UNICEF USA (UUSA) Has an Immediate Need for a Special Events Intern

UNICEF USA (UUSA) has an immediate need for a special events intern.

The special events intern will assist with logistics for events including an annual gala, annual family fun day, donor cultivation and outreach events, and office administration.

The ideal applicant for the special events intern position will:

• Be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program in hospitality management, or event management/planning, or similar field of study.
• Be able to commit to 15-20 hours per week, two to three days per week.
• Demonstrate an interest in UNICEF, as well as an interest in working in a non-profit fundraising role.
• Have critical thinking skills for strategy development and compiling research.
• Have strong office skills including proficiency in all aspects of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Have excellent verbal and analytical skills.
• Be fluent in English.

Additionally, experience with Mail Chimp and/or event management programs is a plus.

This is an unpaid internship, however a small daily transportation stipend is provided for each in office day completed.

WHILE WE ARE PRIMARILY ONLY SEEKING APPLICANTS THAT CAN COMMIT TO BOTH FALL SEMESTER, 2017 AND SPRING SEMESTER, 2018, WE WILL ALSO CONSIDER THOSE WHO CAN ONLY COMMIT TO FALL, 2017 OR SPRING, 2018.

Dates and hours: UUSA is open to working with student schedules, however we require a minimum of 12-15 hours per week. Our offices are open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m,. until 5:00 p.m.

UNICEF USA (UUSA) is one of 35 organizations around theworldknown as national committees that secure crucial financial support and government funding for UNICEF. Together, these national committees, including UUSA, raise approximately one-third of the operational budget for UNICEF. UUSA is headquartered in New York, and has regional offices in Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. UUSA is associated with, but is independent of UNICEF, the United Nations organization. UNICEF’s mission is to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs, and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. For further information about UNICEF, please visit For further information about UUSA, please visit We strongly encourage each applicant to visit these websites to learn more about each organization, and how they work together.

For immediate consideration, please forward your resume including three references (only two may be academic) as well as your class schedule for fall and anticipated schedule for spring, 2018 to Joe Alexander, intern recruitment coordinator at .

08/2017