Philanthropy and Partnerships Intern

Location

Starting Date & Initial Contract Details

As soon as possible. 80-100%, 6-12 months.

Role Overview

The Philanthropy and Partnerships Intern supports the Institutional Philanthropy team mainly in the German-speaking part of Switzerland in the following areas:

• identification of prospective partners (foundations and municipalities, individual major donors and corporates)
• development of compelling and customised funding applications and the creation of marketing material
• support the organisation of donor meetings and possibly events
• keeping administrative records and data up to date
• supporting Philanthropy Advisors in their portfolio management

Project Overview

The Zurich office is responsible for promoting the work of Medair to German-speaking Switzerland, and to raise the funds needed to run our life-saving programmes around the world. The Philanthropy team manages a portfolio of foundations, cantons and municipalities, individual major donors and corporates that contribute significantly to supporting the implementation of our humanitarian projects.

Our Culture

Key Activity Areas

Identification and qualification of prospective partners

• Desk research on existing individual donors
• Desk research on new potential partners (Foundations, municipalities, individuals and corporates)
• Identification of potential partners’ area of interest

Support acquisition of municipalities

• Data cleaning and preparation of digital and mailing campaigns
• Support with mailings, calls, emailing

Support the development of compelling and customised proposals, reports and other donor materials

• Support the development of personalised communication material (incl. PowerPoint presentations, applications for funding, brochures, etc)
• Drafting of letters to partners
• Proofreading, translation and layout of proposals and reports

Keeping records up to date in Salesforce (CRM) and support with administrative tasks

• Updating touch-points with donors (prospects) in our CRM (Salesforce)
• Completing donors’ (prospects’) profiles in our CRM (Salesforce), in terms of giving potential, interest and communication preferences
• Creating tracking and priority reports in our CRM (Salesforce)
• Support in diverse administrative tasks and processes

Event organisation and awareness activities

• Support project leaders with the organisation of donor meetings, events and diverse fundraising and awareness activities

Team Spiritual Life

• Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
• Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
• Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair’s international prayer network.

This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject.
• Demonstrate prior experience in a working/professional environment; prior internships.
• Excellent written and spoken German (native level).
• Excellent working knowledge of the English language (speaking and writing).

What is the ROC and why is it required?

Experience

• Competent user of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong desk research skills
• Proofreading skills
• Salesforce knowledge is a plus
• Organized
• Multitasking skills
• Open-minded and willing to learn
• Thorough and detailed oriented 
• Ability to work autonomously
• Collaborative team player