Summer 2025: Microenterprise Intern Unpaid

Support the Microenterprise Program for in-home childcare licensing.

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Overview

Support the Microenterprise Program for in-home childcare licensing.

You have:

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or certificate program
Bachelor's degree in a related discipline (business, economics, finance, social sciences or outstanding current undergraduate pursuing a relevant degree)
Experience with both administrative work and direct service with diverse populations
Excellent organization skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to effectively collaborate
English fluency required, proficiency in a refugee language (Arabic, Farsi, Swahili) a plus

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Job Description

IRC BACKGROUND: Founded in 1933, the IRC is a leading organization providing relief, protection, and resettlement services for refugees and victims of oppression throughout the U.S. IRC in San Diego has resettled over 31,000 refugees to San Diego County over the past 50 years and provides numerous program services. In San Diego, the IRC opened its doors in 1975 and has grown to serve approximately 7,000 refugee and immigrant individuals from 115 countries of origin each year through 5 different departments.

The IRC in San Diego has provided training, technical assistance, and loans to refugee and low-income entrepreneurs for nearly 15 years.

SCOPE OF INTERN WORK: As part of the Microenterprise program, IRC’s In-Home Childcare Licensing Program offers refugees the opportunity to become a licensed in-home family service provider. Through a three-week comprehensive program, participants gain the necessary knowledge and skills in order to become licensed and start a family childcare business. Participants learn about business basics such as book keeping, financial management and marketing, how to submit the license, as well as health, nutrition, and other childcare topics.

The Microenterprise Program Intern will provide both administrative and direct service support to the in-home childcare licensing program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Assist with intake and support of walk-in clients

- Provide assistance in completing business pan for in-home child care entrepreneurs

- Support the business counselor in the preparation of applications for the childcare license

- Assist with flyer and/or business plan, in general in enhance marketing strategies

- Conduct quality assurance tasks including self-audits

- Provide assistance monitoring the childcare program by conducting follow up assessments and gathering data on outcomes

- Enter data and track outcomes through the IRC's Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) and Neoserra database

- Provide support facilitating and coordination trainings

- Conduct outreach and participate in public events as needed

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Gain insight into the implementation of a microenterprise program and the workings of serving in-home family childcare providers (FCP).

2. Learn about the needs of refugee childcare entrepreneurs.

3. Learn how microenterprise programs track outcomes and measure success.

REQUIREMENTS:

- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or certificate program

- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline (business, economics, finance, social sciences or outstanding current undergraduate pursuing a relevant degree.)

- Experience with both administrative work and direct service with diverse populations

- Excellent organization skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to effectively collaborate

- English fluency required, proficiency in a refugee language (Arabic, Farsi, Swahili) a plus

This position reports to the Microenterprise Program Supervisor

Compensation: This is an unpaid internship opportunity.

Working Environment:

- The Microenterprise Internship is remote, with a few possible in-person hours.

- San Diego Office hours are scheduled Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm PST. Selected interns can choose their hours based on this window of availability.

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Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you had to communicate with someone from a different cultural background?	This question assesses your communication skills and adaptability in diverse settings.	Share a specific example and highlight your approach to understanding and respecting cultural differences.
What strategies would you use to assist a client in completing their business plan?	The interviewer wants to understand your problem-solving and organizational abilities.	Pro members can see the explanation.
How would you conduct outreach to ensure that refugee childcare entrepreneurs are aware of the programs available?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of how you handled a challenging administrative task?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Why do you believe measuring outcomes is important in a microenterprise program?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.