Donor Engagement Intern

Position description

The Donor Engagement Intern is part of the Donor Engagement Europe Team within GBD, which is responsible for relationship management of IRC’s key institutional donors. Under the line management of the Senior Advisor Donor Engagement with INTPA/DG MENA, and in close coordination with the Donor Engagement Officer for DG ECHO, the Donor Engagement Intern supports IRC’s funding focused engagement mainly with DG INTPA, DG MENA, and DG ECHO, collaborating closely with other teams which lead on policy, advocacy and technical engagement. The Donor Engagement Intern supports the development and implementation of strategies for maintaining and developing proactive and positive relationships with those donors, in support of the delivery of IRC organisational strategy, Strategy 100. The Intern is also expected to support across the team on ad hoc requests and admin support.

Main Responsibilities:

Related to DG INTPA, DG MENA, DG ENEST, FPI and DG ECHO:

• Undertake research, notably on data, and preparation of background analyses.
• Support in the preparation of briefings for discussions with institutional donors.
• Support in the implementation of donor strategies, through preparation of meetings and working groups.
• Participate in relevant donor meetings, together with the Senior Advisor and Officer, and take minutes.
• Support in the preparation of external events with EU donors, such as the European Humanitarian Forum 2027, through preparation of internal meetings, communication and logistics, drafting of briefings and information notes.
• Support the updating of internal database (Customer Relationship Management) and internal donor tools.
• Other related tasks.

Related to the Donor Engagement Europe Team:

• Support the team with updates of internal donor tools.
• Support in the coordination of visits of IRC staff to donor capitals, including logistics, briefings, appointment coordination.
• Other related tasks.

Job Requirements:

Work experience:

• You are interested in working in an international NGO and have knowledge and/high interest of the humanitarian and/or development working sectors.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• You are familiar with development cooperation and humanitarian aid.
• You have strong communication and organisational skills.
• You work independently, accurately, with an eye for detail and enjoy working in a team (also working with virtual teams).
• You feel confident in using MS Office (especially Word, Excel , Outlook, Teams.
• You work proactively and conscientiously.
• Any knowledge of any of the following donors would be considered an asset: DG INTPA, DG MENA, DG ECHO, DG ENEST and/or FPI.

Language Skills:

• Proficient in English (ability to speak, write and understand). French is considered as an asset.

Application instructions

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