MSI Internships, Arlington, VA

Job Description

MSI Internships, Arlington, VA

Company Profile:

MSI is an international development firm in the Washington, D.C., metro area with a 30-year history of helping to deliver results across the developing world. We operate in some of the most challenging political and economic climates in the world, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, and South Sudan. MSI currently employs 800 development experts in the fields of public sector management, monitoring and evaluation, governance, and anticorruption. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

MSI has a comprehensive, paid internship program that provides talented individuals an opportunity to gain practical skills and experience in a wide range of roles. We are proud to have worked in partnership with USAID, AusAID, DFID and numerous other clients in some of the most challenging political and economic climates in the world.

Nearly all of our entry-level openings are filled from our intern pool, making this a great way to start a development career. Internship opportunities are available throughout the year in many departments:

• Project Management (fluency in French and Spanish preferred)
• Business Development
• Contracts Administration
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Accounting Services

Our paid internship program is for people passionate about international development. Internships are generally seasonal, and interns work a flexible schedule of 28 hours per week.

Many department directors and technical staff began their careers as interns at MSI. The internship program starts you off on the right path, where you can see up front the challenges and rewards of providing more effective development worldwide.

How can I apply?

Click the “Apply for this position” button below this description to submit your application, or please visit our internship program page: http://www.msiworldwide.com/careers/internship-program/. The application process takes about 5 minutes.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veterans employer.

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About the Organization

Since its establishment, MSI has performed more than 1500 consultancies, including work for multilateral agencies such as the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Organization of American States, the Pan-American Health Organization, the African Development Foundation, the German Development Agency (GTZ), and over a dozen United Nations agencies, including the UN Secretariat, UNDP, UNICEF, UNHCR, and the World Food Program. MSI has provided services to over 20 US government agencies, among them the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Departments of Agriculture, Interior, Commerce, and Health and Human Services. Other U.S. Government clients include the U.S. Peace Corps, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, NASA, FEMA, NOAA, and the Small Business Administration. MSI has worked directly for 17 foreign governments, 13 universities, U.S. and international private voluntary organizations, national civil society and non-governmental organizations, and a variety of private corporations. This work has included the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of long-term initiatives, as well as the provision of technical assistance and training services in more than 130 countries around the world.