As the Special Events intern, you'll get a wide range of experience supporting the production team on special events.
responsibilities.
- Provide support for our annual gala, charity:ball.
- Assist with and provide updates on in-kind sponsorships, guest communications, donor support, and event execution.
- Support for the volunteer program: connect with some of our biggest supporters and help run volunteer events.
- Assist the Production team with a variety of admin and customer service tasks.
skills.
You get things done.
You're a multitasking machine. You follow through on every request, no matter how big or small, with attention to detail. You keep your cool under pressure and know how to prioritize your responsibilities. And when you need help, you let your supervisor know.
You're so organized, it's embarrassing.
Your closet or kitchen drawers are a testament to your skill: when something doesn't have a place, you make one for it and teach others to keep it that way. You can manage tracking sheets, inquiries and filing systems with a high standard of excellence.
You're articulate, direct and professional.
You're more than capable of providing information concisely and effectively to everyone reaching out to charity: water for help. You make sure you know the situation or data inside and out before communicating it to donors or staff.
You have the basics down pat.
You know how to best use Excel, put together concise documents and use online tools to manage data.
You're independent and self-motivated.
You can handle a bunch of tasks without constant supervision. You relish the chance to own your projects -- you're confident and capable of representing charity: water to our most passionate supporters.
commitment.
We're looking for an interns to start immediately and stay on through mid December. We'll need you 3-5 days a week. Please only apply if you are located in the New York City area.
compensation.
This is an unpaid internship but is an exceptional opportunity to gain project management, special events and customer service experience at an international non-profit with an ambitious mission. And we can work with your institution to give you academic credit for your experience.
We'll provide you transportation (Metrocard). You'll have opportunities to attend NYC screenings and events offered to charity: water staff. And we'll provide you professional development training when available.
