Resource Development Admin Intern (Summer)
Assist with resource development and volunteer management
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Overview
Assist with resource development and volunteer management
You have:
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree or recent graduate.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented, organized and reliable
- Comfortable taking leadership role as appropriate
- Emotional intelligence
- Successful navigation of a complex and fast-paced environment
- A personal vehicle is helpful on occasion.
Job Description
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 22 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: Our resource development department is responsible for community development, outreach, in-kind donation coordination, and volunteer management. The intern will assist resource development staff with various responsibilities relating to fundraising, event planning, volunteer recruitment and management, and handling in-kind donations. Tasks may include recording donations and responding to donors, answering volunteer inquiries, maintaining records of volunteers and their service hours, processing donations of goods and assisting with the management of the IRC "Resettlement Shop" for providing clothing and household goods to refugees, leading volunteer trainings, and administrative duties. Interns, if interested, may also assist with writing and design tasks such as monthly newsletter articles, web posts, and creating invitations and programs for special events.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Attend Volunteer/Intern Orientation and assist with conducting orientations as needed
· Assist with processing, tracking, organization, and distribution of in-kind donations, including on-going management of the IRC’s “Resettlement Store”
· Assistance with tracking and recording volunteer service hours
· Planning and executing special events including intern/staff mixer(s)
· Support community outreach effort which may potentially include contributing to the monthly newsletter
· Provide timely, accurate, and clear communication to volunteers via email and phone
· Record hours and submit completed timesheet for each month via the IRC’s online Volunteer Dashboard.
Qualifications
· Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree or recent graduate
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Detail-oriented, organized and reliable
· Comfortable taking leadership role as appropriate
· Emotional intelligence
· Successful navigation of a complex and fast-paced environment
· While a personal vehicle is not required, it would be helpful on occasion.
· This is a hybrid position and will require the candidate to be within driving distance from Richmond, VA.
This position is unpaid and reports to the Volunteer Coordinator.
IRC leading the way from harm to home.
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.
Potential interview questions
| Can you provide an example of how you've successfully communicated with volunteers in past roles? | This helps assess your communication skills and experience with volunteers. | Provide a specific example where you effectively engaged with volunteers. |
| Describe a situation where you had to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. How did you handle it? | This evaluates your organizational and time management skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How would you plan and execute a community outreach event? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Tell us about a time you had to adapt to a new or challenging environment. What did you do? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure that your work is detail-oriented and accurate? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Updated 1 year ago
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Source:
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