Description
The Financial Capability Program (FinCap) as part of the Economic Empowerment Program supports clients to become financially independent through financial education, credit building, coaching and providing low-interest loan products.
Responsibilities:
- Reach out to potential clients explaining the IRC financial program services and products
- Assess client needs, develop short-term and long-term financial goals and enroll clients in relevant programming
- Assist financial coaches with scheduling, client meetings and financial workshops
- Facilitate financial literacy workshops for clients
- Lead our women’s financial empowerment program by providing gender-focused workshops aimed at increasing women’s financial participation
- Collaborate, build and maintain effective relationships with colleagues
- Adhere to IRC policies, particularly those related to confidentiality and client privacy
- Other duties as identified by IRC staff
Learning Objectives:
- Intern will learn about personal finance topics and managing personal finance methods
- Intern will gain insights into IRC casework and financial literacy programs and the process of refugee and asylee integration within the United States
- Intern will learn to communicate effectively with clients across cultures and with interpreters
- Intern will learn individual coaching techniques to engage and empower adults
- Intern will learn about financial literacy topics, financial systems and how to navigate them effectively
- Intern will learn presentation and inter-personal skills
Qualifications:
- Self-motivated; able to work independently
- Ability to collaborate with fellow interns and staff - this is a team-focused internship
- Excellent communication and writing skills, including cross-cultural communicative skills
- Works well in a fast-paced environment and adapts quickly to change
- Confident in public speaking or interest to develop these skills
- Strong interest in refugee and asylee issues
- Language skills in Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Farsi, French, Kinyarwanda, Spanish, or Swahili are a plus
- Three months minimum. Required 20+ hours/week. Preferred 35+ hours/week
- Preference to current students and recent graduates