Nonprofit Leadership Programme

Borgen Project; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

An international organization focused on advocacy is seeking participants for its part-time, unpaid remote Nonprofit Leadership Programme. The program requires 12 hours per week over 12 weeks, allowing flexible completion. Participants will develop skills in advocacy, fundraising, recruitment, and marketing while representing the organization in their communities. This is a great opportunity to make a difference and fight against poverty, no prior experience necessary.

Qualifications

• Passionate about fighting poverty and righting wrongs.
• Open to individuals without prior experience.
• Ability to represent The Borgen Project at events.

Responsibilities

• Meet members of Government to advocate for poverty-reduction legislation.
• Create personal fundraising campaigns.
• Update job postings and inform groups of openings.
• Pitch story ideas to media and develop web-based strategies.

Skills

Advocacy Leadership

Fundraising

Recruitment

Marketing

Social Media Strategies

Job description

Overview

With 20 years of experience in the advocacy space, The Borgen Project has worked to support the passage of numerous bills that have benefitted close to 500 million people in developing countries.

Nonprofit Leadership Programme

This is a part‑time 12‑hour per week, 12‑week, unpaid remote programme. If your availability is limited, you can work ahead and complete the programme in fewer weeks.

Responsibilities

• Advocacy Leadership Development – Meet members of Government in your District / Constituency; represent The Borgen Project at events; mobilise individuals to contact their members of Government in support of key poverty‑reduction legislation.
• Fundraising Development – Learn how to fundraise. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.
• Recruitment – Update job postings; inform groups and classes of openings, introduction to recruitment platforms and listen in to interviews.
• Marketing and Promotion – Pitch story ideas to print, broadcast and digital media and utilise social media and develop strategies for web‑based messaging.

Experience

No prior experience is necessary. We’re looking for people who are passionate about fighting poverty and righting wrongs, regardless of GPAs or background.

About the Borgen Project

From CNN to The Huffington Post, the world is talking about the innovative movement that is downsizing global poverty. The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nations on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. The national campaign is working to make poverty a focus of U.S., Canadian and U.K. foreign policy.

Join us

Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? Look no further! The Borgen Project is an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.