Compass Events & Marketing Internship
Compass Events & Marketing Internship
Program: Compass Investor Program
Reporting to: Senior Manager, RFK Compass Investor Program
Part-Time, Non-Exempt
Location: Remote
Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Human Rights seeks a Compass Events & Marketing intern to join the Compass Investor Program as the team plans for their virtual sessions, including their fall virtual summit, their in-person events next year, and as they continue to develop content and marketing collateral for the program. This internship will focus heavily on and help strengthen one’s event, marketing/communications, and project management skills.
About the Compass Investors Program:
As a core program under the Business & Human Rights portfolio of RFK Human Rights, the RFK Compass Investor Program seeks to inform investment decision-makers of the human rights issues to consider during their investment process of seeking superior, risk-adjusted returns. This program provides the appropriate connections and tools to support these investors on the “S” in ESG (environmental, social and governance), in order to catalyze action that will yield both profits and positive impact for people and the planet.
Through a series of bi-annual in-person gatherings and virtual sessions, the RFK Compass Investor program engages with close to 300 investment decision-makers, who collectively control close to $7 trillion in assets under management, to help inform, challenge, and inspire asset owners and allocators to think differently about the effects their investments have on society, even as they seek to gain returns in their portfolios, while also highlighting topics that intersect on human rights, including economic and racial injustice, diversity & financial inclusion, technology & information, and labor & supply chain.
Internship Responsibilities:
- Assist with logistics and content development for the November virtual summit, January in-person conference in Florida, and June in-person conference in Massachusetts, as well as our ongoing virtual sessions, from planning to execution. This is including but not limited to: outreach to investors, running and pulling reports, helping with panel session research, and creating briefs/guides for each panel;
- Assist with researching topics of interest to investors and the business community as it relates to human rights especially under the themes of economic and racial injustice, voter rights, and wages/workers rights;
- Assist with campaigns that seek to advance the investment community’s work on the S in ESG as it relates to our core themes
- Support the team with postings on social media and ensuring that a post is made at least 2x a week to the various platforms
- Keeping on top of investor events and trends and sending weekly updates to the team to use for campaigns, articles, session topics, and social media
- Maintain the Compass Content Hub, an internal-use only warehouse of articles/resources;
- Draft content pieces on investor and human rights issues, particularly relating to the main Compass themes;
- Help update and maintain the Salesforce databases and pull any necessary reports for invitee research; Help with the clean up of the Salesforce database including merging contacts and accounts, deleting duplicate accounts, and researching existing contacts to ensure their information is up to date;
- Assist with the development of the RFK Compass quarterly newsletter;
- Help to update the RFK Compass website as needed;
- Support the team in the development of emailers to be distributed to invitees during the lead up to the conference and virtual sessions;
- Help maintain the registration link for the conference and virtual sessions ensuring there are no breaks, and checking the registration system for missing information from attendees, such as bios and photos on a weekly basis;
- Assist with note-taking during the planning calls, virtual sessions, and external webinars;
- You will work with all levels of the organization including the President/CEO, board of directors, and leadership team, while working closely with other colleagues.
- Assist with other tasks and activities as needed;
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate student with experience and interest in planning/coordinating events; marketing and communications; business and finance.
- Interest in working in the non-profit or finance/business sectors;
- Awareness and interest in current events and issues relating to human rights around the world;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite;
- Ability to crunch numbers and utilize systems such as Microsoft Excel & Google Sheets;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills;
- Demonstrated research skills suitable for varied audiences;
- Attention to detail, you’re able to scope out errors and willing to fix mistakes;
- Time management, you have the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects at once;
- Self-starter with the drive to propose and execute content pieces on their own;
- Flexible, patient, and ability to stay gracious under pressure;
- High level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information;
- Innovative thinking, an unwillingness to accept things as they are, and a strong work ethic are essential;
- Teamwork, you are able to build positive relationships with your colleagues and are willing to help others;
- Inclusive, you’re excited to work with people who have different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives from your own.
Preferred but not required qualifications:
- Experience working with Salesforce, Zoom, and Hopin;
- Experience with social media platforms and editing videos;
- Experience working in conferences and other events with businesses and NGO leaders.
Availability and Compensation:
- The application deadline is August 15, 2021
- This internship may commence as early as August 15, 2021, and end as late as December 20, 2021, with a commitment of approx. 20 hours per week.
- Interns will receive a $500 monthly stipend
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is an equal opportunity employer and believes we are stronger and more effective by working internally and externally with people of all abilities, diverse backgrounds, and a range of perspectives, particularly those who have historically been marginalized or underrepresented. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We do not discriminate in our hiring practices and in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seek a diverse applicant pool.