Amnesty International Australia Philanthropy Research and Events Intern

Our Philanthropy Team implements Amnesty's fundraising strategies at national level, focused on major philanthropic gifts and trust/foundation grants.

The role of the intern is to support Amnesty's Philanthropy Managers to deliver Amnesty International's major gift fundraising program. This position will be responsible for:

• Research of potential major donors to Amnesty International programs
• Assistance with event management
• Customer relationship management – customer service, email, phones
• Preparing briefing documents on human rights issues and donors' backgrounds
• Database maintenance
• Potentially attend events and record donor meetings
• General office administration
• Other ad hoc tasks and projects as required

The ideal person for the role will be strong in written and verbal communication, ability to navigate Google Docs and a collaborative manner. Ideally having a general interest in human rights and Amnesty's mission will be beneficial, but not essential.

This opportunity which give the successful intern an inside look into the internal operations within Amnesty and the wide reach of our human rights support. It will provide the chance to liaise with internal and external stakeholders and allow for a greater understanding of structure, processes and events which bring supporters together. This will also connect your interest with human rights while you contribute practically to the cause.