Intern-International Project Support (IPS)-Business Development - IBTCI

International 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.

Job Title:                                        Intern-International Project Support (IPS) - Business Development

Department/Location:                  Business Development/Vienna, VA

Reports To:                                    Business Development Management

Type:                                             Regular Part-Time

Classification:                               Non-exempt

Clearance Required:                      N/A  

Overview: International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a US-based international development consulting company, is seeking an Intern IPS, Business Development with experience to work 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.

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 6 months of work experience in a high volume, fast paced work environment.
• Full proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Suite.
• Strong working knowledge of Google Drive.
• Must be detail-oriented and highly organized.
• Excellent writing, research and organizational ability.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Oral and written fluency in English required, fluency in another language preferred.

Education: At least 2 years of college education in International Affairs, Economics, Business, English or other related area. 

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Previous international development business development experience.
• Previous experience with USAID, USDoS, and/ or MCC preferred.
• Knowledge in one or more of IBTCI’s service areas.
• Strong working knowledge of Google Drive.
• Working level proficiency in Spanish, French or Arabic.

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

Physical Requirements: This is largely a sedentary position that required 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 to 18 USD per hour.

Benefits (Applicable to Employees only, eligibility may vary for part-time employees):

• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Educational Assistance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401 K Retirement Plan
• SMART Benefit
• Global Business Travel Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Benefits: Employees have access to a variety of voluntary benefit options such as Pet, Legal Shield, ID Shield and Universal Life Insurance.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

About the Organization:

IBTCI has been in business since 1987. We specialize in Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL), Institutional Support (IS), Financial & Risk Management (FRM), Supply Chain Management & 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 & human capacity development, energy & infrastructure, environment & climate change, global health & WASH and humanitarian and disaster assistance. At IBTCI, our colleagues are encouraged to collaborate and be part of the solution while getting the tools and guidance needed to grow and support our clients' missions.

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.

If you are an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability, or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact the Talent Acquisition team at TalentAcquisition@ibtci.com (Do not send your resume to this account, for consideration please apply in our career page, https://careers.ibtci.com/jobs).