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Refugee Employment and Skill-Building Intern - Summer 2024

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International Rescue Committee

Apr 26, 2024

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • People, HR & Administration
  • Silver Spring

Requirements

  • Current undergraduate, graduate student or less than 12 months out of school. *
  • Minimum 24 hours per week, three-month commitment and three full working days per week; full-time 32-40 hours per week highly preferred.
  • Strong digital literacy skills and the ability to learn new software and tasks.
  • Organized and attentive to detail.
  • Ability to work independently and multi-task.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience or interest in conducting trainings.
  • Interest in working with refugee and humanitarian populations.
  • Fluency in Dari, Pashto, Ukrainian, Spanish, Kiswahili, Kinyarwanda, Tigrinya, or Amharic is a plus.
  • Access to an insured vehicle preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

  • Assess new clients through creating their individual initial employment plan and pre-employment budget.
  • Conduct bulk Zoom or in-person skill-building or information sessions, including on job readiness, interviews, digital literacy, public transport, childcare options, driver’s licenses, GED courses and credential evaluation.
  • Assist clients with public benefit application follow-up, calls to external service providers and referrals to internal and external services.
  • Create individualized resumes and cover letters, assist with finding job leads and complete job applications with clients.
  • Strategically research potential employer partners and conduct outreach.
  • Regularly track service provision through electronic data entry and organize required client documentation.
  • Other duties assigned by the RTCP team.
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International Rescue Committee

We respond to the world’s worst humanitarian crises & help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.

Non-profit
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1933
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and help people to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees and displaced people forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40+ countries and in 29 U.S. cities, the IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure.