IRC Wichita Grants Management Intern (UNPAID)

About the Role

This internship offers current graduate/undergraduate students exposure to the operations of a large international organization. It provides an opportunity to practice and apply Grant Management methods to ensure continued financial support for the IRC in Wichita.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn the Grants Management System to track and input grant activity.
• Support the Grants Manager in maintaining and updating information in the local grants database for accurate tracking and project management.
• Assist the Grants Manager in scheduling grant-related meetings and providing programs with reminders for upcoming deadlines.
• Develop external-facing program materials, such as staff and donor-facing one-pagers, and boilerplate language documents for programs. This involves coordination with program staff and updating information, leading to the design of materials distributed among donors, community partners, and internal IRC staff.
• Engage in prospect research following IRC’s method and strategy to identify potential new funders.
• Provide support as needed in other identified grants management projects, as feasible.

Learning Objectives

• Gain experience in grant management and funder engagement principles.
• Learn about the pre-award and post-award process for building a funding portfolio in a non-profit.
• Understand the basics of proposal development and play a key role in ensuring proactive responses to business development needs.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of IRC Resettlement, Asylum, & Integration programming.
• Gain experience drafting materials that are donor and staff facing.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, or a recent graduate.
• Comfort with research, organizing content, and liaising with staff.
• Strong writing and communication skills in English.
• Excellent organization skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate effectively.
• Ability to use basic functions of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office programs.
• Reliable, self-motivated, independent, and able to take on a project assignment and ask for help when needed.

Qualifications

• Students pursuing degrees in communications, marketing, public relations, nonprofit management, business, or other related fields are encouraged to apply.