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The Following part time Position is available

Maryland Safe Routes to School Network Organizer

The Following Internships are Available

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Office Manager for Bikes for the World
Safe Routes to School National Partnership Program Manager

Bicycle Parking Internship

The mission of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association is to create a healthy, more livable region by promoting bicycling for fun, fitness, and affordable transportation; advocating for better bicycling conditions and transportation choices for a healthier environment, and educating children, adults, and motorists about safe bicycling. WABA is seeking an intern to help with the planning and operation of our bicycle valet service.

Position Overview:

The intern will gain first-hand experience in the field of non-profit advocacy work while helping to expand WABA’s Bicycle Valet Program. In addition to managing the Bicycle Valet Program the candidate will work with other organizations, government agencies, and individuals on transportation and bike parking issues.

This internship offers a flexible schedule with a fifteen-hour-a-week minimum commitment for three months. The position is not paid, but a small stipend will be available. We can work with academic requirements you may have, to help you earn course credit for your efforts.

Start Date: March 2010

End Date: June 2010

Skills and Knowledge

Assisted management and marketing of WABA’s bike valet.Volunteer organizing.Work with WABA staff to create and implement new bike parking strategies and initiatives.Direct mail and email communication with membership.
Website development.

Requirements

Essential:

Must be able to multi-task and work well under pressure.
Be able to lift objects that weigh 50lbs or more and be willing to perform tasks that require manual labor.
Willing to work in cold and wet weather
A positive attitude and ability to work well with others.
Excellent oral communication skills.
Commitment to better bicycling in the DC Area.

Helpful:

Familiarity with bicycling in urban areas.
A general understanding of the bicycle facilities that currently exist in the DC Area.
Strong attention to detail.

To Apply:

Please send a letter of interest, resume, & references to henry (at)waba.org Or Washington Area Bicyclist Association, C/O Henry Mesias, 2599 Ontario Rd. NWr, Washington, DC 20009. Applications accepted until the position is filled.

WABA is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation or gender identity, disability, sex or age.

Membership Services Intern

The mission of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association is to create a healthy, more livable region by promoting bicycling for fun, fitness, and affordable transportation; advocating for better bicycling conditions and transportation choices for a healthier environment, and educating children, adults, and motorists about safe bicycling. WABA is seeking an intern to help with the administrative needs necessary to keep up with our constantly expanding pool of members and supporters.

Position Overview:
The Membership Services Intern will gain firsthand knowledge of all WABA departments, but most specifically membership and development. Work includes assisting with membership outreach, membership fulfillment processes, database development, website updates, member resource development, assistance at membership related events and other tasks as assigned.

This internship offers a flexible schedule with a fifteen-hour-a-week commitment for at least three months. This position is based in Washington, DC. The position is not paid, but a small stipend may be available. We can work with academic requirements you may have, to help you earn course credit, and give you a unique opportunity to connect to a growing network of organizations making significant community improvements.

Skills and Knowledge Gained:

Specific experience working with influential non-profit organization
Experience working with database CRM (Customer Relationship Managemen) Software
Outreach work with state and local organizations
Academic credit, by working with your academic institution's internship program

Requirements:

Essential:

Interest in Outreach
Excellent oral communication skillsStrong attention to detail.
Track record of working well on team projects
Cheerful, friendly, upbeat outlook
Natural leadership abilities

Helpful:

Excellent writing skills
Familiarity with the web, content management, and databases
Familiarity with local biking issues
Located in Washington, DC

On-going tasks for Membership Intern

Processing memberships and renewals and store items
Outreach to potential members
Researching new prospect member and supporter/partner organizations
Coordinating direct mail to members (thank you letters, etc)
Updating database with new members, partners, and prospects

To Apply:

Please send a letter of interest, resume, & references to waba(at)waba.org Or Washington Area Bicyclist Association, C/O Jenn Bress, 2599 Ontario Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20009. Applications accepted until the position is filled.

office manager for bikes for the world

Bikes for the World (www.bikesfortheworld.org) seeks to fill a new, dynamic position of the organization’s office manager. The office manager will be a key part of a young organization that is helping, in a tangible way, to make some people's lives better while also promoting recycling/reuse and environmentally-sound transportation.

The person hired will work closely with the Director supporting short- and long-term strategic goals towards fulfilling the Bikes for the World mission. The ideal candidate will have a passion for supporting economic development overseas and for encouraging volunteerism, youth education, and the recycling and reuse of bicycles, contributing to human development while reducing humanity’s carbon footprint. The position offers opportunities to learn about non-profit management. It also allows a flexible schedule and is an ideal position for the job candidate seeking a lifestyle job. Bikes for the World has high seasons for bike collections in the spring and fall. Bicycle repair experience is not necessary. Possible room for growth includes grant proposal writing and special projects.

