Volunteer: Public Relations/Marketing Programme

The Borgen Project; Ashford; Remote; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join The Borgen Project for a 12-week unpaid PR/Marketing Programme focused on advocacy to raise awareness about global poverty. Ideal for those passionate about making a difference; no prior experience necessary. Flexibility in completion time and college credit available.

Benefits

College credit available

Responsibilities

• Creating a branding campaign
• Conducting informal focus groups and gathering feedback for market research
• Pitching story ideas to media
• Creating and implementing a fundraising strategy
• Planning, marketing, and presenting at informational meetings
• Utilising social media and developing strategies for messaging
• Assisting with advocacy efforts

Job description

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. and U.K. foreign policy.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? Look no further!

The Borgen Project is an international organisation that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine, and poverty.

With 20 years of experience in advocacy, The Borgen Project has supported the passage of numerous bills benefitting nearly 500 million people in developing countries.

PR/Marketing Programme

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

The role focuses on raising awareness of our work and includes:

• Creating a branding campaign
• Conducting informal focus groups and gathering feedback for market research
• Pitching story ideas to print, broadcast, and digital media
• Creating and implementing a fundraising strategy
• Planning, marketing, and presenting at informational meetings
• Utilising social media and developing strategies for web-based messaging
• Assisting with The Borgen Project's advocacy efforts

Experience

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

Details

This is an unpaid programme, although college credit is available.

Start Date

New programmes begin every month. You can choose your start month.

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