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Gender Equity Intern - Summer 2023

Silver Spring

  • Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
  • Location: Silver Spring
  • Grade: Internship - Internship
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Banking and Finance
    • Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
    • Impact investing, Social venture capital
  • Closing Date: Closed

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 40 countries and 28 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home. Domestically, our 28 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: IRC programming assists refugees to become economically self-sufficient and supports acclimatization within the United States by providing access to casework services. All IRC service provision is provided through the lens of Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI). This role will support the IRC’s Gender Equality work, cross-cutting programmatically and departmentally to support the administration of equitable services and the proper consideration of gender concerns in  programmatic and departmental initiatives.

  

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • Provide clients with support in the completion and submission of various applications to assist the reduction of barriers caused by gender inequities (childcare vouchers, etc.). 

  • Conduct trainings on the topics of public transportation, childcare, digital literacy, and financial literacy to reduce barriers caused by gender inequities. 

  • Implement and monitor performance on one or more in-progress Gender Equality initiatives. 

  • Support the development and administration of Women’s Empowerment Program (WEP) Trainings and Women’s Conversation Club meetings as needed. 

  • Other duties as identified by Gender Equality Champions.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

  • Intern will gain insights into IRC casework and workforce programs and the process of refugee and asylee integration within the United States. 

  • Intern will learn to communicate effectively with clients across cultures and with interpreters. 

  • Intern will learn about the IRC’s GEDI work and how it informs client engagement and support on an organizationalregional and local level. 


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