Community Engagement Intern, Spring 2025
Louisville, KY
Internship, Part-time
Onsite
Intern Level
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. The Community Engagement Intern will assist the Development Team in engaging volunteers and community partners, managing social media, and supporting business development projects.
Responsibilities
- Create and support social media outreach, community engagement and informational materials, and donor/sponsorship research.
- Follow and enhance the strategic outreach plan and content to engage new community partners, university contacts, and other community groups supporting IRC.
- Manage IRC Louisville webpage and social media to ensure information is current and regularly updated.
- Aid in content collection and storytelling projects for web and social media platforms.
- Tabling at community events to increase awareness of IRC Louisville and recruit volunteers and interns.
- Support development efforts through tracking relevant grant opportunities, performing basic outreach for in-kind donations (non-monetary), and processing incoming volunteer/intern applicants.
- Provide administrative support to the Development Team
- Participate in weekly meetings with the Development Team and monthly all-staff meetings.
Qualification
Required
- Must be a current undergraduate student, graduate student, or less than 12 months past graduation.
- Access to a personal vehicle/reliable transportation; IRC Louisville cannot support securing transportation or housing for interns.
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or must have active and compliant visas and work authorization status in the United States (the IRC must not be represented as a sponsor or host in any application, filing, or other context for an intern).
- Primary availability during IRC business hours (M-F; 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM); availability for occasional weekend and evening events preferred.
- Ability to handle sensitive client information confidentially.
- Strong intercultural communication skills, including demonstrated ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and across language barriers.
- Comfortable with Microsoft Suite Products, social media platforms, and Canva.
- Adherence to IRC volunteer/intern and workplace policies.
- Fluency/proficiency in English, both spoken and written, are required.
Preferred
- Availability for occasional weekend and evening events preferred.