Salary: Part-time hourly (20-25 hours/week), flexible with lifestyle options

Education: Bachelor (BA, BS, etc.)

Location: Northern VA (office slated for Vienna VA)

Job Category: Administration

Area of Focus: Non-Profit Management, Marketing/Public Relations, Environment, Recycling, International Economic Development

Last day to apply: Open until filled

BACKGROUND

Bikes for the World (BfW) is a five-year-old sponsored project of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, a 32-year-old educational and advocacy organization representing the interests of 7,000 members and the region’s cycling community in general.

Bikes for the World’s mission is to put used bicycles, spare parts and accessories from the United States to productive use overseas, providing affordable transport to low-income workers and students as well as to health workers, educators, and others delivering services in low-income communities in receiving countries, primarily in Africa and Central America.

It does this through working in partnership with more than 100 community service groups and faith communities in the lower mid-Atlantic region, to collect, process, and ship these items, delivering them at low cost to partner community development programs in receiving countries.

Bikes for the World also operates the Rockville Youth Bicycle Project in suburban Maryland, offering local youth opportunities to learn about bicycles, bike safety, and the joy of cycling, to fulfill high school community service requirements, and to earn a reconditioned bicycle.

In “re-cycling” otherwise wasted bicycles and providing assistance to the poor overseas, Bikes for the World provides tangible, satisfying community service opportunities to area residents. It also seeks to raise Americans’ awareness of recycling/reuse, poverty, and transportation issues.

Since its founding in January 2005, Bikes for the World has collected and delivered more than 40,000 bicycles to non-profit partner organizations in more than a dozen developing countries and the United States, earning mentions in regional, national, and international media (Bicycling, Washington Post, NBC, Voice of America, www.america.gov, etc.) and being selected as one of eight area non-profits to receive donated graphic design services in CreateAThon 2005.

Bikes for the World currently employs two full-time individuals--a director managing the overall program, and the Rockville Youth Project Director, managing Bikes for the World’s work with youth in the City of Rockville and surrounding jurisdictions. Together, the two staff members manage the work of several hundred volunteers and a part-time bookkeeper.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Organize and manage office activities

2. Interface with public

3. Support financial accountability/stewardship (including data entry, liaison with bookkeeper, and bank deposits)

4. Support events (bike collections, public outreach)

5. Support fundraising

Responsible for creating and maintaining an organized office including day-to-day administrative. functions including:

· Receiving and responding to phone and email inquiries from the public, particularly prospective collection managers, volunteers, and donors of bicycles and/or funds;

· Maintaining donation records and mailing list (manage data entry into Microsoft Access sharing data entry responsibilities with volunteers);

· Relating to vendors, ordering supplies, preparing of checks for director’s signature;

·Communicating via email and phone with collection managers, volunteers, and colleagues (including RYBP director);

· Recruiting new volunteer collection managers;

· Supporting collection managers and events, including preparation of illustrative event flyer and limited publicity work, preparation and mailing of packages of supplies;

·Supporting efforts to recruit and deploy volunteers for collections, loadings, and other activities;

·Engaging in public relations with the wider bicycle and reuse community;

·Maintaining project files and collection files;

·Issuing receipts for selected donations received outside of collection events (“drop-offs”);

· Maintain shipping statistics and records;

· Assisting in maintenance of mailing lists, and coordination of bulk mailings to donors;

·Making periodic bank deposits;

·Undertaking special projects as necessary (possibly including correspondence with overseas projects and monitoring of projects); and

· Performing general office duties as necessary.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Minimum

· Strong written and verbal communication skills;

· Strong interpersonal skills

· Office management ability

· Organizational skills

· Expertise and experience with software—MS Word, Excel, Access 2007

· Self-starter, entrepreneurial, excellent multi-tasker, and creative problem-solver

·Ability to pay close attention to detail and carefully maintain and create records.

· Optimism

Preferred

· Non-profit management experience

Welcome

· French or Spanish fluency

QUALIFICATIONS

• B.A. in liberal arts, administration, business or related college degree

• Minimum five years work experience and minimum of three years work experience in office management.

TO APPLY: Email cover letter & resume to info@bikesfortheworld.org with “Office Manager position” in subject line. For background, visit www.bikesfortheworld.org. No phone calls, please.

Safe Routes to School National Partnership Program Manager

The non-profit Bikes Belong Foundation is looking for an energetic and dynamic professional with at least three years proven success in Safe Routes to School program planning and/or implementation to work with the Safe Routes to School National Partnership as a Program Manager. The Program Manager will provide technical assistance and support to local communities looking to implement Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs, and produce resource guides, case studies and materials that support SRTS implementation across the country.

Complete Job Description (PDF)

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