PPH Intern

The internship position within UNHCR’s Private Partnerships and Philanthropy Section (PPH) in Sao Paulo offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in not-for-profit branding and fundraising within the UN system. The intern will support fundraising operations including donor proposals, research, communications, and event organization.

Responsibilities

• Support on donor proposals for fundraising (corporations, foundations and individuals).
• Research donor philanthropic profile and potential to support UNHCR.
• Keep existing and potential PPH donors informed about UNHCR work and priorities.
• Register all leadership donor (PPH) information on CRM database.
• Help produce publications and PPT presentations for PPH donor meetings and events.
• Schedule meetings with potential and existing PPH donors by phone and email.
• Support and check deliveries from consultants and other service providers.
• Help organize exclusive events for PPH Donors.
• Support procurement processes.
• Provide administrative support to the unit.
• Support with newsletters and other communication materials to donors and prospects.
• Carry out research on specific topics related to Islamic Philanthropy activities in Brazil.
• Assist PSP Brazil with campaigns and with monitoring websites and social media portals for Islamic Philanthropists.

Requirements

• Be a recent graduate (completed studies within one year of applying to this internship) or current student in graduate/undergraduate school program in a relevant field (Public Relations, Marketing, International Relations or related fields) from a university or higher education facility accredited by UNESCO.
• Have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in a field relevant or of interest of the work of UNHCR.
• Have excellent planning and organisation skills, with attention to detail.
• Be fluent in English, with advanced writing/editing skills.
• Additional languages are desirable.
• Capable of online research and maintaining simple databases and for project management.
• Have good experience with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Have demonstrated interpersonal skills.
• Be able to multi-task and to prioritise workload.
• Be a flexible team-player.

Skills

• Public Relations
• Marketing
• International Relations
• Planning and organisation
• Advanced Writing
• Editing Skills
• Online Research
• Database Management
• Project Management
• Microsoft Outlook
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Fundraising Operations
• Donor Proposals
• Event Organization

Languages

English