| Corporate Fundraising Assistant Internship The role involves: • Research and first contact with companies. • Assisting with the organization of events and written appeals. • Assisting with the organization of the Luis Valtuena Humanitarian Photography exhibition 2008: identifying exhibition venues in the UK. • Maintaining the Communication and Events Department contacts database • Assisting with general administration. You may be the right person for this role if: • You are from a communications/events/sales background and are looking to transfer to the charity sector or having recently graduated (or about to graduate) with a communications or events background, you are interested in acquiring and insight into communications and events within and international development organisation. • You are autonomous and willing to work as part of a team. • You are tenacious and dynamic. • You are also confident on the phone and have a good telephone manner. • You have a ‘can-do’ flexible attitude towards work. • You are organised, able to meet strict deadlines and have a keen eye for detail • You have fluent spoken and written English language skills, a working knowledge of French and Spanish is an advantage. • You have excellent IT skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access. Volunteering at Médecins du Monde UK office offers you: • an opportunity to input your well-earned communications/event skills for a worthy cause • an opportunity to help organize and prepare for a wide range of exhibitions, fairs and events, aimed at raising the profile of Médecins du Monde’s work at both the national and international level. • Above all an opportunity to participate in all our other activities as a valued member of our team. We will reimburse your receipted daily expenses travel and lunch expenses up to £10 as long as these expenses are incurred. If you are would like to join our team, and you are available to start from April 2008 and are able to commit 2 days a week for a minimum period of 3 months then please send your CV and brief cover letter to recruitment@medecinsdumonde.org.uk |