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Community Impact Intern

POSITION OVERVIEW
Responsible for assistance in Community Impact related tasks, i.e. sexual violence and the internet research, facilitation of focus groups, writing of comprehensive plan of action. Assistance in multiple projects assigned by staff

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONSinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.

ADMINISTRATION

• Assist in the set up of meetings
• Facilitation of discussion groups
• Take meeting notes
• Research different national models
• Design documents for pilot projects
• Attend meetings
• Make phone calls and inquiries on different projects in Community Impacting

EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Assist Community Impact Division with important improvements to processes.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD

• All United Way information is held confidential.
• There will be no disclosure of any internal United Way strategic information or volunteer, vendor and donor information.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Current enrollment in Master’s program in college or university in the field of sociology or other human service degree.
• Knowledge of research methodology, Excel spreadsheet functionality and excellent writing skills.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to work in a complex environment using interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with volunteers and others in the community representing a broad range of interests and background.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex materials.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good understanding of group dynamics. Ability to present information effectively.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Ability to understand some statistical concepts. Knowledge of analyzing data.

OTHER SKILLS

• Demonstrated ability to interact with persons of diverse backgrounds. Good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to establish good working relationships with a variety of publics, including staff members, volunteers, contributors, member and non-member agency representatives.
• Ability to use computer applications such as MS Office, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and internet required.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to sit, stand and use hands to keyboard and write.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

For more information, visit UnitedWay or contact:
Dawn Helmrich
Associate Director of Community Impact
dhelmrich@unitedwaymilwaukee.org
414–263–8166
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