engaged in building a shared future between Israel and Asia and and preparing Israel for a secure and prosperous future in the Asian Century.
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Available Positions
We are currently seeking candidates for the following positions:
URGENT CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS TO:
- Coordinate webinars with Israeli experts for Asian media, government officials, policy advisors, academics, civil society & business leaders.
Contact: rebecca.zeffert@israelasiacenter.org for more details.
LONG-TERM JOBS & INTERNSHIPS
- Leadership Programs Intern
- Events Intern
- Communications & Multimedia Intern
- Hebrew Communications Intern
- Web Programmer/Designer Intern
Please scroll down for more information.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume (in English) to contact@israelasiacenter.org
Only relevant applicants will be contacted.
Leadership Programs Intern
- Remote/in-person position
- 16+ hours per week
- Ongoing
- Conduct research for our 2023 Israel-Indonesia Futures program.
- Coordinate marketing and recruitment of Israeli and Asian candidates for the Israel-Asia Center’s leadership programs.
- Assist with the Israel-Indonesia Futures delegations to Israel/Indonesia.
- Conduct annual alumni impact poll of Israel-Asia Center leadership programs.
- Fluent English (spoken & written).
- Excellent organizational and coordination skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to take initiative, and manage tasks and projects with minimal supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal and inter-cultural skills.
- Social-media savvy.
- Knowledge of / experience working with/in Asia a plus.
Training, mentorship & networking opportunities provided.
Events Intern
- Remote/online position
- Ongoing
- Time: 8+ hours per week.
Internship description:
Coordinate online events of the Israel-Asia Center over the year, covering a range of issues spanning Israel-Asia relations, trends and developments in Asia – and their implications/opportunities for Israel – for journalists, government officials, diplomats, business leaders, thought leaders, and alumni of the Israel-Asia Center’s leadership programs.
- Coordinate a series of bi-monthly online events over the course of the year – including press briefings, public webinars, and exclusive briefings/networking events for alumni of the Israel-Asia Center’s leadership programs.
- Research topics and speakers for potential events.
- Coordinate all logistics, marketing, promotion and registration for events – in Israel and Asia.
Requirements:
- Fluent English (spoken and written)
- Excellent organizational and coordination skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to take initiative, and manage tasks and projects with minimal supervision.
- Media savvy, and ability to manage events and break-out rooms on Zoom.
- Active interest in news, trends and developments in Asia across multiple sectors.
Training, mentorship & networking opportunities provided.
Communications & Multimedia Intern
- Remote/online position
- Ongoing
- Time: 8+ hours per week.
Internship description:
- Write e-newsletters on Israel-Asia Center news and programs.
- Produce weekly e-newsletters for the Israel-Asia Center leadership programs, providing a wrap-up of the previous session, details of what’s next and other updates for participants.
- Manage the Israel-Asia Center’s social media channels.
- Manage, update and create new content for the Israel-Asia Center website (no programming knowledge required).
- Create promotional materials on the Israel-Asia Center programs.
- Conduct marketing and recruitment campaigns on the Israel-Asia Center’s programs.
- Seek media and promotional opportunities for the Israel-Asia Center and our programs.
- Create short promotional videos on the Israel-Asia Center’s programs.
Requirements:
- Fluent English (spoken and written) with excellent media writing skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Media-savvy, creative and a good eye for design and layout.
- Active interest in Asian news, trends, developments and culture.
- Photography / video skills and knowledge of Photoshop and/or other photo/video editing programs a plus.
Training, mentorship & networking opportunities provided.
Hebrew Communications Intern
- Remote/Online internship
- Ongoing
- Time: 8+ hours per week.
Internship description:
- Create and maintain Israel-Asia Center social media channels in Hebrew
- Develop a database of and manage communications with Hebrew media editors and journalists
- Write press releases in Hebrew
- Generate weekly media reports
- Translate and update content and articles in Hebrew for the Israel-Asia Center website and other promotional materials
Requirements:
- Native-level Hebrew
- Fluent English
- Excellent media-level Hebrew writing skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge of, experience and interest in Asia a major plus
Training, mentorship & networking opportunities provided.
Web Programmer/Designer Intern
- Remote/online position
- Project basis
Internship description:
- Program and design new sections of the Israel-Asia Center website.
- Create a networking portal within the Israel-Asia Center website for alumni of the Israel-Asia Center’s leadership programs.
- Create digital promotional materials, such as program booklets.
Internship requirements:
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- Significant experience in website management – specifically with WordPress.
- Experience with graphic design software.
- Media-savvy and creative with a good eye for design.
- Experience in graphic design a plus.
Through these positions, interns will also have the opportunity to network with established and future leaders in business, government, diplomacy, innovation and media who are shaping Israel-Asia relations.
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Where are some of our past interns now?
He Guan Peggy Mizrachi
VP – IndigoGlobal;
Former Manager, China Unit – Israel Export Institute;
Former Communications Coordinator – Israel-Asia Center (following internship)
Tal Tochner
Venture Partner – PICO Venture Partners;
Former Partner – Tel Aviv Capital
Daniella Segal
Director of Investments – Lamed Holdings;
Former Partner – TenCent Exploration Team
Alex Davidson
Former Communications Director – U.S. House of Representatives
Harry Baumgarten
Member, Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States;
Former Legislative Director & Counsel – U.S. House of Representatives
Thadeo Arlo
Co-founder – Makrverse;
Technion Ambassador – Technion Institute of Technology, Israel
Rachel Finerman
Faculty Research Associate – UC San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy
Ron Schneider
Customer Success – Monday.com
Anton Olshvang
Business Development Manager – Vitalerter, Shanghai
Daniel Maia
Customer Care Expert (Portuguese) – Wix.com