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International Community Foundation Internship Scope of Work
Title:  Assistant to Program Officer
Location:  San Diego, California (National City)
Start date of Internship: ASAP
End date of internship:  At least three-month commitment.
Weekly Time Schedule: 30 hours a week (negotiable, hours are flexible)  
Category:    Unpaid
Supervisor:    Amy Carstensen
Contact Information: (619) 336 - 2254 or anyc@icfdn.org

The International Community Foundation seeks an enthusiastic, driven and responsible intern to provide support to the foundation's program officer.

Specific Responsibilities:

     Assist with international grantmaking:

  • Communications,
  • Filing, data entry,
  • Award letters,
  • Grantee due diligence
  • Fund statements
  • Update proposal guidelines in both English & Spanish
  • Site visits to Mexican nonprofits as needed
  • Assist in updating grant related information on the foundation’s website
  • Assist with Spanish translation of the foundation’s website.
  • Other duties as needed
  • Assist with Program Development Initiatives.

     Assist with Foundation's Publication materials:

  • Annual Report
  • Quarterly Newsletters
  • Other

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree candidate related to international relations, social sciences, public policy, or other related fields, with a focus on Latin America.
  • Proficiency in Spanish preferred but not required
  • Excellent research and writing skills
  • Excellent computer skills (i.e. Word, and Excel) and able to navigate and learn new programs quickly (i.e. FIMS, ICF-Xchange)
  • Capacity to simultaneously work on multiple tasks and projects, and set priorities for a challenging workload
  • Able to delivery assignments on time.
  • Positive and can-do attitude.

Interested Candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to Amy Carstensen at amyc@icfdn.org.

Other information:

About the International Community Foundation
The International Community Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 and committed to working with donors to expand charitable giving internationally. While we are currently focused in Mexico and Central America, we are committed to expanding U.S. charitable giving internationally, by working with donors to increase their commitment to make a difference abroad.

  • We Assist U.S. donors to make tax deductible gifts to qualified nonprofit organizations throughout the Americas with an emphasis in Mexico;
  • We provide fiscal sponsorship for Mexican nonprofits seeking to establish a “Friends of Fund” to receive donations from third party U.S. donors;
  • We Undertake the required due diligence and follow up site visits to ensure that individuals, companies and family foundations wishing to make charitable gifts internationally can do so legally and get the highest return on their social investment.

For more information, please visit our website at: www.icfdn.org.