Communication & Advocacy Intern
BACKGROUND
First 5’s policy efforts advance our vision and mission in a variety of ways. We lead and participate in key initiatives in Alameda County and the state and bring together local funders and stakeholders around early childhood policy and fund development. We believe it is fundamental to support the efforts of parent/family-led organizations to advocate for the needs of young children as they cultivate, support, and train parent leaders. At a state and federal level, we partner with the First 5 Association on important legislative initiatives that advance or threaten the development of strong, effective, and stable family-serving systems and work to build awareness among partners and families about those initiatives. Our policy work is driven by short-term data collection and long-term evaluation to show the impact of our work on young children with policymakers and identify gaps that will inform future policy goals. For more information, please go to: http://www.first5alameda.org/.
COMMUNICATIONS & ADVOCACY INTERN
The intern will have a project to complete and assist in the ongoing communications and policy advocacy work of the organization. The right person for this role is a sharp writer and nimble digital strategist, has excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, and is passionate about early childhood issues.
DUTIES:
- Implement a work plan to complete an update of the First 5 Alameda County website and related sites, as needed. This includes:
- Updating pages in content management system (CMS) and creating new pages as needed
- Editing and writing new content, in addition to creating basic graphics using Adobe Spark or other similar program
- Performing ongoing site maintenance
- Assist with social media management and grow First 5’s social media presence including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Youtube
- Track early childhood news and policy developments and recommend content to share.
- Draft, post, and schedule content to First 5’s social media accounts
- Create basic designs for First 5 social media content
- Document hashtags and key partner and influencer accounts
- Compile, analyze, and share monthly social media metrics, and offer ideas on avenues of improvement
- Assist with staff requests for communications support. May include writing, editing, developing presentations, proofreading, etc.
- Assist with the development of our Annual Report.
- Assist with regular and ongoing tasks related to federal, state and local policy at First 5 Alameda County. This includes:
- Contribute to the development of issue briefs, fact sheets, and other materials relevant to First 5’s policy agenda
- Draft blogs, tweets, and talking points relating to early childhood policy topics
QUALIFICATIONS:
Current college student or recent graduate (within one year of graduation). May be enrolled in coursework in humanities, communications, journalism, social sciences, public policy, public health, or public administration.
- Work collaboratively with community agencies and stakeholders
- Organize and prioritize work, multi-task, and work well under deadline pressure in a fast-paced, growing organization
- Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, including ability to write reports
- Collect, compile and summarize varied information, consider alternatives and reach sound conclusions
- Exercise sound judgment within generally established policies and procedures
- Take initiative and work independently with little supervision
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, work as part of a team
DURATION AND COMPENSATION:
Internship opportunity will begin in the fall and end either in December of 2020 or March 2021, depending on the interest and preference of the intern.
Compensation is $25 per hour, estimated 10- 15 hours per week. Work will be performed remotely due to shelter-in-place regulations.
TO APPLY: Please apply via the First 5 Alameda County website with resume and cover letter: https://bit.ly/3i0LQec