Job Description
Challenge Events Intern
Reporting to: Community & Events Executive
Location: Vauxhall, London
Hours: Full time or Part time (min 3 days per week)
Salary: Travel & Lunch Expenses only
Duration of role: 3-6 months
Over 200,000 children develop cancer each year, that’s over 500 children a day. The majority of these children live in developing countries. In the developed world, medical advances in the last fifty years mean that 80% of children with cancer will now survive; in the developing world, the picture is very different and survival rates are as low as 10%. Thousands of children are dying each year or suffering unnecessarily, when they could be treated or cured. Often the treatment they need is relatively simple and inexpensive and has been known to doctors in the developing world for decades. We are working hard to give these children the treatment and care they need which will give them the chance of a future.
World Child Cancer is a small yet fast-growing, ambitious international charity that has maintained a year on year growth in its income since its creation in 2007.
INTERNSHIP
We are committed to giving you the best experience possible as an intern within our organisation.
As an intern you will have the chance to:
· Work in a small charity, gaining insight across all our work
· Work within a small experienced team of fundraisers, gaining experience and knowledge, specifically in Challenge Event fundraising
· Get stuck-in and enjoy the role
In return we will:
· Ensure that you gain a wide range of fundraising experiences to boost your CV
· Ensure you have meaningful projects to work on
· Offer training and support for your role
· Respect and listen to your views and ideas
· Provide an encouraging and friendly working atmosphere
· Provide a reference letter outlining the contribution you have made and the skills and experience acquired during your time with us
KEY TASKS
World Child Cancer is looking for a bright and enthusiastic person to take on the role of Challenge Events Intern. The successful candidate will get involved in all aspects of the charity’s fundraising programme working closely with a team of experienced fundraisers. As World Child Cancer is a small charity, our intern can expect to experience all areas of our work and gain good understanding of all elements of the charity.
The role will involve all aspects of Challenge Event fundraising work including:
· Supporting our key Challenge Events in 2016 including Royal Parks Half Marathon, Prudential Ride 100, Kilimanjaro Trek, Tough Mudder and others, working closely with the Community and Events Executive
· Assisting with the management of Challenge Fundraising events that involves client and donor liaison, event logistics, on the day event management and event follow-up.
· Involved with supporter care meaning work with the database (Raisers Edge) and written and verbal communications with World Child Cancer donors.
· General administrative duties – including taking telephone calls, handling post, sending out t-shirts and fundraising packs.
· Assisting in producing fundraising merchandise and print
Person Specification
World Child Cancer is looking for an individual with the following:
· Educated to degree level with excellent spoken and written English
· Good communications skills and telephone manner
· Ability to conduct research on the internet
· Ability to work to own initiative
· Ability to manage your time efficiently with a varied workload
· Interest in international development and/or cancer treatment
· Interest in developing a career in fundraising
· Experience of using industry standard IT systems (e.g.Microsoft Office, Email, Internet etc.)
Further Details
Location
The role will be located in our office at Unit 17, Rudolf Place, Vauxhall, SW8 1RP. This is a 5 minute walk from Vauxhall Station.
Length of Internship
We would expect the appointed intern to commit to working with the charity for a minimum of 3 months – the ideal would be 6 months. Please understand that this allows us to ensure meaningful projects for the internship programme. Leaving the internship early jeopardises the amount of useful experience and outcomes the intern can take with them, and can also leave the charity with incomplete projects which staff are unable to take on. For this reason we ask applicants to consider their ability to commit to the full internship before applying.
Should there be any reason for this to change, there is a minimum two week compulsory notice period on both sides.
Hours of Work
Interns volunteer 3 - 5 days a week during standard office hours, with some weekend work involved with fundraising events. Exact days/hours/starting times will be agreed with interns on an individual basis.
Time off
In line with our annual leave policy for all staff, our intern will accrue two days annual leave per month, meaning that over the 3 month period the entitlement would be 6 days annual leave. We understand that towards the end of your internship you may be looking for paid work so will allow reasonable time off for interviews. All time off needs to be agreed with line manager in advance.
Payment
The internship is voluntary and unpaid. However, we will refund agreed travel expenses within London zones 1 - 6. It may be possible for someone slightly further afield to travel into London off-peak for an equivalent sum which would be agreed prior to appointment. We can also provide a maximum of £5 per day to cover lunch expenses.
Who should apply?
Those wishing to gain work experience in the charity sector: graduates, post-graduates and professionals seeking a career change.
Could an internship lead to a job with World Child Cancer?
Sadly an internship role will not usually lead to a job offer. We are a small but growing organisation with a limited number of posts.
Next Steps
If you are interested in this position please write a supporting statement explaining your interest in the role and giving examples to show that you meet the person specification. Send this supporting statement and your CV via the Charity Job website to the Community & Events Executive – Lisa Fernandes.
Applications will only be accepted up to Friday 13th May
Interview dates – w/c 16th May
Start date – as soon as possible after interviews
www.worldchildcancer.org
Address for correspondence: World Child Cancer UK, 17 Rudolf Place, London SW8 1RP
World Child Cancer UK is a registered charity in the UK, No. 1084729