# Operations Team Intern

**Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
**Location**: Silver Spring, MD
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: part-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking an Operations Team Intern to support operations functions and provide related administrative support in Silver Spring, Maryland.

**Scope of Work:** The Operations Team in Silver Spring, Maryland, supports operations functions and provides related administrative support, resulting in a well-functioning, compliant environment for staff, clients, and partners. This is a dynamic service opportunity that requires strong organization, creative problem-solving, personal initiative, and the ability to work well in a fast-paced, global environment.

**Responsibilities:**

- Support Operations Team to manage and maintain digital and physical files for office inventory.

- Support office inventory needs, including contributions in-kind (CIK) and procured inventory via day-to-day storage, tracking, and reporting.

- Support on and off-site storage needs.

- Assist with IT and office supply inventory.

- Support smooth functioning of office infrastructure, including front desk support.

- Assist with planning and coordinating office events and meetings.

**Learning Objectives:**

- Understanding policies and processes of non-profit daily operation with regard to IT, procurement, safety, and security.

- Understanding the coordination of staff and resources between a local non-profit office and headquarters; understanding compliance standards.

- Gain exposure to humanitarian immigrant community.

- Understand the various barriers clients face and services to support self-sufficiency.

- Experience working in a dynamic office environment.

- Working towards a degree at a college or university. Must be a current student or within 12 months of schooling.*

- Passion to work with limited-English speaking refugees (second language proficiency a plus).

- Interest or work in logistics, procurement, or IT.

**Qualifications:**

- Highly organized self-starter with demonstrated problem-solving and follow-through ability, and proven success in managing multiple priorities under pressure.

- Strong organizational and time-management skills; proven ability to prioritize and deliver on time in a demanding, fast-paced environment.

- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as an overall ability to be clear and concise in all communications.

**Additional Information:**

- This position is for the Spring 2027 semester and requires a minimum commitment of 4 months and 20 hours per week. Ability to work in-person at the Silver Spring office and at a minimum of 15 hours per week is required. Overall ability to work in person is preferred.

- Spring 2027 interns are expected to begin their internship term by attending an in-person intern orientation on Jan 25th, 2027, from 9:15AM-3:30PM.

- Internships with the IRC in Silver Spring are unpaid. Spring 2027 interns may be eligible for per diem reimbursement at the rate of $15/day to offset the costs of food and travel.

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Office suite
- organizational skills
- time-management skills
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- logistics
- procurement
- IT
- second language proficiency

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