What are the responsibilities and job description for the DEVELOPMENT SUMMER INTERNSHIP position at Youth For Christ USA Inc.?
Position Summary
Position Summary
The Development Summer Intern will work with directors to ensure the successful delivery of a portfolio of assigned campaigns, materials, event and marketing responsibilities within the Development Department of YFC Miami & Broward.
Essential Functions [Including, but not limited to...]
Marketing Leadership Assistance (50%)
Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ Miami & Broward is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel. As an employee of Youth for Christ and an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to:
About
Our cultural attributes are not about competency. It is an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. YFC believes that spiritually healthy adults fosters healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment and emphasis on developing and equipping a Christ-centered life marked by Enduring Humility, Relentless Trust, Joyful Camaraderie, Courageous Faithfulness and Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our leaders are expected to be willing to demonstrate and/or possesses the following:
Knowledge & Skills
All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to— extending invitations to fund raising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.
EOE Statement
Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.
We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.
We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.
Apply
Position Summary
The Development Summer Intern will work with directors to ensure the successful delivery of a portfolio of assigned campaigns, materials, event and marketing responsibilities within the Development Department of YFC Miami & Broward.
Essential Functions [Including, but not limited to...]
Marketing Leadership Assistance (50%)
- Serve as an assistant in organizing YFC’s campaigns for external audiences with comprehensive responsibilities including copy writing and editing, layout support, staging and analytics monitoring with concentration on follow-up.
- Serve as an assistant for a coordinated print and social media campaign to be executed on all YFC’s channels. This includes: email, printed newsletters, receipt content, Instagram, Facebook and blog for the YFC website.
- Campaign Strategy and Creation: Assist staff as they create, write, and stage plans that will be executed across all channels.
- Assist the Development Director and Community Outreach Coordinator in promoting involvement with churches and community partners.
- Write, memorize and be ready to share personal testimony and YFC involvement origin story with community and partners.
- Participate in events according to the established development calendar. Preferred assignments to event tasks focused on creative, communication and marketing.
- Documents such as event summaries, logistics maps and action plans will be required according to projects procedures.
- Contribute to a team environment where YFC’s cultural attributes are fully realized and work support is easily given.
- Develop new and existing relationships with potential and current community partners and venues.
- Be accountable for scope/quality, timeline and cost expectations of projects and tasks.
- Responsible to document lessons learned and provide updates to documents in advance of future or concurrent event cycles.
- Mitigate risk through coordination with the Risk and Legal team. Record and mitigate identified risks accordingly. Mitigate risk through contracting procedures.
- Abide all deadlines and procedures
- Complete routine tasks (task list documents, use of systems, performance review, budgets, etc.)
Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ Miami & Broward is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel. As an employee of Youth for Christ and an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to:
- Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
- Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
- Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
- Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression.
About
Our cultural attributes are not about competency. It is an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. YFC believes that spiritually healthy adults fosters healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment and emphasis on developing and equipping a Christ-centered life marked by Enduring Humility, Relentless Trust, Joyful Camaraderie, Courageous Faithfulness and Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our leaders are expected to be willing to demonstrate and/or possesses the following:
- Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience. (Enduring Humility)
- Demonstrates proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy. (Relentless Trust)
- Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers. (Joyful Camaraderie)
- Trusts God with new approaches and changes, and communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence*, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ. (Courageous Faithfulness)
- Seeks and fosters authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds and an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy of those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences. (Kingdom Inspired Diversity)
Knowledge & Skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Project management experience
- Attention to detail
- Multi-tasker with strong work ethic
- Superior interpersonal skills
- Creativity
- Strong communication skills
- Training in marketing, communications, project management or equivalent experience
- Minimum one-year event organization training
- Minimum one-year relevant course in marketing principles
All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to— extending invitations to fund raising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.
EOE Statement
Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.
We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.
We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.
Apply
