Duration: Flexible
Hours/Week: 8-10 hours/week (flexible)
Reports To: CEN Director
Compensation: Volunteer

Position Summary:

The Executive Intern will wear many hats including, but not limited to, fundraising, marketing and volunteer development. The intern will probably not focus as much with grants, bookkeeping and programs; however that might depend on the specific skills of the intern and the constantly changing needs of the organization. It is envisioned that the intern will have similar duties as the Director, and will take on more duties as the assignment progresses.

CEN desires an intern who is resourceful, creative, enthusiastic and self-directed. The intern will plan and collaborate very closely with the Director. Although the Director and Intern will meet frequently, much of the work can be performed remotely (from home or elsewhere).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the Director with his duties, eventually assuming a more and more active leadership role.
• Assist the Director to oversee marketing operations, include the development and implementation of our organization marketing strategy through our volunteer teams. Key deliverables will include marketing collateral, the CEN Website and our quarterly Newsletter.
• Assist the Director and Board to develop and implement CEN’s individual fundraising strategy. This position offers a many opportunities to take creative approaches towards building our individual donor base, to develop expertise in a range of fundraising activities, and to build managerial experience.
• Identify and secure speaking opportunities for the Director within the local business and community service sector (co-present, as desired).
• Provide limited miscellaneous clerical support to the Director.
• Other duties, depending on intern’s skills and experience.

• Commitment to CEN’s mission and strong interest in international development issues.
• Experience working or traveling in the developing world.
• Strong Marketing skills, ideally with experience.
• Strong writing skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills; must be a team player.
• Detail-oriented and flexible.
• Self-directed and self-motivated; ability to work with little supervision and from home.
• Strong organizational, office and computer skills.
• Organizational leadership experience desired, but not required.

• Start and end dates are flexible. Since this is a volunteer position no compensation will be given.
• This is a virtual opportunity which gives you flexibility to work from your home or in field.

Although this is a virtual team opportunity which you may perform from your home or other location, we would like this candidate to be located in the Bellingham, WA - area in order to be able to work closely with the Director, who lives in Ferndale.

Community Empowerment Network's (CEN’s) operations are nearly entirely driven by the efforts of a community of volunteers.We are staffed along the lines of the Open Source development community. We have several (currently eight) Working Groups, each with its own lead who manages a number of Project Leads. These Project Leads are responsible for building and managing teams of volunteers to execute specific projects. We’re a small organization and so lines of responsibility become a little blurred at time, but this provides a terrific opportunity to take on a variety of responsibilities and to expand your skills. For more information on our staffing structure, please visit How our team works.

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