Grant Management Intern

This internship offers current graduate or undergraduate students exposure to grant management operations within a large international organization. The intern will support grant tracking, scheduling, material development, and prospect research to ensure continued financial support for IRC in Wichita.

Responsibilities

• Learning the Grants Management System to track and input grant activity.
• Support Grants Manager in maintaining and updating information in local grants database to ensure accurate tracking and project management.
• Support Grants Manager in scheduling grant-related meetings and providing programs with reminders about upcoming deadlines.
• Develop external-facing program materials (such as staff and donor-facing one-pagers, and boilerplate language documents for programs), involving coordination between program staff and updating information.
• Engage in prospecting research following IRC’s method and strategy to engage potential new funders.
• Provide support as needed in other areas of identified grants management projects, as feasible.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, or recent graduate
• Students pursuing degrees in the fields of communications, marketing, public relations, nonprofit management, business, or other related fields may be particularly interested in this position and are encouraged to apply
• Comfort with research, organizing content, and liaising with staff.
• Strong writing and communication skills in English.
• Excellent organization skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate effectively
• Ability to use basic functions of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office programs
• Reliable, self-motivated, independent, and able to take on a project assignment and ask for help when needed.

Skills

• Grant Management
• Research
• Content Organization
• Staff Liaison
• Writing
• English Communication Skills
• MS Excel
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Project Coordination
• Material Development
• Prospect Research

Languages

English