Key Facts

Remote From:

Virginia (USA)

Category: Community Engagement Manager

Internships

Entry-level / graduate

English

Hard Skills

Content Creation Meeting Facilitation Educational Outreach Event Scheduling Resource Files Sampling (Statistics) Creative Writing Questionnaire Design Operational Reporting Meeting Facilitation +17 more

Other Skills

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Report Writing
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Basic Writing
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Agenda (Meeting)
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Needs Assessment
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Professionalism
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Accountability
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Ability To Meet Deadlines
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Communication
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Adaptability
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Time Management
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Teamwork
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Detail Oriented
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Physical Flexibility

Roles & Responsibilities

Pursuing or holding a degree focused on communications, public health, community development, or related fields.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to draft emails, newsletters, and meeting agendas.
Experience coordinating campus events, clubs, or volunteer programs; ability to manage multiple deliverables and meet deadlines.
Willingness to travel to events, provide on-site support, and work a flexible schedule to support monthly deliverables.

Requirements:

Chapter development and campus engagement: identify potential advisors, schedule meetings, draft bylaws and agendas, and coordinate campus events.
Programming and initiative development: design and facilitate workshops, create peer engagement activities, and develop workshop materials and social media content.
Outreach and partnerships: research potential partners, draft outreach emails, and attend partner meetings.
Digital media, communications, and reporting: take photos/videos at events, draft newsletters, post updates, and compile data for tracking systems and reports.

Job description

Community Engagement Intern

With over 45 years of measured success in working with youth, SADD is widely considered the Nation’s Premier Youth Health and Safety Organization. We are a National team of dedicated professional advocates working to empower, engage, mobilize, and create positive change for students and adult allies through peer-to-peer intervention. Focusing on prevention programs in mobility safety, substance misuse, mental health, and leadership development, SADD students are working to impact their peers through a model of school and community-based chapters. Our chapter network is globally recognized, with members in all 50 states, various territories, and internationally, creating a presence on six continents.

SADD aims to equip our students with the technical assistance and skills necessary to advocate for their safety effectively. Our motivated team of adult allies is many groups' first point of contact and inspiration. We seek the next great innovator and mentor for a Virginia SADD Community Engagement Intern.

Essential Goals & Functions:

Deliverables-Based Role Structure

This internship operates on a monthly deliverables model. Interns will work in tandem with VA SADD staff to identify priority projects aligned with grant objectives and organizational needs each month. Specific deliverables will be mutually agreed upon in advance, and successful completion of assigned tasks is required to remain eligible for the monthly stipend. Performance is measured by timeliness, quality of work, and adherence to agreed-upon expectations.

Chapter Development & Campus Engagement

Identifying and contacting potential advisors; Scheduling and hosting interest meetings
Drafting bylaws and meeting agendas; Building chapter calendars
Tabling on campus; Planning and running prevention events

Programming & Initiative Development

Designing workshop slides or scripts; Facilitating workshops, implementing peer engagement activities
Developing social media content

Outreach & Partnership Building

Researching potential partners; Drafting and sending outreach emails
Attending partner meetings

Digital Media & Communications Support

Taking photos/videos at events
Drafting newsletters or campus announcements
Submitting content to National; Writing captions and short recaps

Research, Reporting & Conference Opportunities

Conducting needs assessments; Building/distributing surveys
Compiling resource lists; Collecting attendance data
Drafting summary briefs; Creating slide decks or reports
Entering information into tracking systems

Flexibility & Travel

Travel to events; On-site event support
Post-event reporting

Other duties as assigned, as outlined in monthly deliverables agreements.

Term of Appointment

This internship is designed as a minimum one-semester commitment (approximately 3–4 months). Interns who demonstrate strong performance, consistently meet deliverable expectations, and remain aligned with program goals may be invited to extend for an additional semester based on organizational needs, funding availability, and mutual interest.