Two Spring Internships: Finance Intern / Communications Intern

Organization: Gardens for Health

Location: Boston, MA USA

Preferred Start Date and Duration: Flexible (January – June, 2017)

Hours: Part-time to full-time. Note: we are flexible with academic schedules for students who are actively enrolled in a program of study.

How to apply: Send your resume, cover letter and a short writing sample to info@gardensforhealth.org.

Finance and Operations Intern – Position Overview

As our Finance and Operations Intern, you will have a front-row seat to the world of nonprofit operations and accounting. The candidate will be exposed to all aspects of the accounting cycle gaining valuable experience in the management of accounts payable and accounts receivable, reconciliation, reporting, budgeting, compliance, and more. This position will provide robust experience in the financial reporting processes for nonprofit organizations including familiarity with the SalesForce, Aplos and QuickBooks financial and donor management systems.

Gardens for Health is a relatively small and growing organization, and the Finance and Operations intern will work closely with our leadership team. We are dedicated to our mission and our work, and we expect all team members to share that dedication. The Finance and Operations Intern will report to the US Operations Associate and he or she will also work closely with our Rwanda-based Finance Manager and other US-based staff. The role will require flexibility, creativity, attention to detail, and an ability to prioritize among many tasks.

Design and Communications Intern – Position Overview

As our Design and Communications Intern you will play a critical role in supporting overall communications strategy from our Boston office through social media campaigns, donor engagement, graphic design and web design. You will primarily be responsible for overseeing ongoing website redesign efforts while also managing social media accounts and supporting graphic design activities. This position will provide robust web design experience through HTML, CSS and JavaScript applications for GHI’s website through the WordPress platform. In addition, the candidate will gain experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications to support the Development and Communications Team in writing monthly newsletters and designing visual elements for online campaigns and donor mailings.

Gardens for Health is a relatively small and growing organization, and the Development and Communications Intern will work closely with our leadership team. We are dedicated to our mission and our work, and we expect all team members to share that dedication. The Design and Communications Intern will report to the US Senior Development and Communications Associate in addition to working closely with other US-based staff and the Rwanda-based Communications and Development Fellow. The role will require flexibility, creativity, attention to detail, and an ability to prioritize among many tasks.

Who We Are: Organizational Overview

Gardens for Health is a growing non-profit organization whose innovative approach is focused on improving childhood health outcomes by integrating agriculture into the clinical treatment of malnutrition. We currently partner with 18 Government Health Centers in Rwanda to provide families with the tools and resources to build a sustainable path out of malnutrition through targeted health and agriculture training. Our organization has scaled rapidly over the past four years. In 2012, we were a team of 18 people working in partnership with three health centers reaching just over 350 families annually. Today, we are a team of 125 reaching more than 2,100 families each year. With our growing impact, we have also been able to work more closely with the Rwandan government to inform policies and practices that integrate agriculture into the national healthcare system.

Our headquarters are based in Rwanda with an office in Boston, MA. Gardens for Health’s US office works closely with our team in Rwanda to support operations on the ground by raising the resources necessary to fund programs, expanding GHI’s global community, contributing to hiring processes and strategic planning, and providing logistical support. Because the US office is a small team dedicated to the success of Gardens for Health, we work collaboratively and expect that everyone will pitch in as needed on a variety of projects. Every member of our team, from Field Educators who deliver trainings to technical experts who inform program design to support staff in Rwanda and Boston who ensure operations runs smoothly work together toward a shared goal: to make growing and eating healthy food a part of the healthcare system in Rwanda and beyond.

If interested, please send your resume and cover letter to Gardens for Health at info@gardensforhealth.org or contact us at +1 (857) 204-5263 with any questions.