Investigations and Law Enforcement Development Internships and Fellowships – January 2027 Field Office Deployment

Who We Are

InternationalJustice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions protect half a billion and make justice unstoppable.

We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.

The Need

For over 25 years IJM has pioneered the workto protectvulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade IJMs Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% forvery largepopulations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence we are seeking Investigations & Law Enforcement Development Interns & Fellows.

Investigations and Law EnforcementDevelopmentInterns and Fellows support IJM staff in liaising with local law enforcement officials to ensure that they intervene to rescue identified victims and arrest and charge the identified perpetrators.Depending on your level of experience your role may involve some of the following responsibilities as well as other relevant duties assigned by the Field Office Director or Supervisor.

• Assistwith writing and editing reports of investigationactivities;

• Organize and track progress of ongoing operations including the operation stage and expenses incurred for eachoperation;

• Create intelligence reports that organize and analyzedata;

• Maintain department databases andfiles;

• Assistin the development of protocolsproceduresand best practices for the Investigationsdepartment;

• Assistwith organizingadministeringand documenting ongoing training inInvestigations;

• Research future equipment needs andpurchases;

• Operate andmaintaininvestigativeequipment;

• Facilitate investigations through logistical support asneeded;

• Develop and train Investigations Staff in investigationstechniques;

• Assist the Investigations staff in case development and casemanagement;

• Assistin the review of case investigations and provideappropriatefeedback;

• Compile criminal intelligence enter the information in the intelligencedatabaseand analyze the intelligence to provide investigative leads to the Investigations Staff; and

• Assistin operations planning riskassessmentand risk management.

Positions may be available in: Accra Ghana; Bucharest Romania; Lima Peru; Guatemala City Guatemala; Kuala Lumpur Malaysia; Jakarta Indonesia; Bangkok Thailand; Manila Philippines.Not every position will be available in every office.

Program duration is 12 months from January 2027 December 2027.

Internship General Qualifications and Required Skills

• Bachelorsdegree;

• Organizational and administrativeskills;

• Attention todetail;

• Knowledge of Microsoft software and Windows strongly preferred; and

• Fluency in Spanishfor Latin America offices.

Fellowship General Qualifications and Required Skills

• Minimum of five years as a commission localstateor federal law enforcementofficer;

• Minimum of twoyearsVice and Narcotics and / or undercover investigations experience and Field Training Officer experiencepreferred;

• Tactical experience and / or critical incident management experience preferred; and

• Fluency in Spanishfor Latin America offices.

Critical Qualities

• Mature orthodox Christianfaith;

• Humble andresilient;

• Pursuesexcellence;

• Culturally aware and appreciative ofdifference;

• Strong serviceethic;

• Innovative problemsolver;

• Ability to build trust and strong partnerships withothers;

• Courageous in pursuing opportunities andchallenges;

• Tenacious in achieving goals; and

• Professional.

As volunteers interns and fellows receive a monthly stipend to help defray their expenses related toparticipatingin the internship program. This volunteer stipend is not an hourly wage nor wages paid for services provided by the intern or fellow.

Application Process:

Upload Resume CoverLetter& Statement of Faith* inone PDF document.

*What is a statement of faith
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM.The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter orsubmittedas a separate document and should include at a minimum a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer study etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.

IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy Protection against Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment Policy and Code of Ethics. Candidateselectionis based on technical competence recruitmentselectionand hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidatesvaluecongruence and thorough background police clearance and reference check processes.

At IJMwerecommitted to building a diverse workforce through fair andequitableemployment practices. IJM encourages people of any race color age sex maritalstatusor political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work wetruly believethat the work we are doing is Gods work not our own and practice spiritual disciplines together daily.Thatswhy we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 Section702 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith as defined by the Apostles Creed.

IJMrequiresa background check policeclearanceand thorough review of referenceswithan employment offer and/or employment contract.

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