Intern - Friends of Metro Parks

The Friends of Metro Parks Intern plays a key role in supporting the Development Coordinator of Friends with communications, social media, event planning, clerical work, and grant-writing.

Assists with the planning and coordination of community events, including ordering supplies, setting-up, tearing-down, and representing the organization at the event.

Manages the Friends of Metro Parks' social media pages and interacts with the online community.

Strengthen the organization's social media presence by developing engaging content and creating a sustainable social media strategy.

Assists with light accounting duties, tracks deposits and expenses; makes bank deposits. Manages petty cash and donations.

Composes various types of correspondence, documents and reports; prepares materials and informational packets for meetings and special events.

Responds to questions from the public, vendors, Friends' members, and Metro Parks' personnel.

Keeps records organized and files paperwork.

Helps with fundraising efforts by writing emails and letters, securing donations, generating fundraising event ideas, and identifying potential donors.

Conducts research to identify grant opportunities relevant to the organization’s mission and goals.

Assists in writing and submitting grant proposals to secure funding for organizational projects.

Supports the Friends of Metro Parks' committees.

Performs special projects and related duties as required or assigned.

Education/Experience:  Completion of secondary education (high school or GED); must be at least 18 years of age. Experience in an administrative or clerical capacity with an emphasis on customer service, communications, event planning, and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated experience and knowledge working with computers and various software applications. Experience and proficiency in social media management required. Experience and proficiency in grant writing preferred. Experience working in non-profit or government sector preferred.

Team-Oriented:  Works on a team with customer service staff. Outstanding customer service, communications and interpersonal skills.
 
Attendance:  Being present at work is an essential function of the position.

Language Skills:  Ability to communicate effectively through speech and in writing.  Ability to compose various types of correspondence and responds to public inquiries. Ability to establish effective working relationships with others.

Mathematical Skills:  Ability to calculate fractions, decimals, and percentages.

Reasoning Ability:  Ability to exercise considerable independent judgment and discretion. Ability to carry out instructions, define problems, propose solutions to problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

Licenses/Registrations:  Possession of a valid Ohio Driver's license and ability to be insurable by the Park District's insurance carrier.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods of time, stand, walk/move, talk and hear.  The employee is required to use hand and fingers to key data, use computers, file paperwork, answer phone, etc.  Employee will also work special events, which may require  lifting up to 50 lbs, walking moderate distances, standing for prolonged periods of time on an infrequent basis.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the employee works in an office environment the majority of the time, but will work in outside weather conditions during events.  Employee is occasionally required to travel to parks throughout the park district and to offsite locations for meetings and events. This is an on-site position; remote work is unavailable.

Work Hours:  Interns work up to 800 hours, based on operational needs. It is anticipated that the schedule will consists of 16 - 24 hours per week from April 1 through October 31.  The ideal candidate will be flexible with their schedule to accommodate evening and weekend events.

Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented and productive work environment. Alcohol and drug abuse poses a threat to the health and safety of Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks' employees and to the security of the organization's equipment and facilities. For these reasons, Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks is committed to maintaining a drug and alcohol-free work environment