Internship in USA in the Field of Financial Education

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Area

America

Host Country

United States of America

Deadline

20 Dec 2020

Study level

Undergraduate

Opportunity type

Internships

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

IRC offers an internship in the USA in the field of financial education. The IRC in San Diego has provided training, technical assistance, and loans to refugees and low-income. The financial literacy program intern will provide both administrative and direct service support to the program.

Eligibility:

You must have:

Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s program.
Experience with both administrative work and direct service with diverse populations.
Excellent organization skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to effectively collaborate.
Fluency in English, proficiency in a refugee language (Arabic, Farsi, Swahili) is a plus.

Your Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities may include a combination of program support, administrative/data support, and direct service based on your skills and experience:

Enter data through the IRC’s Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) and SalesForce database.
Assist with intake, support of walk-in clients and collecting follow-up information for past clients by meeting with them in person or by phone.
Help with developing the financial literacy curriculum by researching new topics as needed.
Help with facilitating financial literacy classes.

Benefits:

You will:

Learn information about the refugee's community's financial needs.
Learn about the banking and credit system in the US.
Learn about the different services provided by IRC.

About IRC:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries, it restores safety, dignity and hopes to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

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