Global Risk Data & Analytics Fellow September 2026
Columbia, IN - USA
Job Summary
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 work to protect vulnerable 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 a GlobalRisk Data & Analytics Fellow to join our Global Risk team.
The Risk subfunction is designing a risk management framework andsettingenterprise risk strategy while providing risk management support across the organization. The Global Risk Data & Analytics Fellow is a unique opportunity for a data-driven and risk-minded professional to apply private sector rigor to non-profit risk management.The Fellowcan expect their tasks to include:
Designing andidentifyingdata sources and needs to Risk Management information dashboards and other analytical activities;
Supporting documentation (data dictionaries andmethodologylogs) data cleaning and creation and stakeholder coordination;
Executive data availability and integrity audits;
Supporting projects such as platform and data needs assessments risk data monitoring feasibility and predictive risk modeling;
Business case development for digital twins and agentic support including use case proposals for AI for Risk;
Key metric and dashboard design; and
Participating in departmental and general IJM administrative support.
This position can be fully in-person or hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays) in the Washington DC area or remote for non-local candidates. It reports to theVice President Risk. The position requires 40 hoursper week.As volunteers interns and fellows receive a monthly stipend to help defray their expenses relatedtoparticipatingin the internship program. This volunteer stipend is not an hourly wage nor wages paid for services provided by the intern or fellow.
The duration of this fellowship is foran initialterm of six months from September 2026 February2027.
General Qualifications and Required Skills
Bachelors degreeor equivalent relevant work experience;
Proficiencyin analytics tools data science and data risk management;
Advanced Excel and experience with trend analysis and developing metrics;
Experience in Finance or Risk in corporate setting preferred;
Ability to translate complex data for non-technical audiences and develop data requirements from scratch;
Comfort with articulating data journey and alternative options for sourcing data in absence of quality data;
Strongproblem-solving skills; and
Excellent written and verbal communication.
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 achievinggoals; and
Professional.
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 workwetruly 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 references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.
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About Company
IJM is a global organization that protects people in poverty from human trafficking, modern-day slavery, violence and police abuse of power.