The Agriculture and Food Security (AFS) Practice at Chemonics works across regions to advance technical excellence and development impact by generating, capturing, and sharing knowledge in the areas of resilience, market systems, private sector engagement, access to finance, nutrition, and gender equity/youth inclusion in agriculture. The AFS Practice intern will be an integral member of the Practice Management Team (PMT) and support all aspects of practice management for a 90-day period, at 20 hours per week.
The position will include assisting with planning and implementing practice initiatives, practice management and organization, research efforts, preparing technical resources, and other new business and technical tasks as needed. The specific tasks and deliverables for the role will be determined based on priorities at the time of engagement and the intern’s interest. The AFS Practice intern will also gain an understanding of the international development field and Chemonics technical areas. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
This role requires on-site work in our Washington, DC office location as part of our hybrid, flexible work structure.
Responsibilities:
· Representation and Communication
o Support project knowledge capture and communications: The intern will participate in global project meetings to capture key learnings, results, and impacts from project work. They will also support the creation of conferences presentation materials and other communications to amplify project learning.
o Organization of Internal/External practice events: Participate in the organization and implementation of internal and external AFS Practice events. Including in-person participation for DC events.
o Industry pulse: track social media presence for key partners, institutions, and individuals, monitor listservs, and follow trends in research
o Attend and Report Back on Industry Events: Over the course of the internship, the intern will identify, attend, and report back on two events or webinars. The report can take the form of sharing notes with the AFS practice, hosting a brownbag/learn bite, or writing a DailyChem article or blog post.
· Technical Initiatives: Assignments will vary depending on timing and the intern’s background and interest – potential assignments include:
o Learning Product: In partnership with the AFS team and relevant projects and practice staff, produce a learning product that summarizes Chemonics approach to increasing resilience and improving food security in the face of economic, climate, and/or conflict shocks.
o New business support: In collaboration with the PMT, provide technical feedback and support to project proposals and new business efforts. This may include desk research and literature review.
· Practice Management Systems
o Create and update calendar of relevant industry events: Support the creation of a calendar or other method of comprehensively tracking important events and report releases.
o Other administrative tasks: Including scheduling meetings, taking notes and circulating action points, and assisting with processing invoices and contracts as assigned.
Requirements:
Apply by 11:59 PM August 7th. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted. Please apply as soon as possible as we are reviewing on a rolling basis.
Chemonics is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Chemonics is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics. Military veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
Chemonics will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by Chemonics, or (c) consistent with Chemonics legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
The Hourly Pay for this position is: $20.
An employee’s pay position will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs.
Overtime exemption status may change due to state regulatory requirements.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, ESOP, 401(k), and other benefits to eligible to US based employees. Please visit https://chemonics.com/life-at-chemonics/our-benefits/ to find out more about the benefits this position is eligible for
