Matching Grant Intern

Job Title: Matching Grant Intern
Sector: Grants
Employment Category: Intern
Employment Type: Part-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: New York, NY RAI Dept.

Job Description

BACKGROUND: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a leading, non-sectarian, non-profit organization providing emergency relief, protection, rehabilitation assistance, resettlement services, and advocacy for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict. 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.

The Matching Grant (MG)Program is a federally funded early economic empowerment program, which provides both case management and employment services to newcomers.

SCOPE OF INTERN WORK: The central focus will be to improve the effectiveness of employment programs that help refugees to navigate the American job market and find employment. These employment programs help refugees attain economic self-sufficiency and begin their journey toward integration. He or she will play a key role in the development and review of MG training materials and resources..  He or she will assist with development of MG's resource library, MG training materials for local staff and disseminating MG learning resources where relevant.

COMMITMENT: 4-5 months starting in Mid January 2023, 8 to 20 hours per week

RESPONSIBILITIES:

•             Provide intake, assessment, and pre-employment/job readiness orientation to clients eligible for employment services
•             Orient participants to the Matching Grant early employment program, including the rules and expectations of the program
•             Participate in development of self-sufficiency plans for employable adults and engage adults in budgeting at time of employment to assess household income versus expenses
•             Provide individualized job preparation, job application and job placement services that enhance clients' employability and result in successful placements
•             Assist with development of MG's training materials for local staff and disseminating MG learning resources where relevant
•             Adapt and update content from existing MG trainings or tools
•             Search useful research and data collection tools/resources; Assist with the development and update of MG's library of tools/resources
•             Where relevant, support MG Program Officers by assisting with feedback tracking, online course enrollment, preparation of project data for reporting, off-site client support, etc

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. The intern will gain professional experience in program administration and implementation across diverse group of individuals.

2. The intern will deepen understanding of MG topics and best practices related to planning and building economic empowerment capacity to early employment programs.

3. The intern will gain experience with methods and technology used to disseminate learning.