Social media and Communications Intern-Unpaid
2010-07-15
Stipend: n/a
Temporary
Part Time
Not Benefits eligible
This is for Winter/Spring Semester/Quarter
Job duties:
Overall job duties include assisting the Director of Development with reaching out to current and potential donors who believe in LSS/NCA’s mission to walk with those in need and mobilize community partners to provide services that offer hope and rebuild lives. Our current programs focus on:
• Adoption and Foster Care
• Disaster Preparedness and Response
• Refugee and Immigrant Services, including resettlement, employment training/services, and language classes
• and Youth Haven Camps for children and teens living with HIV/AIDS.
Specific duties include:
• helping organize, market, and implement strategies to ensure the success of LSS/NCA’s fall fundraisers, including Help the Homeless campaign and Expressions of Abundance
• coordinating weekly acknowledgement and monthly pledge reminder process
• assisting in donor outreach and cultivation through mail, phone, and in-person visits
• serving as a LSS/NCA contact to local businesses, individuals, and congregations
• drafting letters, newsletter articles, media releases, and other documents
• updating LSS/NCA’s Facebook cause page
• other duties as needed
Minimum requirements: Passion for social justice. Knowledge of MS Office Suite. Strong writing skills. Team player. 15-20 hrs; evening and weekends may be required
Preferred requirements: Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising (or related) majors preferred, but anyone with a passion for social justice and strong writing skills is encouraged to apply.
Requirements for applying: Cover letter, resume, and 3 writing samples of 1-3 pages each. Term paper excerpts are OK, but please do not submit long papers en totem; letters, articles, media releases are preferred. Send requirements to lssrecruiting@lssnca.org. Be sure to indicate “Development Intern” in the subject line.
Will be glad to fill out paper work for course credit.
Development office is located in Falls Church, VA however there is flexibility with your work location.
Instructions on how to apply appear at the bottom of this page.
LSS/NCA Main | Northern Virginia
Housing and Donations Intern-Unpaid
2010-07-14
Stipend: NA
Temporary
Part Time
Not Benefits Eligible
This is for the Fall and Winter/Spring Semester/Quarter
Roles and Responsibilities
• Catalogue donation items and sort them in our storage unit
• Coordinate with members of the community who’d like to donate items
• Find new on-call volunteers, and coordinate with them fluidly. You are the liaison to connect on-call volunteers and the office staff
• Either pick up the donation yourself or requesting that an on-call volunteer does this if the person donating cannot
• Giving those who donate a slip for a tax write-off
• Consult the List of Goods to be Provided in preparing for a new arrival
• Purchasing all items not donated for a New Arrival
• Help with the actual set up of a home before a family arrival
• Organize Donation Drives through schools and community groups
• Conducting housing outreach/research
• Mediating between landlords and refugees/asylees
• Working closely with case managers to secure housing for newly arrived refugees
• Possibly helping set up apartments for newly arrived refugees
Qualifications
• Must speak, read, and write English fluently and at a university level
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other Windows applications and have experience with Internet research and databases
• Must have excellent organizational, time-management, follow-up, interpersonal, and administrative skills
• Must have excellent telephone manner, research and writing skills, attention to detail
• Must be capable of working in a fast-paced, multicultural office environment, take initiative, and be able to handle multiple assignments at once and meet deadlines
• Commitment to the human rights and general welfare of asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants
DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED
• Strong candidates will have previous internship experience in non-governmental or inter-governmental organizations
• Strong candidates will be willing to drive a van pick up donated items from houses
Refugee/Immigrant | Northern Virginia
Housing Logistics Intern
2010-07-14
Stipend: n/a
Temporary
Part Time
Not Benefits eligible
This is for Winter/Spring Semester/Quarter
Roles and Responsibilities
• Conducting housing outreach/research.
• Mediating between landlords and refugees/asylees.
• Working closely with case managers to secure housing for newly arrived refugees.
• Possibly helping set up apartments for newly arrived refugees.
Qualifications
• Must speak, read, and write English fluently and at a university level.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and other Windows applications and have experience with Internet research and databases.
• Must have excellent organizational, time-management, follow-up, interpersonal, and administrative skills.
• Must have excellent telephone manner, research and writing skills, attention to detail.
• Must be capable of working in a fast-paced, multicultural office environment, take initiative, and be able to handle multiple assignments at once and meet deadlines.
• Commitment to the human rights and general welfare of asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants.
DESIRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED
• Strong candidates will have previous internship experience in non-governmental or inter-governmental organizations.
• Strong candidates will be willing to drive.
• Strong candidates will be fluent in a second language in addition to English. Preference will be given to speakers of: Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Burmese, Karen, Nepali, Spanish, Somali, French, Turkish, and Russian.
Refugee/Immigrant | Northern Virginia
LSS/NCA is an equal opportunity employer, and we do not and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, handicap, sexual preference/orientation, marital status, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran. Information provided during the application process will not be used for any discriminatory purposes. Resumes, cover letters, and complete applications should be sent to lssrecruiting@lssnca.org. No phone calls please.
A drug screen is required upon the extension and acceptance of a job offer/assignment. A thorough and successful background check is required of every applicant as a contingency of performing work at or on behalf of LSS/NCA.