Overview:
FHI 360 has an exciting internship opportunity for a student interested in growing their skills within the international development sector. Under close supervision, an Intern will perform entry level professional duties which will provide the opportunity for professional training in various functional areas throughout the organization. Internship assignments serve to offer practical experience and broad exposure to a global nonprofit development organization.
This Intern will serve in the Strategy, Innovation and Evidence Office, one of two offices housed directly within the Office of the CEO. Our team leads strategy development, and we advance innovation, corporate measurement, evidence, and organizational learning to achieve FHI 360’s strategic ambition. Led by the Chief Strategy and Evidence Officer, our team includes multiple Senior Advisors, a Strategy Manager, a Business Data Analyst, and a Communications Specialist.
Our team is supporting the implementation of FHI 360’s FY23-25 strategy while also preparing for the development of FHI 360’s subsequent strategy. In addition to strategy planning and development, our team develops metrics and processes for tracking internal business performance and social impact against the current strategy and deepening our understanding of thematic priority areas.
Our team also promotes learning activities and the use of evidence, across the organization and externally, to further strengthen FHI 360’s role as a leading research organization. We construct tools and frameworks to build our evidence base and create and promote systems for learning.
The intern will support these activities by contributing research and analysis. Their work will cover themes related to global inequality, social cohesion, health threats, humanitarian crises, and the development industry's future.
Support will also include developing blog posts for the R&E Search for Evidence blog.
This is a paid internship with a flexible schedule based on project needs.
Anticipated Duration: late August/September - December 2024
Hours: 30-40 hours per week
Location: Hybrid - Washington, DC. The intern should be available to meet the team in FHI 360's Washington, DC office at least once a week.
Pay Rate: $18.00/hour for interns with undergraduate degrees, $23.00-25.00/hour for master’s students and recent graduates.
Skills Gained and Learning Opportunities:
Contribute to organization-wide frameworks and products related to strategy, innovation, evidence, and corporate measurement;
Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analysis;
Support initiatives related to FHI 360’s 3-year strategy;
Build writing skills and publish two or more blog posts for the R&E Search for Evidence blog;
Become familiar with new research and evidence in multiple human development sectors through reading and webinars;
Receive shadowing, mentoring, and training opportunities with Strategy, Innovation, and Evidence Office team members;
Gain practical experience working with an inter-disciplinary team within a large, global nonprofit organization.
Anticipated Project(s) and Assignment Details:
The intern may contribute to various team or project activities under the direction of their supervisor in the following ways:
Provide research assistance to collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data;
Conduct systematic reviews of scientific literature, project reports, and external evaluations;
Interpret findings across multiple sources to generate insights and recommendations for the organization;