Communications and Development Intern

• Country: USA
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• Gender: Both

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Support the planning of IRC in San Diego fundraising events in a virtual format, including strategy around social media, outreach, sponsorship research, and ticket sales
• Brainstorm and develop a strategic outreach plan to target new community partners, university contacts, and other groups to support IRC events  
• Maintain IRC webpages & social media and ensure information is up to date and updated regularly 
• Assist with content gathering and storytelling projects for web and social media
• Help transcribe client interviews and gather content for IRC social media accounts 
• Support the Development Team in obtaining in-kind donations for refugee and asylum-seeking clients
• Provide administrative support to the Development Team by assisting with data entry, production of acknowledgments, and other cultivation activities
• Help the Development Team engage and interact with community partners
• Attend weekly meetings with the Development Team and bi-weekly staff meetings

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Student will learn how to plan and execute major fundraising and community events
• Student will learn about strategic planning for fundraising and communications
• Student will learn about administrative processes in the non-profit space. 

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented and able to multi-task efficiently 
• Currently in an undergraduate or graduate degree program or graduated within one year, preferably event planning, marketing, communications or related area of study
• Experience in event planning, sales or marketing, or managing social media a plus
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills;
• Able to work in fast-paced, deadline driven, team-oriented environment;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite;
• Experience in graphic design or Canva a plus 
• Proficient in spoken and written English
• This position reports to the Development and Community Relations Coordinator. 
• Compensation: This is an unpaid internship opportunity.

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