Intern – ACE and EAL At Results for Development Institute

Results for Development (R4D) is a leading non-profit global development partner. We collaborate with change agents around the world — government officials, civil society leaders and social innovators — to create strong systems that support healthy, educated people. We help our partners move from knowing their goal to knowing how to reach it. We combine global expertise in health, education and nutrition with analytic rigor, practical support for decision-making and implementation and access to peer problem-solving networks. Together with our partners, we build self-sustaining systems that serve everyone and deliver lasting results. Then we share what we learn so others can achieve results for development, too.

We have a unique and vibrant culture at R4D. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of our work environment and help advance our mission. Diversity—of ideas, identities, perspectives and backgrounds—is vital to who we are and what we do. We seek people who embrace these values and will help reinforce them. Our work culture is collaborative, creative and entrepreneurial. We operate based on trust and respect. Teams across the organization frequently collaborate on programmatic work and support each other in continuously building a better R4D.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of our work environment and help advance our mission. We seek people who embrace these values and will help reinforce them.

The Practices

Teams across the organization frequently collaborate on programmatic work and support each other to continuously build a better R4D. This position will work across two different practices at R4D – EAL and ACE.

The EAL practice conducts targeted research using methods such as formative research and rapid experimentation to answer questions relevant to donor and practitioner strategies. By using proven evaluation methods for adaptive management purposes, we work with partners to design, experiment with, and evaluate solutions to accelerate their impact.

The ACE practice empowers citizens and civil society to hold governments, institutions, and service delivery providers accountable. This practice is built to strengthen the essential components of good governance for better health, education, and nutrition.

Opportunity

R4D is seeking a self-motivated, creative, and resourceful intern to start immediately. This is an opportunity for someone to learn and gain experience in the operational and business aspects of international development. The intern will be joining a highly collaborative work environment with colleagues who are enthusiastic about their work.

As our intern you will have a critical role in business development. You will be responsible for researching specific opportunities, funders, and donor trends; and communicating that information to senior team members. You will also maintain and update several databases related to our business development efforts. You will actively contribute to proposal development by editing and/or drafting language for proposals as well as supporting our work in other ways (finding partners, researching previous applications, identifying and articulating practice methodologies, etc.).

You will work closely with the Operations Officer and Practice Directors to facilitate cross-team communication and collaboration and push forward specific initiatives around knowledge management, data analysis, and presentation to internal audiences. Additional responsibilities and opportunities to learn about contract management, financial management and budgeting, and technical aspects of our work may arise depending on your interest and fit with the team.

Compensation and Length of Internship

This is a paid remote internship. R4D interns receive DC minimum wage, currently set at $15.20/hour. This Internship will be for a period of three (3) months and can be extended up to twelve (12) months. We are open to flexible hours but anticipate this internship will be an average of twenty (20) hours per week.

Responsibilities

· Business Development & Research

o Conduct research to support funding opportunities that the EAL and ACE practices are currently pursuing

o Identify new funding opportunities and/or new funders

o Create workplans to follow through on business development applications

o Research funder priorities and trends and present the information to senior team members

o Support ongoing business development efforts, as needed

o Maintain and update relevant databases

o Source and collate materials for pursuit of business development opportunities

· Operations

o Work with the Operations Officer to creatively facilitate cross-team collaboration and communication, such as through regular team newsletters

o Develop operational resources to be used by the team

o Develop and update databases to support the team

o Track project finances

o Help teams with contract paperwork and review

· Other

o Other opportunities may arise as programming needs shift and based on the intern’s interest

Qualifications

• Final year undergraduate student or first-year graduate student, recent college graduate, or any individual with prior experience in an office environment
• Previous experience in business development and operations a plus
• Demonstrated interest in global development issues, especially monitoring, evaluation and learning and/or governance
• Experience conducting organizational research and synthesizing information into short, easily digestible summaries
• Interest in presenting information creatively for an internal audience
• The ability to set priorities and handle competing time and resource demands
• High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).
• Fluency in French, Spanish, Swahili, or Georgian a plus and would potentially open up more opportunities within R4D

Results for Development is an EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering and nurturing an energetic, collaborative and diverse workforce. R4D provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.

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