United States of America: Logistics Intern

BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home. Domestically, our 26 offices across the U.S. ensure new arrivals have food, shelter, and clothing, and work with refugees to help them gain self-sufficiency.

SCOPE OF WORK: The Logistics Intern is needed to assist the Logistics Specialist at the IRC Silver Spring Office. The primarily responsibility of the Logistics Specialist is preparing for the arrival of new refugees by assuring safe, sanitary, and furnished housing is secured for each new family. This position will entail approximately half of the internship in the field and half inside the office.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in the field with furnishing new homes and transporting donations as needed
• Assist with electronic entry of client data and expenses
• Assist with physical case file management
• Assist with tracking and valuing donations
• Assist in research of new housing partners
• Other related duties as assigned

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Intern will learn how housing is secured and prepared for newly arriving refugees
• Intern will acquire knowledge of programs and public benefits available for refugees during their resettlement period
• Intern will gain US office experience interacting with a diverse staff and refugee population
• Intern will gain experience managing physical and electronic filing systems
• Intern will learn reporting requirements for resettlement agencies and how capturing this data improves services

REQUIREMENTS:

• Current undergraduate, graduate student, or less than 12 months out of school*
• Full time 40 hours per week preferred, with a minimum time commitment of 15 hours per week and a minimum of 3 working days per week
• Organized with utmost attention to detail
• Computer literate with the ability to learn new software and tasks
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills
• Experience or interest working with refugee and humanitarian issues
• Able and willing to lift and carry up to 75 pounds approximately bi-weekly (E.g., carrying half of a couch during apartment setup)
• A car or access to a car is preferred, but not required.

This position reports to the Program Coordinator

Note: This is an unpaid internship; school credit may be received depending on your program and institution.

*Candidates applying who are not currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, or are outside 12 months of their graduation will be processed as volunteers.

Please include your resume, a cover letter, a list of references, and your tentative availability (including start date and weekly schedule) with your application.

This position is for the fall 2018 semester beginning in August/September and requires a 3 month commitment. The internship will be posted until filled.

To protect our clients, the IRC requires all selected applicants to complete background checks. We ask that you make a $55 donation to help us cover the associated costs. Currently, 92% of our funding goes directly to programming to support our clients, and your help to cover this cost will ensure that no funding is directed away from serving our clients. Instructions will be provided after you have been selected to intern or volunteer.

IRC leading the way from harm to home.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you need assistance in the application or hiring process to accommodate a disability, you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact Talent Acquisitions atIRC.Recruitment@rescue.org. As required by law, the IRC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with a known disability.**

Please apply directly on our website using the link below, or by visiting rescue.org/careers and narrowing your search to Silver Spring, MD.

https://rescue.csod.com/ats/careersite/search.aspx?site=1&c=rescue