Mission

Harmony for World is a non-profit organization. An intensive and highly interactive support group to aid individuals who seek inner peace and harmony, bringing people together with positive energy and an optimistic outlook on life and the world. Harmony for World is an ideal place for people who seek to interact with individuals from all over the world and gain a better understanding of diverse cultures.

Interns/Volunteers

Position Description

Under the supervision of the Harmony for World Management, the intern will be responsible for assisting across multiple program areas including event coordination, development, communications, and administration. This position is very hands-on and consists approximately 20 hours a week. Some weekends work days may be required.  We are located in McLean, Virginia.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to
  • General administrative support: organize files, draft outgoing mails, social media network feature updates.
  • Providing customer support for local and international orders and grant recipients.
  • Event coordinating, support for event hosting to community partners
  • Assisting in volunteer group management and coordination
  • Updating organization blogs, website content, and helping coordinate the monthly e-newsletter: Including generating content, designing layout, managing subscribers.
Qualifications
  • Previous experience in event planning, administrative support, and communications preferred, with a track record of excellent organizational written and verbal communication skills. Able to do some as needed research and analysis.
  • Familiarity working with non-profit environments, and willingness to contribute where most needed.
  • Our ideal candidate is: Highly self-oriented, self-motivated, multi-tasking between projects, takes initiative and able to manage own workload and meeting deadlines.
  • Proficiency using MS Office suite and ability to create power point presentations.
  • Ideal but not required for: Salesforce database and data reporting software, or other donor and customer database system experience, WordPress, adobe Creative Suite, and HTML knowledge will be a plus.
Compensation

Internships are unpaid but provide meaningful work experience, networking connections, and long-term transferrable skills. Additionally, Harmony for World internships will be offer a great deal of hands-on experience. Interns will gain and/or improve upon their:

  • Experience supporting a wide range of events and office needs within the organization for fresh college grads or high school grads to gain hands-on experience for the future career development.
  • Understanding of a nonprofit organization, ability to work in a fast-paced, mission -driven organization in a professional office environment.
  • Research, writing, editing, networking and general communication skills.
  • General computer, database and organizational skills
Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or application, membership, or service in the uniformed services.