Volunteer: Regional Director
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
From CNN to The Huffington Post, the world is talking about the innovative movement that is downsizing global poverty. The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nations on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. The national campaign is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. and U.K. foreign policy.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? Look no further!
The Borgen Project is an international organization that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.
With 20 years of experience in the advocacy space, The Borgen Project has worked to support the passage of numerous bills that have benefitted close to 500 million people in developing countries.
Regional Director - You don’t need to be a lobbyist to help influence foreign policy. As a Regional Director, you’ll serve as a Borgen Project Ambassador in your city - mobilizing your friends, family and colleagues to contact your government in support of key poverty reduction legislation.
Key Responsibilities
Meet with local government leaders and lobby for legislation that improves living conditions for the world’s poor.Mobilize people in your community to contact their government leaders to support poverty reduction legislation.Manage and implement fundraising campaigns.Build a network of people engaged in the cause.Serve as The Borgen Project’s ambassador in your city.
Qualifications
Basic understanding of politics and international development.Highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple functions and tasks while managing their work time efficiently.Strong team player that loves to bring new ideas to the table.Ability to demonstrate frequent independent judgment with decisiveness.Excellent overall communication skills oral, written, presentation.
Location U.S. U.K. and Canada
Salary Unpaid
Duration 6-months
Hours 4-6 hours per week
Start Date New programs begin every month, you choose the month you wish to start
This is a volunteer opportunity provided by VolunteerMatch, in partnership with LinkedIn for Good.
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