Intern-International Project Support (IPS) - Business Development

Intern-International Project Support (IPS) - Business Development

Integrated Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over 100 countries and implemented over 300 projects. IBTCI serves government agencies, private sector companies, and several donor agencies. IBTCI specializes in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) and institutional support across many areas and sectors including, but not limited to, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, agriculture, economic growth, food security, education, environment, and global health.

IBTCI is seeking an Intern IPS, Business Development with experience to work part-time in our Vienna, VA home office. This part-time position would be available to start as soon as possible. IBTCI seeks a skilled professional who has previous experience in a similar role.

This position is based in IBTCI's home office located in Vienna, VA (currently in Hybrid mode, going to office twice a week).

Responsibilities Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support to the BD team including transcribing meeting notes and formatting documents.
• Assist with recruitment efforts including sourcing candidates for proposals, formatting CVs, and creating personnel bios, matrices, etc.
• Provide proposal support including requests for information, project research, etc.
• Prepare project descriptions.
• Assist with BD Trackers.
• Organize and maintain electronic and hard copy files.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• At least six months of work experience in a high volume, fast paced work environment.
• Full proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Suite.
• Must be detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Excellent writing, research and ability to work independently.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Oral and written fluency in English required.

Education: At least two years of college education in international affairs/political science, economics, business, English or other related area.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Coursework in business administration or international development business development experience.
• Previous experience with or coursework on U.S. government or international contracts preferred.
• Knowledge of international development.
• Basic understanding of digital data collection and visualization tools used in MERL, ideally with familiarity with KoboToolbox and/or Power BI. The successful candidate may be asked to support the design, testing, deployment, and management of simple KoboToolbox forms for surveys, monitoring checklists, site verification tools, feedback forms, and other data collection instruments or data visualization using Power BI.
• Strong working knowledge of Google Drive.
• Working level proficiency in a second language, ideally Spanish, French or Arabic.

Working Environment: Work is performed in a typical corporate office environment.

Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.

Supervisory Responsibility: This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Travel: No travel is required.

Work Authorization: Candidate must be authorized to work in the U.S.A. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Pay Transparency Statement: We are dedicated to ensuring a thoughtful, compliant, and equitable approach to employment compensation. Our commitment includes conducting a comprehensive salary analysis that considers individual skill sets, qualifications, business needs, internal compensation data, and industry and labor market surveys. The anticipated pay range for this position is $16 USD per hour.

About the Organization: IBTCI has been in business since 1987. We specialize in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL), Institutional Support (IS), Financial & Risk Management (FRM), Supply Chain Management and Procurement (SCMP); Social & Behavior Change (SBC) and Capacity Building. We provide these services across many sectors including, but not limited to, agriculture, resilience & food security, conflict & crisis, democracy & governance, economic growth & trade, education, energy & infrastructure, environment & climate change, global health & WASH and humanitarian and disaster assistance.

IBTCI is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identification, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable anti-discrimination laws. We prohibit and do not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.