Career Development Program Intern - Summer 2020

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 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home. Domestically, our 26 offices across the U.S. ensure new arrivals have food, shelter, and clothing, and work with refugees to help them gain self-sufficiency. 

SCOPE OF WORK

The Career Development Program assists employed clients in securing job upgrades to improve economic conditions and align with career history and/or career objectives. The intern will work closely with the Career Development team to promote client self-sufficiency and encourage clients to work towards long-term career goals.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide one-on-one job application assistance including creating resumes, cover letters, and preparing for job interviews with refugee clients.
• Teach job readiness trainings on topics including: introduction to career development, business writing, networking, interviewing preparation, and financial literacy.
• Advocate for clients’ rights in the labor market by providing references for clients and meeting with employers to educate them about the benefits of hiring IRC clients.
• Other duties as identified by Employment Specialists.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Intern will learn to create effective resumes and cover letters. 
• Intern will learn to communicate effectively with clients across cultures and with interpreters.
• Intern will learn individual coaching techniques to engage and empower a vulnerable population.
• Intern will learn effective outreach strategies for building strategic relationships.
• Intern will learn how to adapt training curricula to clients’ needs and how to teach necessary life skills and professional development in a group setting.
• Intern will learn about how to successfully and appropriately advocate for clients’ rights and needs across partnerships and the labor market.
• Intern will learn about networking, financial literacy, and how to obtain a professional job.
• Intern will learn how to implement program safeguards to protect domestic violence survivors, vulnerable population, and to empower women.

TO APPLY
Click Apply Now at the top of this page. Please attach a resume, cover letter and list of references to your application. This position is filled on a rolling basis. 

This position is for the summer 2020 semester and requires a minimum commitment of 3 months and 20 to 35 hours per week. 

We currently offer internships during the following semesters: 

Spring: January - May

Note: This is an unpaid internship; school credit may be received depending on your program and institution.

*Candidates applying who are not currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, or are outside 12 months of their graduation are welcome to apply. These candidates will be processed as volunteers. 

To protect our clients, the IRC requires all selected applicants to complete background checks. We ask that you make a $30 donation to help us cover the associated costs. Currently, 87% of our funding goes directly to programming to support our clients, and your help to cover this cost will ensure that no funding is directed away from serving our clients. Instructions will be provided after you have been selected to intern or volunteer.

IRC leading the way from harm to home. 

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you need assistance in the application or hiring process to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact Talent Acquisitions at IRC.Recruitment@rescue.org. As required by law, the IRC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with a known disability.