Corporate Relations Intern
Washington DC, United States
JOB DETAIL
About the Program:
WRI is a growing organization, with experts and staff around the world. As we expand our programs and impact throughout our network, we are also enhancing our global fundraising capacity to resource our strategies. The Global Development Department (GDD) supports WRI programs and international offices with fundraising. While the GDD is organized into four teams grouped by fundraising sector: corporate, government, foundation, and individual philanthropy – this position will support the Corporate Relations team and private sector fundraising and impact. Every day, WRI’s global constellation of programs and offices works with dozens of Fortune 500 companies on a wide range of topics, from climate change to deforestation to protecting the oceans. The Corporate Relations team specializes in crafting impact-focused partnerships with leading companies to hasten progress across the sustainability agenda. This is a central role in WRI’s GDD and offers a valuable opportunity to learn about corporate sustainability, fundraising strategy, donor cultivation, and stewardship in a global impact organization. The position requires good coordination and administrative skills, familiarity with or a strong interest in working with industry-standard knowledge/customer relations management tools, ability to juggle numerous priorities, and an interest in learning about fundraising and corporate impact in a global context. If you are excited about the prospect of being at the cutting edge of WRI’s work with the private sector we’d like to hear from you!
This position is hybrid and will require a few days per week in our Washington DC office.
What you will do:
- Gain insights and practical experience about corporate sustainability, relationship/partner management, and the art of private sector fundraising.
- Work at a global scale to deliver impact.
- Build essential skills in developing and keeping up-to-date knowledge products that are essential in fostering fundraising and partnership development.
- Learn to use a complex, industry standard cloud-platform CRM system (Salesforce).
You will be supported by the Corporate Relations team. You will report to the Corporate Relations Coordinator.
Internship Learning Outcomes:
Maximizing Corporate Partnerships (40%)
- Support Relationship Managers with ad hoc research on corporate donor and engagement strategies.
- Support Relationship Managers’ fundraising efforts to improve 360-degree relationship management.
- Develop system for collating insights on corporate sustainability trends to improve learning and cross-team sharing.
- Track outreach with corporate partners in Salesforce (WRI’s relationship management software) to ensure coordinated donor outreach.
- Draft the Corporate Consultative Group’s (CCG) newsletter and other internal/external communications with donors.
Operational and Administrative Support (35%)
- Provide general administrative support for the Corporate Relations team, i.e., scheduling internal and external meetings, note-taking and organizing meeting follow-ups, ordering supplies, arranging travel, preparing/submitting expense reports, processing invoices, and other administrative tasks as needed.
- Audit due diligence and organization profiles information in Salesforce for Corporate Centrally Managed Corporations.
- Provide support to WRI’s corporate revenue reconciliation process by utilizing Salesforce reports and compelling dashboards and managing award acknowledgement process for WRI’s corporate donors.
Institutional Due Diligence Support (20%)
- Support the Corporate Relations Coordinator in identifying potential risks and related mitigation measures related to new corporate partnerships.
- Keep the Salesforce and SharePoint folders updated with all the due diligence materials.
Internship learning opportunities (5%)
- Develop and maintain familiarity with corporate sustainability trends (attend internal and external webinars, as well as in-person events whenever possible).
- Develop and maintain familiarity with WRI Programs (including delivery platforms), Centers, and International Offices.
What you will need:
- Pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in public policy, international relations, international development, environmental studies, business administration, or similar fields.
- You are interested in building practical experience in using relationship management data systems and tools.
- Eager to learn with a passion for sustainability.
- You are proficient in written and spoken English. Other language skills desirable.
Compensation
The pay for this internship opportunity is $20 for undergrads; $22 for graduates and $24 for PhD students.
Length of Contract:
This is a full-time, 3-month internship with a flexible start and end date.
Location:
- This is a hybrid internship that will be based out of our Washington D.C. office. You will be required to work in the Washington DC office at least 8 days per month.
- WRI will provide a laptop for the duration of your internship.
How to Apply:
Please submit a resume with a cover letter by March 11, 2024. Applicants mustapply through the WRI Careers portal to be considered.
Please submit a resume with a cover letter by March 11, 2024. Applicants mustapply through the WRI Careers portal to be considered.
About Us: Founded in 1982, World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean. WRI has a global staff of over 1,800 people with work spanning 60 countries. We have offices in Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Colombia, and the United States, as well as a growing presence in other countries and regions.
The foundation of our work is delivering high-quality research, data, maps, and analysis to solve the world’s greatest environment and international development challenges and improve people’s lives. We work with leaders in government, business, and civil society to drive ambitious action and create change on the ground. Equally important, we bring together partners to develop breakthrough ideas and scale-up solutions for far-reaching, enduring impact.
Internships at WRI are learning experiences designed for current students, recent graduates, and other candidates who wish to gain knowledge about a specific area of our work. We strive to attract diverse, intellectually driven candidates who have a passion for sustainability and development. WRI provides many internship opportunities throughout the year in all our programs.
WRI is committed to advancing gender, racial, and social equity for human well-being in our mission and applies this principle to our organizational and programmatic practices.
Our mission and values:
WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.
Our values are shared ideals that bind us together: Integrity, Innovation, Urgency, Independence, Respect.
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