Development & Communications Intern (Unpaid)

The Development & Communications Intern will assist the Development Team at IRC San Diego by supporting fundraising event planning, community engagement, communications, and administrative tasks. This unpaid internship offers experience in strategic outreach, social media management, and event coordination within a humanitarian non-profit context.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning of IRC in San Diego fundraising events, including strategy around social media, outreach, material production, sponsorship research, and ticket sales
• Brainstorm and create a strategic outreach plan and content to engage new community partners, university contacts, and other groups supporting IRC events
• Manage IRC webpages and social media to ensure information is current and regularly updated
• Aid in content collection and storytelling projects for web and social media platforms
• Opportunity to transcribe client interviews, gather content for IRC social media accounts
• Aid the Development Team in securing in-kind donations for refugee and asylum-seeking clients
• Provide administrative support to the Development Team by assisting with data entry, producing acknowledgments, and other cultivation activities
• Participate in weekly meetings with the Development Team and bi-weekly staff meetings

Requirements

• Currently in an undergraduate or graduate degree program or graduated within one year, preferably event planning, marketing, communications or related area of study
• Proficient in spoken and written English
• Experience in graphic design or Canva a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Detail-oriented and able to multi-task efficiently
• 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
• Intern will need to supply their home workspace, computer, internet access, etc.

Skills

• Event Planning
• Marketing
• Communications
• Graphic Design
• Canva
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Social Media Management
• Fundraising Campaign Coordination
• Community Engagement
• Strategic Outreach

Languages

English