Volunteer: Regional Director

The Borgen Project; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization dedicated to reducing global poverty as a Regional Director. You'll mobilize community support and lobby for impactful legislation while building a network of engaged supporters. This role allows you to make a significant difference in your community and beyond.

Qualifications

• Strong team player who brings new ideas.
• Decisive with independent judgment.

Responsibilities

• Meet with local government leaders to lobby for legislation.
• Mobilize community members to support poverty reduction legislation.
• Manage and implement fundraising campaigns.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Teamwork

Education

Basic understanding of politics and international development

Job description

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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?

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, it has supported the passage of bills benefitting nearly 500 million people in developing countries.

Regional Director

You don’t need to be a lobbyist to help influence foreign policy. As a Regional Director, you’ll serve as a Borgen Project Ambassador in your city—mobilizing friends, family, and colleagues to contact your government in support of poverty reduction legislation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Meet with local government leaders and lobby for legislation that improves living conditions for the world’s poor.
2. Mobilize community members to contact their government leaders supporting poverty reduction legislation.
3. Manage and implement fundraising campaigns.
4. Build a network of engaged supporters.
5. Serve as The Borgen Project’s ambassador in your city.

Qualifications

1. Basic understanding of politics and international development.
2. Highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks efficiently.
3. Strong team player who brings new ideas.
4. Decisive with independent judgment.
5. Excellent communication skills—oral, written, and presentation.

Location

U.S., U.K., and Canada

Salary

Unpaid

Duration

6 months

Hours

4-6 hours per week

Start Date

Flexible; programs begin every month, and you choose your start month.

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