Monday, June 27, 2011

Membership and Outreach Intern

Part-Time, Unpaid

Walk Oakland, Bike Oakland (WOBO) seeks a dynamic and motivated person who will function as our Membership & Volunteer Intern. The Membership & Volunteer Intern will work alongside the Executive Director and Board of Directors to broaden WOBO’s outreach and visibility, and build our grassroots membership base.

This internship is an opportunity to help strengthen an emerging organization and learn fundraising and core organizing skills. The Membership & Volunteer Intern will have important responsibilities from the beginning of his/her internship, and will support the Executive Director on other tasks as needed.

Responsibilities will include:
Coordinate and fulfill new membership requests and renewals
Manage the WOBO database (Salesforce)
Coordinate development and distribution of WOBO materials and collateral
Maintain the online WOBO event calendar
Coordinate volunteer trainings
Assess and coordinate volunteer needs for WOBO, working with WOBO outreach committee and event coordinators
Develop and coordinate communications calendar for WOBO projects, campaigns and appeals

Requirements
Essential:

Interest in Marketing/Membership/Outreach
Strong track record of coordinating team projects
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Strong multitasking ability
Cheerful, friendly, outgoing, upbeat outlook
Solid MS Word and Excel

Desired:
Web/html experience
Graphics savvy (Adobe Creative Suite)
Advocacy experience
Familiarity with biking and walking in Oakland
Familiarity and experience with Oakland’s diverse neighborhoods and communities
Commitment to building a sustainable and more livable Oakland
Experience with Salesforce or relational databases a plus

Women and people of color strongly encouraged to apply.

To Apply
We are currently accepting applications for this position. Please send a letter of interest, references and resume to:
info@wobo.org

This is a part-time, unpaid volunteer internship. The intern would work out of our Oakland office space. We are asking for a 6 month minimum commitment, 10-15 hours a week.

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