Organization:Microcredit Summit Campaign
Location:Washington DC,United States
Opportunity Type: Internship
About the Organization:
The Microcredit Summit Campaign is a global anti-poverty campaign pursuing two goals: 1) to reach and empower 175 million of the world’s poorest families with microfinance, and 2) to help 100 million families lift themselves out of severe poverty. The Campaign is currently seeking a highly motivated, skilled intern to support our program work in support of these two goals.
About the Job:
The program intern will provide crucial support to a broad range of Campaign activities and be exposed to the daily work of a fast-paced NGO with a global network of allies and partners. The intern will learn the importance of timely and impactful advocacy, the ability to interweave coinciding project initiatives, and the vital role of coalition-building in pursuit of common goals.
The program intern will work closely with program managers for the main campaign projects and will have an opportunity to contribute substantively to the 2013 Partnerships against Poverty Summit. The intern will also have the opportunity to attend various microfinance and international development events in the DC area during the internship. Please visit the Campaign's website, www.microcreditsummit.org, for additional details.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Researching and drafting content for e-bulletins, newsletters, and blog posts in the 3 languages of the Campaign
- Managing and updating the Campaign’s social media accounts
- Managing the Summits email account and answering public inquiries
- Updating the 2013 Summit website regularly
- Assisting with outreach to microfinance networks for Summit promotion and creating marketing materials
- Assisting with the 2013 Summit’s content and conducting research
- Assisting with the day-to-day logistics of the Summit team
- Conducting prospect research to identify funding leads for various Campaign programs
- Other tasks as assigned by Program Managers
Qualifications:
- Ability to work as a team and member and independently
- Candidates with a background in social media, web content management, video/photo editing considered an asset
- Proficient spoken and written English and Spanish and/or French required.
- Candidates must be able to commit a minimum of 32 hours per week for a minimum of four months. Preference will be given to those who can commit to 40 hours per week and six months.
- Candidates should be highly motivated self-starters with a passion for international development, and particularly for reaching and empowering the very poor.
- Candidates do NOT have to currently be enrolled in an academic program.
Posted: 09 Aug 2013
Closing Date: 30 Aug 2013
How to Apply:
http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m//template.rc/1.11.192452