Red Feather Social Justice Fellow

Red Feather’s mission is to partner with American Indian nations to develop and implement sustainable solutions to the housing needs within their communities. Red Feather believes that safe, healthy homes are the foundation for healthy families and communities. Currently, our work is focused on the Hopi Reservation and Navajo Nation in Arizona.    

Red Feather (RF) is looking for a passionate individual interested in a fellowship with a small nonprofit based in Flagstaff, AZ.  Ideal candidate should have interest in learning about a broad array of nonprofit and community development job tasks. The tasks performed in this position will be based on the most pressing needs of the organization and the professional interests of selected applicant.  A minimum commitment of 8 hours per week is required.    

·      Update website including posting new articles and photos, editing information and layout, responding to volunteer requests, etc.  

·      Develop and implement social media (Facebook; Twitter; Newsletters; Go Fund Me; etc.) campaigns to promote and increase awareness of programs and services to both tribal and non-tribal audiences. 

·      Conduct grant research and draft proposals for organizational and programmatic needs.   

·      Assist in the implementation of RF’s Native Home Resource Network including: assisting clients with the application process, explaining program rules and policies, providing housing and health education, and other related information to residents.

·      Organize and coordinate projects, such as workshops, trainings, and volunteer events as scheduled.

·      Conduct home health assessments that educate homeowners on the link between housing  and health conditions and provide homeowners with low-cost strategies that can be used to improve their living environment

·      Assist in program evaluations which can include data entry, conducting interviews, reviewing and interpreting qualitative and quantitative program satisfaction surveys.  

Qualifications:

Required:

·      Valid driver’s license.

·      Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).

·      Ability to handle and effectively work with all kinds of people.

Desired:

·      Graduate degree and/or currently enrolled in a graduate program. 

·      College degree with 3+ years of experience in the housing, health, environment, social services or other related community development fields.

·      Experience working in indigenous communities or with Native people.

·      Web design and maintenance.

·      Experience organizing and maintaining data for management decisions.

·      Experience with Dropbox, Weebly, Google Suite.

·      Unpaid fellowship. Per-diem covered for all work related expenses. Students may be eligible for independent study credits that can be used toward electives in their degree. For the right individual, we will work hard to find the funding to bring you on as an employee. As a nonprofit, our work is grant and donor dependent, but we are seeing continual growth in this area of our organization.

·      Send cover letter and resume to email: joe@redfeather.org