IIRR is one of the worlds leading rural development NGOs. Founded in 1960 IIRRs programs have impacted more than 62 million rural lives across five continents. The organizations programs address the health education and environmental conditions of rural communities and prioritizes the delivery of sustainable and scalable solutions that empower people to improve their lives and livelihoods. IIRR maintains offices in Africa Asia and North America.
IIRR is looking for intelligent strategic and resourceful thinkers to support the operational management of IIRR Headquarters. Operations Officer Interns will work under the direction of the Director of Global Operations.
This is an unpaid internship but available for class credits. We have two internship models:
(i) full-time - requires a 5 days (40 hours) a week commitment of 3 months
(ii) part-time - required 3 to 4 days (20 hours) a week commitment of 6 months.
Please note that internship hours must be scheduled during regular New York/East Coast business hours.Responsibilities may include one or more of the following: - Support the day-to-day functions of IIRR US Headquarters
- Assist in reviewing analyzing and updating database records across fundraising communications and operations
- Assist in the proofreading and copy-editing support for external content
- Help in researching and building resources for the US Office
- Assist in organizing and coordinating the internship program
- Assist with volunteer recruitment including conducting onboarding for new members
- Assist in posting positions on university pages career pages other websites and social media
- Assist in reviewing and editing job descriptions
- Update manuals and other documents
- Provide light technical support
- Deliver special operations projects as needed on an ongoing basis
- Other duties related to operations and administration
Requirements: - Bachelors degree in any discipline (completed prior to internship start date)
- Well-organized reliable and self-motivated
- Helpful and responsive (e.g. when dealing with ad-hoc requests for providing support)
- Resourceful creative who enjoys problem-solving
- Impeccable writing skills with meticulous attention to detail and organizational skills
- Curiosity creativity and fearlessness in contributing new and bold ideas
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and effectively multi-task
- A willingness to fail fast and forward while respecting and valuing input from a global and diverse team
- Ability and willingness to work in a startup culture that may require fluidity in roles from week to week
- Intermediate experience with MS Word Excel PowerPoint Google Applications
- Responsive to managers feedback ability to take direction and execute work independently with minimal oversight in a remote working environment
- Passionate about making a positive difference
Application Instructions:Submit resume/CV cover letter (indicating preference for part-time or full-time placement) and contact information for three references.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
No calls please. If you have not received a response from us in two weeks you should assume that your application was not successful on this occasion.
Required Experience:
Junior IC