Commitment: 12 - 20 hours per week over a 3-6-month semester, minimum 100 hours
Location: Blazer Building, 1933 N. Marcey Street Chicago, IL 60614
PAWS Chicago is looking for an energetic, organized, detail-oriented team-player who has a passion for animals and promoting the No Kill movement. The Special Events Intern supports events critical to raising needed funds to continue saving homeless animals. The ideal candidate will be able to take direction from multiple team members, but also be proactive and work independently; all while being able to prioritize, stay organized, and keep a strong attention to detail. Qualified candidates will also have excellent people, phone and creative thinking skills, and will be proficient in Microsoft Office and Excel.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Interns will engage in a variety of areas including, but not limited to:
- Assisting with event logistics and inventory management
- Responding to incoming inquiries about signature events
- Researching and prospecting for event sponsors, auction donors, vendors, etc.
- Assisting with soliciting and organizing auction items
- Writing and proofreading auction descriptions, etc.
- Mail merging and sending of various mailings
- Flyer and poster distribution around Chicago for events
- Returning of phone calls/emails for third-party event requests
- Filing, answering phones and other administrative tasks as needed
- Assisting at events and meetings as needed
Requirements
- Passion for animals and animal welfare
- Outstanding written and personal communication skills, with great attention to detail
- Energetic team player who encompasses a friendly, helpful demeanor
- Must be organized and an excellent multi-tasker
- Must be able to quickly learn the organization departments and programs
- Interest in providing administrative support to help strengthen efficiency, productivity, and workflow
- Experience with Microsoft Office; knowledge of Raiser's Edge a plus
- A genuine interest in, and desire to learn more about animal welfare and the No Kill movement
This internship may interest you if you are interested in the following fields: Communications, Fundraising, Psychology, Nonprofit Management, Business Administration, Project Management.
This role is only available in-person.
Please note that all PAWS Chicago internships are unpaid.
We are not accepting applications at this time.
