Company Description
The French American Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles (FACC Los Angeles) fosters the enhancement of French-American Trade in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The FACC was founded in order to promote and develop business among its members. We account for several hundreds of members, ranging from small business owners to large corporations. We offer several types of membership that provide benefits, such as business referrals, advertising and business services, as well as legal services.
We also regularly organize networking events, galas, and workshops in order to gather our membership base in a face-to-face setting.
The FACC was officially launched in January 2014 with the help an enthusiasm of the French Consul. We have been growing very quickly since.
Job Description :
The trainee will assist and report to the Executive Director. The requisite tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Fundraising efforts: finding new prospects, performing donor research, and reaching out to potential donors.
- Internal structure: Managing our CRM database on a day-to-day basis, sending marketing emails and working on marketing software.
- Organizing events: Finding venues, negotiating prices and deals, creating and sending out invitations, managing guest lists, following up with members and RSVPs, and managing payments and volunteers on-site.
- Developing member services: Business reviews, negotiating deals and discounts with corporate members in order to benefit the entire membership base.
- Managing contacts and projects: the trainee will need to be on top of current projects. The day-to-day tasks will include organizing meetings, following up on deadlines, managing excel lists, and being accountable.
Qualifications :
- College Graduate (Bac + 4)
- English fluency is mandatory
- Good English and French writing skills will be highly considered
- Some marketing background and good customer relationship skills. A marketing specialization is not necessary
- The intern (if French) must be confident with having a conversation in English as well as speaking and negotiating in an Anglo-Saxon environment
- The intern must be allowed to legally work in the USA. We do not sponsor J1 or any VISAs.
Compensation :
TBD.
Location :
The FACC has offices at the French Consulate. However, we use offices at an Investment Banking firm located in Century City. The FACC puts an emphasis at keeping an upscale stature, therefore we require our interns to look presentable and be eloquent.
Because of large distances in Los Angeles, the possibility to work from home will be offered 2-3 times a week depending on the workload.
The Intern will be required to participate to our events and will be responsible for managing a team of volunteers. Events usually happen once a month on week days from 6 to 10pm.
A car and a valid driver license are strongly recommended for commuting in Los Angeles.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, nation of origin, or any other protected category.
Contact :
Please email your resume, cover letter and availabilities at: [email protected]
