Position Announcement

Outreach Fellow
The Fellowship:
This Fall, the Posner Center for International Development is launching our first Fellowship program. As a Fellow, youll work
in a team right alongside Posner staff, helping us meet our loftiest goals and also address our most basic needsafter all,
when the coffee machine breaks, so does everything else. A Posner Fellowship is a longer commitment, lasting at least eight
months (or the course of your school year) where youll be at the center of the hub of development activity in the Rocky
Mountain region. A fellowship provides a tremendous opportunity to connect with our Tenants and Members and a unique
chance to be a part of our team working to be the leader of collaborative international development.

We Are:
A community of innovators who grow lasting solutions to global poverty through collaborative international
development;

A dynamic network that brings together 60+ Tenants and another 100+ Members, working in over 100 countries
worldwide on issues across a wide spectrum of international development issues;

Located in one gorgeous 25,000 square-foot shared space in downtown Denver;

An organization continually striving to live out our values (collaboration, entrepreneurship, impact, education,
diversity, and innovation) in all that we do, including our staffing decisions; and,

Determined to create sustainable change by being the leader in collaborative international development.
You Are:
Proactive, detail-oriented and able to manage time and work effectively without supervision;
An individual with excellent organizational, writing, verbal and presentation skills;
Preferably someone with experience working in international development or related fields, and someone with
an interest in shared spaces, social enterprise, and/or nonprofit work; and,

Comfortable with administrative tasks, and appreciate how important ongoing management of these tasks is to
enabling the Posner Center to fulfill our mission.
The responsibilities of our Outreach Fellow will include, but are not limited to:

Monitoring the online platform where Tenants and Members submit events, and maintaining the Posner Centers
website calendar;

Assisting with preparation of the monthly newsletter, that highlights Posner programming to a list-serve of
3,000+ individuals;

Promoting events, trainings and other opportunities to external networks (nonprofits, universities, young
professionals groups, and local partners);

Working with the Communications Fellow to ensure all programming and events at the Posner Center are
incorporated into the social media calendar;

Frequently updating sections of our website, including Member and Tenant profiles and the jobs & internships
board;

Advertising job and internships to universities and post to their sites;

Keeping the newsletter contact list and Tenant/Member lists up to date; and,
Soliciting sponsorships for events (food and in-kind) and assisting with some event planning activities;

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Anticipated Start Date:

October 1, 2015

Length of Engagement and Time Commitment:

A commitment through May 2015 is required. Fellows are expected to spend a minimum of 10 hours per week at the
Posner Center.

Benefits:
Fellows are not financially compensated. However, here are some of the benefits you can expect from this position:

Gain experience and new skills in international development and digital outreach and communications;
Get one free year of Membership (Annual + Monthly Student) at the end of your fellowship, worth $350 in value;
Get free access to most trainings hosted by the Posner Center;
Build relationships with Tenants, staff, volunteers, Board members, and partners;
Work in an engaging and exciting shared space office environment
Build your rsum and gain references for future employment opportunities; and
Course credit can be provided depending on the requirements of your university program.

How to Apply:
Applicants should send a rsum and short cover letter addressing the following questions no later than September 14,
2015 to fellows@posnercenter.org. Please include Your Name Outreach Fellow in the subject line, and address all
materials to Jess Harig (Pronouns or Titles: She/Her/Hers/Ms.).

Cover Letter Questions:

Please answer the following questions in your cover letter. Were less concerned about a formal cover letter and more
concerned that you provide responses to these questions, along with any additional information you feel directly speaks
to the experience you have thats relevant to this fellowship. For convenience, feel free to just list the questions, and
respond below each one when you type up your letter, rather than integrating them into the whole.
Q1: What do you think makes the Posner Center unique?
Q2: What is it about our model of working at the center of many international development organizations and
inspiring collaborative solutions to povertyrather than working at a single development organization
thats compelling to you?
Q3: Pick one of the Posner Centers six core values posnercenter.org/about/values and tell us in your own words
why you think it is important.
Q4: What makes you unique? Why should our awesome, fun-loving staff want to hang out with you for the next
eight months?
Q5: How would an experience as a Posner Center Fellow fit with your future career plans/goals?