Overview
Warrington
Contract
Part time
NEWREMOTE
The Borgen Project is an international organisation that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. With 20 years of experience in the advocacy space, The Borgen Project has helped support the passage of numerous bills that have benefited close to 500 million people in developing countries.
From CNN to The Huffington Post, the world is talking about the movement that is downsizing global poverty. The national campaign is working to make poverty a focus of U.S., Canadian and U.K. foreign policy.
Nonprofit Leadership Programme
The role will give an insight into the key skills required to lead and develop a nonprofit organisation. This is a part-time 12-hours per week, 12 week, unpaid remote programme. If your availability is limited, you can work ahead and complete the programme in fewer weeks.
What you will do
- Advocacy Leadership Development – Meet with members of Government in your District/Constituency; represent The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events; mobilise individuals to contact their members of Government in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.
- Fundraising Development – Learn how to fundraise. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.
- Recruitment – Update job postings; inform groups and classes of openings, introduction to recruitment platforms and listen in to interviews.
- Marketing and Promotion – Pitch story ideas to print, broadcast and digital media and utilise social media and develop strategies for web-based messaging.
Experience / Qualifications
Experience: No prior experience is necessary. We are looking for people who are passionate about fighting poverty and righting wrongs, regardless of your GPAs/background.
Note: This programme is remote; part-time commitment is 12 hours per week for 12 weeks and is unpaid.
