The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world’s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you’re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Job Overview:

The Donor Engagement Intern is part of the Donor Engagement Europe Team, which is responsible for relationship management of IRC’s key institutional donors. Under the line management of the Senior Advisor, DG INTPA, DG MENA, AFD and CDCS, the Donor Engagement Intern supports IRC’s funding focused engagement mainly with those donors. They will be collaborating closely with other teams, such as policy, advocacy and technical engagement. The Donor Engagement Intern supports the implementation of strategies for maintaining and developing proactive and positive relationships with those donors, in support of the delivery of IRC organisational strategy, Strategy 100.

Major Responsibilities:

Related to DG INTPA, DG MENA, AFD and CDCS:

• Undertake research and preparation of background analyses.
• Support in the preparation of briefings for discussions with institutional donors.
• Support in the implementation of donor strategies, through preparation, participation and follow-up of meetings and working groups.
• Participate in relevant donor meetings, together with the Senior Advisor, and take minutes.

Related to the Donor Engagement Europe Team:

• Support in the coordination of visits of IRC staff to donor capitals, including logistics, briefings, appointment coordination, etc.
• Support the updating of Salesforce, IRC’s CRM system and internal tools, such as Donor Profiles and general admin.
• Do other similar ad hoc tasks.

Job Requirements:

Work experience:

Experience:

• You are interested in working in an international NGO and have knowledge and a strong interest of the humanitarian and/or development working sectors.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• You are familiar with development cooperation and humanitarian aid.
• You have strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• You work independently, accurately, with an eye for detail and enjoy working in a team (also working with virtual teams).
• You feel confident in using MS Office (especially Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
• You work proactively and conscientiously.
• Any knowledge of the following donors would be considered an asset: DG INTPA, DG MENA, AFD and/or CDCS.

Language Skills: Proficient in English and French; ability to understand, summarise and translate from French to English; ability to join external meetings/discussions in both languages.

Working Environment***:***

– Standard office working environment.

– This is a hybrid position: remote work is a possibility, but we expect the Intern to be in the office at least 3 days a week.

This is a 6 months with a potential to be renewed

You must have the right to work in Belgium