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Special Events Intern for Students of the Year Campaign, Honolulu

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is recruiting intern candidates for the Students of the Year campaign in Honolulu. Students of the Year is a 7-week long philanthropic competition between local high school students. Selected interns will gain valuable experience in the areas of: non-profit management and operations, development and fundraising, marketing, and community relations. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is the world’s largest voluntary healthcare organization dedicated to finding cures for blood cancers. Its mission: cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Join us as we grow this exciting program in Honolulu!

Basic Function: Performs diverse projects and activities for the Students of the Year campaign to support and bring awareness to LLS.

Work Direction: Works under the direction, supervision, and training of the Students of the Year staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide a high level of customer service and serve as an extension of staff
• Assist with management of stewardship projects
• Prepare assigned campaign correspondence and reports, including contributing to a monthly newsletter, pulling and analyzing reports for Student Series staff, and help to create email correspondence.
• Maintain a working knowledge of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society mission and its programs
• Perform other related duties as assigned

An ideal candidate must:

• Have knowledge of the Island of Oahu, specifically in-depth knowledge of geographical territory in Honolulu and outlying areas.
• Possess a High School diploma
• Be responsible, flexible, motivated, hard-working, ethical, and committed to the mission of LLS
• Possess a high level of organization skills and be detail oriented
• Possess solid oral and written communication skills
• Possess a variety of computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Possess basic design skills
• Be able to work efficiently with limited supervision
• Be able to operate standard office equipment (fax, copier, postage machine)
• Possess an interest in a nonprofit or health-related career - particularly in development and fundraising

Students currently enrolled towards a degree in or having prior experience in the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply: hospitality, communication, non-profit leadership, marketing and/or business.

Internship positions are available year-round working approximately 10-20 hours per week between the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Internships are unpaid. Some evenings and weekends, and local travel are required. Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please e-mail cover letter and resume to:

AnnMarie Ingham

Campaign Manager, Students of the Year

AnnMarie.Ingham@lls.org