Corporate & Foundation Partnerships Intern - Wilson Center Funded

Employer Name: BRAC USA

Employer Website: https://bracusa.org/

Compensation: $19.00/hour

Duration of Internship: 280 hour commitment (Full-time, 35 hrs/week for 8 weeks)

Eligibility: This opportunity is open to all registered Pace students (undergraduate, graduate and international students)  that are graduating in Dec. 2024 OR later.

Address: 110 William Street, New York NY

Modality: Hybrid

About the Employer:  BRAC is a global leader in developing and implementing cost-effective, evidence-based programs to assist the most marginalized people in extremely poor, conflict-prone, and post-disaster settings. These include initiatives in education, healthcare, microfinance, women and girls’ empowerment, agriculture, human and legal rights, and more. Headquartered in Bangladesh and working across 11 countries in South Asia and Africa, BRAC touches the lives of more than 100 million people worldwide.

Based in New York, BRAC USA is the North American affiliate of BRAC. BRAC USA provides comprehensive support to BRAC around the world by raising awareness about its work to empower the poor in 11 countries and mobilizing resources to support programs. BRAC USA works closely with its international counterparts to design and implement cost-effective and evidence-based poverty innovations worldwide. BRAC USA is an independent 501(c)(3) organization.

Position Overview: BRAC USA seeks an intern with exceptional writing, organizational, and communication skills to support its Corporate and Foundation Partnerships (CFP) team for Summer 2023. The CFP team supports BRAC’s international portfolios and country teams by identifying and cultivating new donors, developing winning proposals aligned with BRAC’s missions, and stewarding long-term partnerships with corporate and foundation funders. The CFP Intern will support various aspects of the team’s efforts to fundraise and systematize internal databases.

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to: 
• Support systematizing BRAC USA’s Knowledge Management database, which is an
internal system with a wide variety of resources on BRAC’s country offices and
programmatic areas (health, education, climate change, etc.)
• Conduct prospect research on donors across a number of portfolios and assess
alignment for outreach to donors
• Prepare meeting briefs, join calls with colleagues across other BRAC entities, capture
notes and next steps
• Develop communications materials (such as short briefs or presentations) that highlight
flagship programs
• Support with copyediting and proofreading concept notes and proposals if the
opportunity arises
• Attend webinars and other events and share key takeaways with team members

Preferred Skills:

• Current undergraduate, graduate student or recent graduate in international relations, global development, social sciences, or other relevant fields preferred
• A passion for international development and BRAC’s mission
• Ability to manage tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced, team-oriented (virtual) environment
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with a keen eye for detail
• Proactive team player with strong desire to learn and ability to be flexible
• Excellent research skills and ability to frame writing and research for a variety of audiences
• A sincere and demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion to promote and strengthen a culture of belonging at BRAC USA

Additional: BRAC USA values a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen on the basis of ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law.

**This internship is funded by the Helene & Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University, the intern hired for this position will make a full-time commitment for 8 weeks, working no more than 35 hours each week, a total of 280 hours*