Donor Engagement Europe Intern
Remote | Brussels
- Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
- Location: Remote | Brussels
- Grade: Internship - Internship
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Occupational Groups:
- External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
- Closing Date: 2025-08-06
Job Overview:
The Donor Engagement Intern is part of the Donor Engagement Europe Team, which is responsible for relationship management of IRC’s key institutional donors. Under the line management of the Senior Advisor, DG INTPA, DG MENA, AFD and CDCS, the Donor Engagement Intern supports IRC’s funding focused engagement mainly with those donors. They will be collaborating closely with other teams, such as policy, advocacy and technical engagement. The Donor Engagement Intern supports the 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.
Major Responsibilities:
Related to DG INTPA, DG MENA, AFD and CDCS:
- Undertake research 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, participation and follow-up of meetings and working groups.
- Participate in relevant donor meetings, together with the Senior Advisor, and take minutes.
Related to the Donor Engagement Europe Team:
- Support in the coordination of visits of IRC staff to donor capitals, including logistics, briefings, appointment coordination, etc.
- Support the updating of Salesforce, IRC’s CRM system and internal tools, such as Donor Profiles and general admin.
- Do other similar ad hoc tasks.
Job Requirements:
Work experience:
Experience:
- You are interested in working in an international NGO and have knowledge and a strong 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, organisational and interpersonal 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 the following donors would be considered an asset: DG INTPA, DG MENA, AFD and/or CDCS.
Language Skills: Proficient in English and French; ability to understand, summarise and translate from French to English; ability to join external meetings/discussions in both languages.
Working Environment:
-Standard office working environment.
-This is a hybrid position: remote work is a possibility, but we expect the Intern to be in the office at least 3 days a week.
This is a 6 months with a potential to be renewed
The deadline for application will be 6th August 2025.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Equality, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
IRC et les employés de IRC doivent adhérer aux valeurs et principes contenus dans le IRC WAY (normes de conduite professionnelle). Ce sont l’Intégrité, l’Egalité, le Service, et la Responsabilité. En conformité avec ces valeurs, IRC opère et fait respecter les politiques sur la protection des bénéficiaires contre l’exploitation et les abus, la protection de l’enfant, le harcèlement sur les lieux de travail, l’intégrité financière, et les représailles.
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