CEL Learning Project

Melissa Hill
Grant Brimhall
Corban Sims

Legacy Initiative Job Descriptions

The Legacy Initiative of Utah is an organization that strives to foster a true
community by inspiring members of the community to fight hunger, provide
humanitarian aid, offer friendship, and educate those in the community who
need it most.
Legacy Initiative of Utah does this in a number of ways. Some of our recent
projects include providing meals, warm clothing, and blankets to the
homeless, the creation of a community garden, and providing day-use lockers
for use by the homeless while they look for employment or attend
appointments or clinics.
The organization has need of administrative support. Please see the listing
below for open positions.

Treasurer/Accountant
Duties
This position is responsible for handling general bookkeeping and finance
within the organization.
Qualifications
Previous bookkeeping experience
Knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping software
Preferred Training, Skills, and Knowledge

Previous non-profit accounting experience

Associates or Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, or similar field
(or equivalent)
Desired Talents

Self-motivated
Attention to detail
Confidentiality

Time Commitment

8 hours per month

Grant Writer
Duties
This position is responsible for seeking grant opportunities for the
organization. The position also requires writing the grant proposals on behalf
of the organization.
Qualifications

Previous experience with non-profit grant proposals

Preferred Training, Skills and Knowledge

Ability to work on multiple projects at once

Excellent writing skills
Associate or Bachelor Degree in Communications, English, Writing or
similar field

Desired Talents

Self-motivated
Attention to detail
Strong persuasive writing ability

Time Commitment

12 hours per month

Public Relations Lead

Duties
This position is responsible for interactions between the organization and the
media. This includes working with television, print, online and radio media to
provide a positive and successful media presence of the organization. This
position also has responsibility over other members of the organization in
their interactions with the media.
Qualifications

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Training, Skills and Knowledge

Previous experience with non-profit organizations

Experience leading a team of diverse volunteers
Ability to work on multiple projects at once

Desired Talents

Self-motivated

Attention to detail
Comfortable working with multiple types of media

Time Commitment

16 hours per month

Public Relations Assistant

Duties
This position assists the Public Relations Lead to successfully represent the
organization to the media. This can include scheduling with members of the
television, print, online, and/or radio media and other task at the direction of
the Public Relations Lead.
Qualifications

Excellent communication skills

Excellent organization skills

Preferred Training, Skills and Knowledge

Ability to work on multiple projects at once

Previous experience with non-profit organizations
Experience supervising the work of other employees

Desired Talents

Self-motivated
Attention to detail
Comfortable working with multiple types of media

Time Commitment

12 hours per month

Community Outreach Lead

Duties
This position acts as a liaison between community partners, other like-minded
organizations, and Legacy Initiative. Will deliver and gather feedback, ideas,
plans, and any other information to and from those other groups.
Qualifications

Excellent communication skills

Ability to clearly relay ideas and plans

Preferred Training, Skills and Knowledge

Previous experience working with multiple non-profit organizations

Desired Talents

Self-motivated
Attention to detail
Comfortable working with multiple types of organizations and people

Time Commitment

12 hours per month

Event Coordinator
Duties
This position is responsible for the planning and organization of all events,
such as fundraising events, non-profit mixers, etc., in which the organization
is involved. This includes events in which the organization is not the primary
non-profit organization working on an event.
Qualifications

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work with different types non-profit organizations and
businesses
Strong organizational skills
Strong inter-personal skills

Preferred Training, Skills and Knowledge

Ability to work on multiple projects at once

Previous experience with non-profit organizations

Desired Talents

Self-motivated
Attention to detail
Comfortable working with multiple types of people and organizations

Time Commitment

12 hours per month

Crowdfunding Lead
Duties
This position leads the fundraising efforts of the organization. In this capacity,
the position seeks donations from other community organizations and
businesses within the community. This position would also oversee the efforts
to obtain donation from individuals in the community.
Qualifications

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work with different types of people and organizations in a

fundraising capacity

Preferred Training, Skills and Knowledge

Ability to work on multiple projects at once

Previous experience with non-profit fund-raising
Experience supervising the work of other employees

Desired Talents

Self-motivated
Attention to detail
Comfortable working with multiple types of organizations and people

Time Commitment

20 hours per month

Crowdfunding Assistant
Duties
This position assists the Crowdfunding Lead in obtaining donations from
organizations and individuals in the community.
Qualifications

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work with different types of people and organizations
Excellent organization skills

Preferred Training, Skills and Knowledge

Ability to work on multiple projects at once

Previous experience with non-profit organizations

Desired Talents

Self-motivated
Attention to detail

Time Commitment
10 hours per month