International Rescue Committee

TITLE: Community Sponsorship Intern

LOCATION: Elizabeth, NJ

POSITION REPORTS TO: Community Sponsorship Coordinator

BACKGROUND: International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in more than 40 countries and over 20 U.S. cities, the IRC provides resettlement, education and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people.

SCOPE OF WORK: The Community Sponsorship Intern will support the program development and maintenance of the IRC NJ community sponsorship program. The Community Sponsorship intern will support community groups, faith-based organizations, and businesses in the welcoming and integration of refugees, help build awareness of and support for forcibly displaced populations and seed the larger landscape for community sponsorship in the US. The Community Sponsorship Intern will work directly with the Community Sponsorship Coordinator.

Responsibilities:

• Manage collaboration and communication across co-sponsor groups
• Cultivate branded materials for training, public events, and community engagement
• Coordinate and facilitate outreach to educate community groups, faith- based organizations, and businesses about the benefits of community sponsorship through presentations, newsletters, social media, and direct outreach.
• Ensure accurate and compliant entry of case notes into data management system
• Assist with program monitoring and evaluation
• Conduct necessary screening for community groups
• Other administrative, data, event and communication management tasks as needed.