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Corporate Relations Intern

Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
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Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC)

Position Title: Corporate Relations Intern

Reports To: Content Manager & Brand Ambassador

*Hours: 8-10 hours of time commitment per week.

Overview:
As a Corporate Relations Intern at Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC), you will play a hands-on role in the planning and execution of our impactful volunteer programs: Food Rescue Tours and Repack for Impact. This position is ideal for someone who is people-oriented, mission-driven, and eager to make a direct difference in addressing food insecurity and food waste. You’ll help ensure our in-person events and operations run smoothly, professionally, and meaningfully for all involved.

Food Rescue Tours Overview:

  • An RLC staff member will meet a group of corporate employees at an office for a ~15-minute presentation on the issues of wasted food and food insecurity, our work at Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, and how the volunteers can get involved. 
  • Then, RLC staff members will lead the group to a nearby food donor where everyone will help pack up the food donations, and then walk them over to one of our nearby nonprofit partners.
  • A staff member at our nonprofit partner will give a brief presentation on their work and share how the food donations will impact the community they serve.
  • The experience typically takes between 60 and 75 minutes and includes photos, merchandise, and an overall hands-on and educational experience to feed people, not landfills.

Repack for Impact Overview:

  • A RLC staff member will meet a group of corporate employees at an office for a ~15-minute presentation on the issues of wasted food and food insecurity, our work at Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, and how the volunteers can get involved. 
  • The RLC staff member will then distribute boxes or trays of food donations, along with packaging and gloves, to the group. Next, we'll pack food from these boxes into individual-sized containers.
  • The group will help transport the individual containers of food to a nearby nonprofit recipient (shelter, food pantry, soup kitchen), where they will feed our fellow New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity.
  • A staff member at our nonprofit partner will give a brief presentation on their work and how the food donations will impact the community they serve.
  • The experience typically takes between 90 and 120 minutes.

Key Responsibilities

1. On-Site Event Support

  • Assist during Food Rescue Tours and Repack for Impact events
  • Set up and break down event materials, including boxes or trays of food donations, containers, bags, gloves, and signage
  • Greet and onboard volunteers and guests at events
  • Help manage event flow and troubleshoot as needed to ensure smooth operations

2. Guest Engagement & Mission Representation

  • Interact with corporate volunteers, donors, and patrons at events
  • Confidently and clearly explain the mission and impact of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC)
  • Answer questions and engage in meaningful conversations that foster connection and long-term support

3. Event & Fundraiser Participation

  • Provide in-person assistance at RLC's special events, including:
    • Cocktail hours
    • Annual fundraiser
    • Year-end film screening
  • Support pre-event logistics and be present day-of to help with guest check-in, material setup, and general event management
  • If our Photographer is not present, be able to take photos and videos to capture the event in an aesthetically pleasing way

4. Administrative & Planning Support

  • Ensure that each event’s setup and materials are prepped in advance (e.g., packing bags, counting gloves, confirming freight elevator usage, etc.)
  • Track supplies and notify staff of inventory needs
  • Support internal planning tasks that help ensure successful execution of events

5. Photography at Events

  • Take photos at the events of the company’s participation in the volunteer activity. This will be used by them for their internal use and social media

Qualifications & Skills

  • Passion for food justice and RLC’s mission to reduce wasted food and fight hunger
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Comfortable speaking with new people and representing RLC in public
  • Organized and detail-oriented with ability to manage logistics and materials
  • Comfortable with outreach and data entry tasks
  • Ability to take initiative and problem-solve on the spot
  • Availability to attend in-person events during the week

Learning Outcomes

By the end of your internship, you will:

  • Gain hands-on experience in event management and coordination
  • Strengthen your public speaking and interpersonal communication skills
  • Understand grassroots fundraising and community partnership strategies
  • Develop operational and logistical planning abilities
     

Location: Primarily New York City – various boroughs depending on event location.

Schedule: Flexible part-time. Must be available for key events (to be scheduled in advance).

Programs to be used: 

Slack (We can train this)

Salesforce (We can train this)

Google Drive

Google Sheets

Gmail

The Rescuing Leftover Cuisine Website (We can train this)