Food Security and Agriculture Internship at RTI Research Triangle Institute in Durham, North Carolina

Job Description:

HR Directions seeks a prospect for its client RTI International for the Food Security & Agriculture Internship within the Food Security and Agriculture division in the International Development Group.



The Food Security and Agriculture division is made up 25+ home office staff across RTI's DC and North Carolina offices. The team implements programs for clients including USAID and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The FS&A team also includes teams of staff in Kenya, Somalia, Latin America, and Cambodia where we currently implement multi-million dollarprojects. Our technical areas of focus include:

• Agriculture and agribusiness


• Nutrition, including research and early childhood development


• Monitoring, evaluation, and learning

The Food Security & Agriculture Intern will support the implementation of FS&A's ongoing projects. The intern will be expected to collaborate with and contribute to on-going project work driving the success of the division's project implementation and/or business development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day project management support to Project Associates and Project Coordinators as needed


• Organizing, reviewing and managing electronic project and proposal files


• Conduct select market research activities, such as client, competitor, and market trends


• Copy editing and formatting project deliverables and communications products; redacting reports and preparing
  
  alternative text; posting reports to the Development Experience Clearing House (DEC)


• Processing expense reports, subcontractor invoices, and consulting agreements

RTI's Internship Program emphasizes experiential and mentored learning experiences, providing students and recent degree recipients an opportunity to apply their academic knowledge and skills in a meaningful and practical way. We are committed to developing the future workforce by encouraging interns to explore various career paths in a nonprofit research institute setting that values diversity and inclusion. Through this program, interns will be exposed to RTI's open and educational culture; support RTI's mission to improve the human condition; and build upon their career goals.



Additional Information

This paid virtual internship will take place from June 2021through August 2021. The internship requires a minimum commitment of 15hours per week. Hours are flexible during business hours Monday through Friday.

Required Qualifications

• Recent 2021 degree recipient, advanced (junior or senior) undergraduate, or graduate student pursuing a degree in the following fields: International affairs, public or business administration, political science, economics, agriculture, public health, sustainbility, climate change/resilience, orother relevant field


• Strong written and oral communication skills in English


• Ability to manage multiple activities or projects with competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment


• Self-starter, able to think creatively and work independently and within a team


• Proactive communicator

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in international development and business development


• French, Spanish or additional language skills


• Experience working in an office environment and/or in customer service