Intern Institutional Funding Opportunity Research

War Child is looking for a:
Intern: Institutional Funding - Opportunity Research

• In collaboration with Account Managers and other relevant staff map sources and channels (platforms newsletters websites portals etc) from which funding opportunities are typically identified ;
• Consistently track funding opportunities based on pre-identified or newly identified funding sources on a weekly basis;
• Assess the feasibility and relevance of identified funding opportunities in relation to WarChilds organizational and fundraising strategy and programmatic priorities based on various criteria (thematic geographic eligibility) and application guidelines;
• Through regular check-ins with Account Managers and other relevant staff bring together relevant perspectives for a complete relevance and feasibility assessment of identified funding opportunities;
• Based on past funding trends map the regularity of relevant funding opportunities and consider ability to forecast the opening of funding windows;
• Assist in updating and maintaining pipeline tracking tools (including War Childs central data system) with upcoming deadlines for funding opportunities;
• Contribute to internal knowledge management by ensuring that insights and strategy of donor and funding trends are captured and accessible across the team by updating the donor profile two-pager on a regular basis;
• If needed support coordination of go/no-go decisions by preparing inputs for internal discussions based on the assessment of funding opportunities;

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor/Master degree in International Relations Humanitarian/Development Studies Political Science Public Administration/Policy or a related field;
• You are enrolled in a Dutch higher education institute for the whole duration of the internship;
• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to gather and synthesize information from multiple sources;
• Proactive and able to work independently while also collaborating with team members;
• Interest in learning about humanitarian aid international development fundraising or grant funding processes;
• Good organizational and planning skills and attention to detail especially for tracking deadlines and managing data;
• Ability to assess opportunities based on strategic fit eligibility criteria and feasibility;
• Strong written communication skills in English;
• Comfortable working with Excel databases and online research tools;
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a structured way;

• Only applications received via our website are processed.
• If we appoint a suitable candidate before the given closing date we reserve the right to remove the vacancy from our website before that such a case any responses received after that time are not processed.
• It could be that during our selection process the closing date for the vacancy is extended. If so and you have not yet heard from us your application will remain active.