Development Operations Internship London 2024

The International Crisis Group is seeking a Development Operations Volunteer Intern to assist its Development Operations (DevOps) team for a period of three to six months starting in late February.

The Development Operations Intern will conduct prospect research, assist with events, help maintain our donor database, prepare briefing notes for Crisis Group senior staff’s high-level donor meetings and attend report launch calls. The position offers an exciting opportunity to discover how an international non-governmental organisation approaches and cultivates relationships with individual and institutional donors.

Based in Crisis Group’s New York, London, and Brussels offices, the Development team executes its work through mapping prospective donors, cultivating and building relationships with prospects and long-standing donors alike, and developing proposals and reports for a variety of individual and institutional donors. The successful candidate will learn how to identify and link institutional thematic priorities with Crisis Group activities.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Operations and Research Manager in conducting research on new and current prospects to support fundraisers in their cultivation process;
• Preparing briefing notes on individuals or foundation contacts to prepare senior staff for high-level donor meetings;
• Attending report launch calls and listening to our advocacy and communications strategies to determine if there are relevant upcoming events for our donors;
• Maintaining and improving the team’s databases and internal tracking systems, helping to ensure the team is in compliance with donor obligations and reporting deadlines;
• Updating and maintaining non-gift information on prospects and donors in the donor database;
• Using creative thinkings skills to identify new sources of support to match institutional initiatives;
• Assisting the entire Development team on as needed basis with special projects and unique research requests;
• Collaborating with the team to effectively monitor the organisation’s work, both for donor reporting purposes and to assess the organisation’s progress toward achieving its goals;
• Writing development materials and publications, such as end of year appeals, event invitations and impact reports; and,
• Providing general administrative support as requested.

Qualifications 

• Currently pursuing, or recently completed, an undergraduate or graduate degree in international affairs, journalism, public administration, nonprofit management, or a similar field;
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills;
• Proven excellent writing skills;
• Experience maintaining organisational systems;
• Keen to take initiative and collaborate in a team environment;
• Proficiency in Google Suite products (Drive, Docs, Sheets and Forms) and Zoom;
• Knowledge of international affairs, conflict prevention, management, and resolution issues, and Crisis Group’s body of work a plus;
• Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge a plus; and,
• Authorization to work in the United States or the United Kingdom.

Please apply by Friday, February 16 2024. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and the applications will close when we identify a suitable candidate.