Spanish Fundraising Intern

You will gain valuable experience for your CV through working on a wide variety of tasks and through the regularly provided training sessions, giving you the chance to improve both your professional and personal skills.

As Street Child is still a fairly new organization, you will have greater responsibility than it would be in other internships and you will have the chance to make a big impact for a great cause. Moreover, by working with a young, dynamic and international team, you will meet culturally diverse people and have the opportunity to practice different languages.

Expenses paid - what does it mean? We offer cost-recovery on a monthly basis of up to 150€ if receipts are provided.

You will be part of a small team led by the Street Child EU Development Manager. Below are some examples of your responsibilities but you will spend 60% of your time on the first 2 tasks;

• Fundraising research: find new funding prospects including trusts, foundations and major donors in Spain, and contact them.
• Foundations proposal writing: write funding proposals for trusts and foundations using knowledge of previous, current and upcoming Street Child projects.
• Support day-to-day tasks of the office, help in minute-taking during meetings and others administrative related tasks.
• Manage social media, update the website and promote local and international events and the international volunteering program, manage a few email campaigns, translation to and from English to Spanish.
• Volunteer coordination and event management: manage the existing volunteer base and help recruit new volunteers to the network. Support planned events and develop new ideas.
• Business development: build and manage collaborations and partnerships with other organizations and companies.

• Self-motivated, pro-active and innovative thinking with the ability to use your initiative and work independently.
• Interest in the non-profit sector and in Street Child's mission. willingness to be flexible, have fun and enjoy a laugh with the team.

Areas of university studies

• Include but are not limited to international relations, human rights, development, economics or global affairs, marketing.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills with professional manner via telephone and email.
• A native Spanish level and professional English skills are required (and Catalan desirable).
• Document translation skills.
• Knowledge on social media and Microsoft Office will be needed.
• Having knowledge of the fundraising landscape in Spain and the different existing channels is a plus.

When applying:
Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their nationality, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are looking forward to hearing from you!