Summer Intern Grants and Admin
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Job Location:
Denver, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Organization Overview:
Colorado Legal Services (CLS) is Colorados statewide nonprofit legal aid program with thirteen offices providing civil legalassistanceto low-income Coloradans throughout the state. CLS provides free legalassistancein a broad variety of legal areas including family law public benefits eviction defense consumer protection services to survivors of serious crime and human trafficking and many others.
CLS has strengthened livesassistedfamilies and supported communitiesone person at a time for over 100 years. We are committed to providing high-quality free legal advice and representation to eligible individuals throughout Colorado. We have a long history of successful impact and advocacy. CLS strives to bring about substantive transformational change in the lives of those we serve.
At CLS we embrace diversity. We value and respect our staff members backgrounds and experiences.We are committed to professional growth of all staff and provide opportunities to attend training programs and conferences that are relevant to their work.We also value mentorship and want to support our employees from within. We envision a fairjusttrusted and harm reductionist legal system which emphasizes access to and implementation of true justice for every Coloradan.
Position Summary:
Theintern willworkfifteenhours per weekfor two full in-office daysand supportboth the People & Cultureteamand the Grants team.
For the People & Culture teamtheinternwillassistwithdigitizing personnel filesdraftandeditlonger termwritingprojectsassistindeveloping trainingsandassistinimplementing statewide culture-relatedconcepts.
FortheGrants team the intern willassistthe Grants Director and grants team in managingover 65 grants at CLS. This role offers hands-on experience in nonprofit grant writing research and compliance while contributing to programs that make a real difference in peoples lives.
Duties:
- Grant Research:Identifypotential funding opportunities from foundations corporations and government sources.
- Data Management:Assistthe teamwithmaintaininggrant calendars tracking deadlines and updatingtracking via Share Point and Planner.
- Proposal Support:Help draft edit and format grant proposals letters of inquiry and supporting documents.Help research demographic trends for proposals.
- Compliance & Filing:Assist the team in organizinggrant-related files and ensure documentation meets funder requirements.
- Team Collaboration:Participatein meetings and contribute ideas to strengthengrant fundingstrategiesand workplace culture strategies.
- Human Resources:Utilizeattention to detail skills in drafting and editing organizationalHR-relateddocuments.
- Digitizing Files:Utilizetechnologyskills to digitize oldhuman resourcesoffice files.
Benefits:
- Gain practical experience in nonprofitgrantsmanagement.
- Learn best practices ingrant processesand compliance.
- Network with professionals in the legal aid and nonprofit sectors.
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on access to justice.
- Work with great (andreally nice!) people.
Qualifications:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational abilities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word Excel) and comfortable learning new software.
- Interestin nonprofit management fundraising social justice or human resources.
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Prior experience in research or writing is a plus but not.
Compensation and Benefits:
Volunteerintern position.
How to Apply:
Please use the Apply for This Job link for this job opening onourcareers page. We will not be reviewing applications sent via e-mail or physical mail. If you have questions about this position or any other positions at Colorado Legal Services contact Karen Vilner Director of People and Culture at .
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
