CHESC Seeks Fundraising Intern for Paid Internship. Deadline October 14

California Higher Education Sustainability Conference
10-15 hours a week; $14 an hour
Applications Due:  October 30th, 2019
Must be available Fall 2019 through July 24th, 2020 in Santa Barbara and not going abroad in that time.
Must be able to increase hours for the period of July 5th-July 13th, 2020 to 8hrs a day

Work-study required.

UCSB Sustainability is seeking current UCSB undergraduate students to assist with fundraising for the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference. Selected students will assist with calling companies to request sponsorships and promote participation in our exhibit hall/trade show. This will include outreach to existing exhibitors and sponsors as well as cold calls to new companies. Most fundraising will be completed over the phone. Through this work, students will meet many professionals from renewable energy and sustainability-based industries. Pre-conference this intern may also participate in marketing and event planning tasks, however, the focus will be on fundraising. Tasks during the conference will include a variety of tasks related to event execution. This could include support at registration, implementation of conference sustainability practices, volunteer management, setting up signs, moving supplies, customer service for attendees, exhibitors, and speakers, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

Excitement for fundraising

Some experience in fundraising (could be through a school club or community organization)

Outgoing and energetic personality

Strong communication skill, both verbal and written

Experience in customer service or conflict resolution

Demonstrated experience with talking to people you aren’t familiar with (experiences such as canvassing, door-to-door outreach, phone marketing, etc)

Organized and able to manage relationships with large numbers of partners during the same time period

Very detail-oriented and good at tracking tasks and progress in real time

Interest in sustainability and the mission of CHESC

To Apply

Please read all of the instructions for this program and the job posting carefully in order to ensure that you have the best chance of being selected. Submit a resume and cover letter describing your interest in the position to Nicola Hesketh nicola.hesketh@geog.ucsb.edu by the application deadline at the top of this posting. If you were eligible for work-study in the past year, please note this in the cover letter. Work-study is not required but is preferred.

UCSB Career Services offers support and advising in writing résumés. Please consider taking advantage of their generous services, especially if this is the first time you have written a résumé.

Please ensure that when you apply the subject line of your email and your email body indicate clearly that you are applying for the “CHESC Fundraising Internship”. We have several positions currently open ranging across multiple programs.

For More Information:
Please email Nicola Hesketh nicola.hesketh@geog.ucsb.edu after having read the above information thoroughly. 

About UCSB Sustainability

UCSB sustainability is a collection of efforts from staff, students, administrators, and faculty across the campus. We work in a decentralized manner through partnerships in an informal network to implement changes and improvements.