Opportunities From: Volunteer Partnership Platform

The School Engagement Intern is a community organizer who will help build the power of local child advocates across North Carolina to advance STEM, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship skills for youth in grades 6-12.  The School Engagement Intern will primarily engage and mobilize school superintendents, middle and high-school administrators, and teachers.

The School Engagement Intern works to build and sustain relationships with traditional calendar and year around schools and their leaders. They will emphasize growing network partnerships among organizations led by people of color, with advocates in rural and historically underserved areas, and with business and other community leaders. At the same time, the School Engagement Intern will be an expert listener and networker, helping to develop the advocacy skills of a diverse set of stakeholders.  The School Engagement Intern will embrace several key objectives and deliverables, including the following:

Grow & Strengthen Compass Youth Center’s BasketBotz program

a.) Recruit new partner organizations and individual advocates through community outreach and one-on-one meetings.

b.) Deepen relationships with existing and prospective BasketBotz partner organizations through regular outreach, both one-on-one and through groups, and by collaborating on shared priorities.

c.) Build local and regional teams of collaborators in critical areas across North Carolina where increased engagement will positively impact key decision-makers.

The Grant Research Intern is a data and capacity-building enthusiast driven to increase the percentage of youth of color (including Hispanic and low-income students) entering, progressing, completing, and transferring into STEM disciplines, improving their financial literacy and entrepreneurship capabilities. One of the primary roles of the Grant Research Intern is to research corporate, individual, federal, state, local, and private grant opportunities. 

Compass Youth Center and its BasketBotz program require external funding sources to support operating costs. The Grant Research Intern will play an integral role in helping the organization identify youth investors to increase the number of middle and high school students in North Carolina engaging in STEM, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship training.

The Grant Research Intern will create a database/working document and investigate other funding sources to scale and sustain the BasketBotz program of Compass Youth Center.

Central to the working document will be the ongoing ability to track grants in terms of their value, the application deadline, the prerequisites necessary for applications, and other details that will be paramount to confirm the eligibility and potential awards/regranting process.

The Graphic Design Intern’s primary duties include but are not limited to:

Prepare images to coincide with social and blog posts Assist with website and blog updates via wordpress Assist with collateral updates and version control Creation of various logos for products Creation and updates to various sales collateral Assist with video production (shooting, editing, etc.)

Other projects as assigned Job Requirements:

Excellent computer knowledge for both MAC and PC environments Must be proficient in basic design programs including Adobe Creative Suite and knowledge of video editing software Writing and proofing skills are also required Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and administrative skills Ability to work independently and complete assigned tasks within identified time frames Organized, dependable and detail-oriented Team Player Quick Learner Efficient High sense of urgency Able to work well under pressure

Social Media Intern Job Description Template

We are looking for a creative social media intern to work in our marketing department. The social media intern is responsible for planning social media calendars, creating social media posts, and assisting the social media team with brainstorming campaigns.

To be successful as a social media intern you must have excellent knowledge of various social media platforms. A good social media intern combines creative campaign ideas with analytical skills to create successful posts.

Social Media Intern Responsibilities: Manage the social media calendar. Brainstorm campaign ideas. Post on various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Analyze analytics to gauge the success of campaigns. Social Media Intern Requirements: Excellent knowledge of social media platforms. Knowledge of analytical tools. Creative mindset. Ability to multitask. Ability to work in a team. A degree in Communication or a related field. Prior experience with marketing or social media.