Country: United States of America
Closing date: 24 Mar 2017
Location: United States
Division: Program Management
Status: Internship
Position Number: 17:057
Project Description:
The Unpaid Intern is an entry level position designed to provide graduate and undergraduate student with an insider’s view of the realm of international development at IFES. Students who participate in this program will develop essential skills in different aspects of international development, project development, and implementation. As a junior member of the team, the Intern will provide research and project implementation support to IFES' Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) team in its Arlington, VA office. Unpaid intern opportunities are intended to provide a strong learning environment, and the ability to receive college credit is required in place of hourly compensation. Certain factors such as but not limited to schedules, program activities, duration of the internship may also be regulated by requirements from the intern’s school.
Responsibilities:
The general duties of an intern include, but are not limited to:
- Conducting research
- Providing logistical and administrative support on assigned countries/projects
- Assisting in the preparation of weekly home office reports, website updates, and other reports as necessary
- Attending and reporting on internal and external meetings and other discussions about assigned projects
- Assisting with program development in conjunction with the needs of the project and the intern’s skills
- Compiling daily research from academic journals and print media
- Other duties as assigned by division and supervisor
POSITION SCOPE: Provides the support necessary for the team to achieve its goals. Job duties are fairly straight forward and require following common procedures and guidelines. Can manage own workload, time and priorities with close guidance from supervisor so as to facilitate a learning environment per internship guidelines.
DECISION MAKING/PROBLEM SOLVING: Has the knowledge and skills to identify solutions to routine problems. Produces useful ideas or explanations for circumstances, but may need guidance or approval on execution for results.
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY: None. Can assist in or have exposure to preparing routine financial reports and processing routine transaction in compliance with IFES policies and procedures.
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RELATIONSHIPS: ** Maintains collaborative working relationship with team members and other staff within the Division.
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SUPERVISION EXERCISED:** None
Qualifications:
Education: Undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled at an accredited college/university.** Student must be able to receive college credit for internship.
Experience: **None. Relevant experience, familiarity, or interest in international development or related field preferred. Previous internship(s) experience with an international NGO or Peace Corps a plus
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Related Skills or Knowledge: **Academic focus on international development, social science, English, or Latin American and the Caribbean region. Very good research and writing skills. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word. Detailed oriented and organized. Ability to prioritize, take direction, and handle varied tasks within deadlines. Collaborative, team oriented individual **
LANGUAGE SKILLS: **English required. Proficiency in Spanish a plus.
TRAVEL: Travel may be required, up to 10%**
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:**
Standard office work environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
How to apply:
You must go to http://www.ifes.org to the Careers section and apply online. Applications are only accepted in this way. Make sure you upload all papers together (e.g. resume, cover letter, application, etc). Resumes will only be reviewed and accepted for consideration if submitted through our Careers page.
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