Heinz Endowments Fellow Program

If you could not make the Heinz Endowments information session, here is all of the information you will need!

The Heinz Endowments is based in Pittsburgh, where it uses our region as a laboratory for the development of solutions to challenges that are national in scope. Although the majority of its giving is concentrated within southwestern Pennsylvania, the Heinz Endowments works wherever necessary, including statewide and nationally, to fulfill its mission. That mission is to help our region thrive as a whole community, economically, ecologically, educationally and culturally, while advancing the state of knowledge and practice in the fields in which it works. The Heinz Endowments fields of emphasis include philanthropy in general and the disciplines represented by its five grant-making programs: Arts & Culture; Children, Youth & Families; Community & Economic Development; Education; and Environment.

The Heinz Endowments is recruiting for a graduate fellow for summer 2013. The graduate fellow is responsible for coordinating day-to-day activities of three teams of 15 interns participating in The Heinz Endowments Summer Youth Philanthropy Internship Program and interfacing with three or four additional teams of interns who are hosted by community agencies. Each team of interns will identify a grant-making area, draft a request for proposals offering $25,000 in grants, and complete short media projects in partnerships with other non-profits. The graduate fellow is the first line of support to the interns and will work closely with the Program Officer who manages the program. Additional tasks and projects may be development based on staff needs at the time. The graduate fellow is a perfect position for anyone interested in project management and grant-making.  

Useful Skills and Experiences:

• Familiarity with grants and fundraising
• Understanding of the nonprofit sector and, in particular, youth development
• Confidence, self-motivation and leadership
• Ability to navigate the Pittsburgh region and neighborhoods
• Professionalism, flexibility, maturity
• Ability to use MS Office and Google Docs
• Knowledge of grant-making (or the desire to learn more about it)
  

Details on the Position:

• Full-time, 9am to 5pm, Monday-Friday (40 hours a week)
• Mid-June to Mid-August
• Paid position!

The application is available online! You will need to fill out the application online as well as submit a resume and cover letter. All of the instructions can be found online at the link above. It is due February 1, 2013!