Business Women in Action Intern

Job Description

TITLE: Business Women in Action Intern LOCATION: El Cajon Office START DATE: May 1, 2022 DURATION: 6-12 months

Important Note: This is an unpaid internship.

BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities.

The Women's Resilience Center (WRC) is a safe, collaborative space where the diverse needs of all women+ are respected and where they can seek, share, and obtain information about their rights and their inherent potential for safety, health, education, economic wellbeing, and power. It is a responsive, creative space that engages women+ as co-creators and encourages expression, enhanced wellbeing, and community connectedness. (When we use the term women+, this includes women of all ages, all abilities, diverse ethnic and religious affiliation and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities.)

SCOPE OF WOMEN’S RESILIENCE CENTER INTERN WORK: In this internship, students will have the opportunity to work specifically with the Business Women in Action program, a collaboration between the WRC and Small Business Development Center, supporting women to start or expand their own businesses. In addition,

Qualifications

RESPONSIBILITIES: Conducting outreach, screening calls, pre and post surveys Support with facilitator's notes, input, organization, and tracking data Support with delivery of materials and technology set up Assist Microenterprise Business Counselor and Women's Resilience Center Coordinator with cohort sessions and curriculum review as needed Support with other monitoring and evaluation related tasks for the WRC

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Interns will gain experience in coordinating empowerment programming Interns will expand their knowledge on monitoring and evaluation of programs Interns will gain experience in offering healing centered and culturally humble services

REQUIREMENTS: Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program focused on Women’s/Gender Studies, Women's Economic Empowerment, Public Health, Social Work, Art Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, or a related field. Strong communication and interpersonal skills Excellent organization and time-management skills Proactive, motivated, and flexible; able to remain calm and adapt within a fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable work environment Demonstrated success working and communicating effectively in a multi-cultural environment Ability to use basic functions of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office programs Experience with direct service preferred English fluency required Proficiency in Farsi, Dari, Arabic, Swahili or Russian a plus

This position reports to the Women’s Resilience Center Coordinator.

IRC leading the way From Harm To Home.