UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Individual Giving Intern
- Duty station
- 🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada
- Country / area
- Canada
- Region
- Americas
- UN system
- Fund/Programme
About this role
The Individual Giving Intern supports the Donor Care team at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees by assisting with donor inquiries, donation processing, CRM system maintenance, and stewardship activities. The role involves digital marketing tasks such as creating and updating donation pages, email fundraising support, creative development for digital ads and direct mail, analytics and reporting on fundraising efforts, market research on trends and vendors, and general administrative duties. The intern will also participate in training sessions and team meetings. This is a temporary internship position requiring legal eligibility to work in Canada.
Key requirements
- University degree or college degree in progress (completed at least 2 years of Study) or completed within the last 24 months
- Fluency in written and spoken English
- Legal eligibility to work in Canada
Nice to have
- French language skills
- Degree in Communications, Marketing or International Development
- Knowledge of database entry/management
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Requirements at a glance
Distilled by AI from the posting- Required degree
- University degree or college degree in progress (completed at least 2 years of Study) or completed within the last 24 months required. A Degree in Communications, Marketing or International Development is an asset.
- Languages
- English
Deadline for Applications
Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)
H (no hardship)Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Staff Member / Affiliate Type
Target Start Date
Terms of Reference
• Canadian citizen
• Permanent Resident of Canada (with valid documentation)
• Holder of a valid work permit or other written authorization under the federal Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
The Donor Care Intern supports the Donor Care team in delivering exceptional service to donors and strengthening long-term relationships. This role assists with responding to donor inquiries, processing donations, maintaining accurate records in the CRM system, and supporting acknowledgment and stewardship activities. The intern may also help prepare donor communications, generate reports, and contribute to special projects that enhance the donor experience.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Digital Marketing: Creating and updating donation pages, advocacy pages and other landing pages to improve appearance, conversion rates and tracking.
• Email Fundraising: Assist the digital team in stewarding donors and supporters, including preparing and sending emails.
• Creative Support: Collaborate with team to develop new creative for digital ads, direct mail and television. Help write campaign briefs to share with existing agencies.
• Analytics and Reporting: Assist with researching and analyzing data for all fundraising and marketing efforts. Pull information for a variety of sources in order to report on the effectiveness of our marketing and communication materials.
• Market Research: Research current market trends and scope new vendors for donor acquisition program. Present ongoing learnings and recommendations to team.
• Administration: Helping with general administrative work and other tasks as requested.
• Learning and Development: Participate in training sessions, team meetings, and workshops.
Minimum qualifications required and key competencies:
• University degree or college degree in progress (completed at least 2 years of Study) or
completed within the last 24 months required. A Degree in Communications, Marketing or International Development is an asset.
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent oral and written communications skills
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Good computer skills, in particular Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of or experience in database entry/management an asset
• Fluency in written and spoken English. French language skills are a strong asset.
Standard Job Description
Required Languages
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Desired Languages
French,
English,
Additional Qualifications
Skills
Education
Bachelor's, High school diploma (Required)Certifications
Work Experience
Other information
This position doesn't require a functional clearance
Remote
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