Internship
Volunteer Engagement and Storytelling Intern
International Rescue Committee
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13d ago
🚀 Off-cycle Internship
New York
💻 Remote
AI generated summary
- You must be a US citizen or legal resident, commit to 15 hours/week for Aug-Oct 2024, have digital skills, be a creative communicator, and proficient in Microsoft Office.
- You will inventory digital platforms, create trainings, compile best practices, design social toolkits, and conduct interviews to support volunteer engagement and storytelling at IRC.
Description
- The Resource, Acquisition, and Management (RAM) team is based in RAI-HQ with the mandate to support RAI-US grants, development, and volunteer management staff. The Volunteer Operations Manager supports volunteer operations systems in RAI and will directly supervise the RAM Volunteer Engagement & Storytelling Intern, a newly created unpaid internship opportunity to expand capacity. This internship will be integral to inventorying, monitoring, and uplifting promising practices and compelling stories across the RAI-US network to support volunteer recruitment, engagement, and retention
Requirements
- Must be a US citizen or legal permanent resident and authorized to work in the U.S.
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must commit to 15 hours a week for all of August – October 2024, minimum 3-month commitment with flexibility on service term; August – October 2024 is preferred service term
- Demonstrated Skills & Competencies:
- Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality. Ability to lead in a way that recognizes that IRC’s work is best accomplished through the true collaboration of individuals from many cultures with a great variety of skills and perspectives.
- Digitally savvy and innovative problem-solver with capacity to work independently.
- Social media and graphic design experience with Canva preferred.
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written. Creative and compassionate communicator.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook); ability to use the internet and other digital tools for outreach and engagement communication.
Education requirements
Currently Studying
Area of Responsibilities
Business, Operations & Strategy
Responsibilities
- Inventory and monitor digital external platforms for 29 offices including social media (Facebook, Instagram) and Rescue.org (Drupal) for volunteer engagement
- Assist with compilation and creation of trainings and resources for volunteer operations systems for both staff and volunteers
- Create a brief survey (Microsoft Forms) for RAI Volunteer Management Staff (VMS) to opt in to provide insight into successful social posts, strategies, service opportunities, needs, etc. to inform targeted support
- Synthesize promising practices and present to volunteer management staff across the network
- Monitor HQ channels and compile HQ branded content and share with RAI-US
- Design social toolkit (Canva) for leveraging IRC Volunteer Ambassador’s social sharing with networks, developing volunteers as donors/fundraisers (DonorDrive)
- Conduct interviews with IRC volunteers and interns and design branded online content (Ethical storytelling, informed consent)
- Support, attend RAM’s annual virtual conference (August) with development and volunteer management staff, by assisting with logistics and/or session content
- Other duties as assigned
- Learning Objectives:
- Learn best practices in volunteer management and community engagement serving refugee and immigrant communities.
- Receive training on and exposure to organization’s use of multiple platforms used for volunteer engagement and supporter cultivation.
- Learn IRC’s brand and messaging and gain experience creating branded templates and content as part of toolkit product.
- Gain insight into IRC RAI-US 29 offices and contribute to national level staff support services.
Details
Work type
Full time
Work mode
remote
Location
New York