Intern, Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Program

Who We Are

At IREX we strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals research their full potential, governments serve their people and communities thrive.

But around the globe, persistent poverty, repression, and injustice prevent too many people form achieving their full potential. To address these problems, we focus on people, not on vaccines, roads, or wells. We support individuals and institutions to create change in their own communities—and to create persons-to person bridges between nations.

IREX works with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.

IREX seeks a full-time intern for its Leadership Practice to provide programmatic support for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program. This program connects entrepreneurs from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada with U.S.-based businesses, start-ups, and organizations for a four-week fellowship. The intern supporting this team will focus primarily on Fellow Experience from pre-arrival support to arranging logistics. Other duties may be assigned as needed to support curriculum development and/or event planning.

The intern will be expected to work full-time hours (approximately 35 – 40 hours per week) for six months from April until September 2022.

We are doers. Our decades of on-the-ground experience help us create greater impact, practical recommendations, and lasting partnerships.

Are you the next member of our team?

Your Background & Skills

• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced working environment, and remain flexible while adhering to strict deadlines
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience or interest in entrepreneurship programming, leadership development, and international education or exchange
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Office 365 products (Sharepoint, Teams, OneNote), Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Salesforce, preferred but not required
• Knowledge of Spanish, French or Portuguese, preferred
• Speaking, reading and writing proficiency in English required.
• Experience working or living in a multicultural and diverse environment
• Experience studying, working, and/or living in Latin America or the Caribbean, preferred
• A Bachelor’s degree related to international development, international education, Latin American and Caribbean studies, business, or related field preferred
• You must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States

Your Daily Tasks

• Provides support with the day-to-day administration of the YLAI Fellowship, including pre-arrival fellow support
• Compiles and accurately tracks a wide range of participant information and program data, maintaining accuracy and completeness
• Works with program partners and participants, including communicating program updates, answering questions, and assisting with logistics
• Contributes to the production of program deliverables, including participant materials, templates, and guides for program partners
• Assists in arranging and executing event logistics, and produces event materials and resources
• Conducts research as needed
• Maintains financial records and transactions
• Assists with developing and tracking traditional and social media communications content
• Clearly communicates progress and challenges verbally and in writing to supervisor and team
• With supervision, provides input to internal/external reports, presentations, and other products
• Other duties as assigned

IREX will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008.

We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.

This position is eligible for Telework. The eligible employee is a regular, full-time DC-based staff who works from a worksite outside the DC office for one or more days a week.

This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship.

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EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled