Location: IRC Wichita/Remote

Start Date: Summer

Dubitation: 3 months at least 10 hours per week, Opportunity to Renew

 

BACKGROUND: 

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 50 countries and 28 US cities to restore safety, dignity, and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home. Domestically, our 28 offices across the US ensure new arrivals have food, shelter, and clothing and work with refugees to help them gain self-sufficiency.

 

SCOPE OF INTERN WORK: 

This internship is an excellent opportunity for a current graduate/undergraduate student to gain exposure to the operations of a large international organization while practicing and applying Grant Management methods to ensure continued financial support for the IRC in Wichita. The Grants Management Intern will work closely with the Grants Coordinator on maintaining documents and databases with up-to-date information, supporting scheduling and reminders, providing support to create program materials, and engaging in prospect research.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

(Scope could be further tailored depending on the final match of intern-to-opportunity)

  • Support Grants Manager in maintaining and updating information in local grants database to ensure accurate tracking and project management.
  • Support Grants Manager in scheduling grant-related meetings and providing programs with reminders about upcoming deadlines.
  • Develop external-facing program materials (such as staff and donor-facing one-pagers, and boilerplate language documents for programs), involving coordination between program staff and updating information. This will result in the creative design of materials distributed among donors, community partners, and internal IRC Staff.
  • Engage in prospecting research following IRC’s method and strategy to engage potential new funders
  • Provide support as needed in other areas of identified grants management projects, as feasible.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Student will gain experience in grant management and funder engagement principles, which is a crucial skill to move up in the non-profit sector.
  • Students will learn more about the pre-award process for building a funding portfolio in a non-profit.
  • Student will learn the basics of proposal development and play a key role in ensuring proactive responses to business development needs.
  • Student will develop an in-depth understanding of IRC Resettlement, Asylum, & Integration programming.
  • Student will gain experience drafting materials that are donor and staff facing.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, or recent graduate
  • Students pursuing degrees in the fields of communications, marketing, public relations, nonprofit management, business, or other related fields may be particularly interested in this position and are encouraged to apply
  • Comfort with research, organizing content, and liaising with staff.
  • Strong writing and communication skills in English.
  • Excellent organization skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate effectively
  • Ability to use basic functions of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office programs
  • Reliable, self-motivated, independent, and able to take on a project assignment and ask for help when needed.

 

How to become a volunteer/Intern:

  1. Attend one of the IRC in Wichita’s volunteer information meetings. For information about dates and times of these meetings please send an inquiry to VolunteerKS@Rescue.org. Attending one of these meetings is mandatory to proceed with your volunteer application.
  2. Submit your volunteer/Intern application online at: Step 1: IRC Wichita Volunteer and Intern Application
  3. Your materials will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualification.
  4. If selected for an interview you will be called by IRC’s volunteer coordinator.
  5. Successful interviews are proceeded by a background check. Your volunteer or intern placement will only be confirmed after your background check and references have been cleared. The IRC encourages but does not require that you donate $40 to go towards your background check to help offset the cost of your background check.
  6. You will be contacted to attend an orientation. All interns and volunteers must attend an orientation before moving forward with their volunteer application.

For more questions about volunteering with the IRC in Wichita please email VolunteerKS@Rescue.org.