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Community Engagement Intern

3 months ago


Richmond, United States International Rescue Committee Part time
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the worldâs worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

BACKGROUND: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading, non-sectarian, non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement services, and advocacy for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict.  Domestically, our 29 offices across the U.S. ensure new arrivals have food, shelter, and clothing, and work with refugees to help them gain self-sufficiency.

SCOPE OF WORK: The intern will assist the Community Engagement Coordinator with various aspects of community outreach and event planning, program recruitment and management, and coordinating outreach meetings. Tasks may include cold calling organizations and faith-based communities, responding to donors, answering community partner inquiries, updating outreach documents and presentations, and maintaining partner tracking databases. This role will support the in-kind contributions and donations of items to support clients, including outreach to donors, coordination of donation drives, maintaining inventory counts of received goods, and supporting staff with the disbursement of goods to clients. Interns may also be asked to assist with writing and design tasks such as drafting monthly newsletter articles, generating photo and video content for social media, crafting web posts, and creating invitations and programs for special events.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  •  Assist with outreach to potential program partners and manage outreach efforts through database tracking
  •  Provide support for special events.
  •  Support community outreach by contributing to IRCâs social media accounts, newsletter, community presentation materials, and other communication efforts.
  •  Assist with the in-kind contributions program, including outreach for donation drives, coordinating delivery of goods, counting and inventorying donations, fulfilling donation requests to support clients, and assisting with the maintenance of our inventory database.
  •  Record hours and submit completed timesheet for each month via the IRCâs online Volunteer Dashboard.
Minimum Qualifications:

·        Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree or recent graduate.

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·       Detail-oriented, organized, and reliable.

·       Experience with data entry and managing databases.

·       Familiarity with basic video editing and graphic design software.

·       Comfortable taking leadership role as appropriate.

·       Interested in learning about the Richmond community.

·       While a personal vehicle is not required, it would be helpful on occasion.


This position is unpaid and reports to the Community Engagement Coordinator.

 IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability. 


Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way â our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.