Financial Coaching & Economic Mobility Intern (Spring 2025) - UNPAID

Requisition ID: req56511

Job Title: Financial Coaching & Economic Mobility Intern (Spring 2025) - UNPAID

Sector: Economic Recovery & Livelihood

Employment Category: Intern

Employment Type: Part-Time

Compensation: USD 0.00 - 0.00 Hourly

Location: Richmond, VA USA

Work Arrangement: In-person

Job Description

BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home. The IRC in Richmond opened its doors in October 2015 to give refugee families the tools they need to take control over their new lives in the greater Richmond area, assisting them toward self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and community integration.

SCOPE OF FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES INTERN WORK: The Financial Capabilities Intern works with IRC Financial Coaches who provide educational tools and resources, financial coaching, and guidance to clients accessing IRC loan products to meet client-identified goals to increase their financial capability. The financial capabilities internship will primarily focus on IOM refugee travel loan education and assistance, tax education through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, and prioritizing women's financial education and capabilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• • Support education surrounding client's IOM travel loan processes and payments
  • • Assist the VITA program by screening clients, helping to prepare tax returns, or reviewing returns for accuracy
  • • Create and establish women centered workshops and programming to encourage gender equality in access to and knowledge of financial systems and processes
  • • Support facilitation of credit education and financial literacy training with clients
  • • Develop personal finance tools and resources, including translatable user guides, to share with clients
  • • Assist clients with IRC's Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) loan applications and access to bank accounts
  • Provide general administrative support

Qualifications

• • • Strong interest in working with international clients
    • • Familiarity with a coaching model and related activities
    • • Proven ability to work with consideration and respect for cross-cultural differences
    • • Excellent communication and organization skills
    • • Ability to work independently
    • • Computer skills, including Microsoft Office programs and internet research
    • • Enthusiasm for helping people to learn and demonstrated professionalism
    • • Interns must be able to work at least 15 hours a week for at least three months
    • Must have a valid driver's license and access to an insured vehicle
  This position is unpaid and reports to the Financial Coaches.
  
  IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.