Global Action for Children

Global Action for Children is a nonpartisan, results-oriented coalition dedicated to advocating for orphans and vulnerable children in the developing world.

About Us

JOBS & INTERNSHIPS

Global Action for Children is currently hiring for the following positions. Scroll down to view detailed descriptions of each: 

General Intern
Communications Intern 

 

GENERAL INTERN

Duties & Responsibilities:

Starting immediately Global Action for Children seeks smart, hard-working students who can commit 15 + hours a week to support a broad range of activities for no less than six months. Responsibilities including the following:

  • Manage Google Grants, a donation program awarding free Google Adwords advertising to non-profit organizations.
  • Assist with the creation of public education materials, including newsletters, advocacy briefs, and press releases.
  • Compile daily news clips of stories relevant to GAC’s policy work.
  • Conduct research in support of GAC’s policy analysis and advocacy, media and public education, grassroots organizing, and coalition-building activities.
  • Assist with GAC’s media outreach, including distributing press releases and press briefings, arranging press conferences, making follow-up phone calls, drafting email action alerts, arranging teleconferences and meetings, etc.
  • Assist with GAC’s fundraising efforts, including researching prospects, maintaining donor database, coordinating mailings, etc.
  • Assist in developing and posting website content.

 

Qualifications:

  • Outstanding organizational skills required. Strong writing and editing skills and experience doing internet research essential. Knowledge of MS Word and Excel required. Knowledge of HTML and content management systems desirable. Some database experience preferred. Must be willing to provide administrative support.

* In the above section I would add the something about excellent oral communication.  I think the ability to expresses yourself cleary and confidently not only in print, but in person as well is vital for the kind of work that we do

  • GAC’s internships are unpaid.

 

COMMUNICATIONS INTERN

Starting immediately Global Action for Children seeks smart, hard-working students who can commit 15 + hours a week to support a broad range of activities. Responsibilities including the following:

Qualifications:

 

  • Must be a strong writer - in formal writing, blog writing, and Twitter/Facebook update language
  • Experience with social media websites (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.)
  • Multi-tasking
  • Team player (will work closely with other positions in the office, including Grassroots Coordinator and Communications Director)
  • Innovative and creative
  • Takes the initiative
  • Experience with social marketing

 

Areas of Responsibility:

Communications

  • Create media lists, compile daily news searches, write press materials, conduct research, compile press kits and help with media outreach and pitching
  • Answering website correspondence and drafting thank you notes to donors, answering phones, and other administrative tasks
  • Conduct research in support of GAC’s policy analysis and advocacy, media and public education, grassroots organizing, and coalition-building activities
  • Assist with GAC’s fundraising efforts, including researching prospects, maintaining donor database, coordinating mailings, etc.
  • Assist in developing and posting new website content
  • Light filing
  • Assist in preparing executive director with materials and logistics for trips and meetings

Twitter

  • Daily updates
  • Recruit new followers
  • Research and analyze new ways to improve and take action on these

 Facebook

  • Streamline all of GAC’s Facebook pages and/or create a new one
  • Anaylze which (page, fan page, group, etc.) would be the best medium for GAC
  • Gain GAC exposure through Facebook
  • Increase fans/members
  • Upload events, posts, etc. when relevant
  • Manage general upkeep of Facebook
  • Research and analyze additional ways to use Facebook

Google Grants/AdWords

  • Monitor account
  • Work with GAC departments to determine content for reports and compile these
  • Upkeep Google Analytics

Innovation

  • Research and analyze new ways to expose GAC through social media and take appropriate actions
  • Start a GAC blog on the website
  • Write frequent posts
  • Amass followers
  • Ideally, this blog would be an update on what GAC is doing. Look at similar organizations and their blogs for models.

Coordination

  • Work with Grassroots Coordinator
  • Work with Communications Manager
  • Help with the kids’ site. Find ways to marker to younger children.
  • Work with Development Associate
Integrate social media followers with GAC internal database and vice versa.

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To Apply: Applicants should send a (no more than one page) cover letter and resume (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). No calls please.