What are the responsibilities and job description for the Internship (IVLP) position at World Learning?
Reports to: Nicolette Regis, Program Officer
Hourly rate: $17.00-$20.10 per hour
Anticipated Start Date: June 9, 2025
Term of Employment: Full-time, temporary
Length of Internship: 11 weeks
Apply by: May 2, 2025
Base of Designation/Remote Eligible: Washington, DC and Remote (Hybrid)
World Learning seeks an intern to support the implementation of the International Visitor Leadership Program, a program funded by the U.S. Department of State. This position provides an opportunity to engage with U.S. and international leaders in a range of fields, learn about key U.S. foreign policy issues, and help forge international partnerships. The position is part of World Learning's Global Exchange Unit, which implements a diverse professional exchange portfolio.
The IVLP intern is responsible for the following:
- Contributing to the successful implementation of in-person exchange programs in support of U.S. foreign policy goals.
- Supporting exchange program logistics.
- Conducting research to support the preparation of programs.
- Supporting the preparation of program materials for participants.
- Drafting and editing documents.
- Updating databases and supporting budget preparations.
- Accompanying participants, as required, to appointments.
- Actively participating in activities to support team, organizational, and network-wide goals.
As members of World Learning's staff, interns will also have access to various professional development opportunities, including skill-building workshops, shadowing sessions with internal and external entities, and brownbag lunches on various topics relevant to international education and exchange.
Requirements
Required Experience/Education:
- Active enrollment or recent graduate of an accredited higher education institution.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Required Skills:
- Effective writing, communication, and organizational skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Experience with MS Office (Word and Excel) and knowledge of virtual collaborative platforms (MS Teams, Zoom, Webex).
- Ability to work under remote supervision.
Required Behaviors/Competencies:
- Proactive attitude.
- Acts as a collaborative and resourceful team player.
- Supports a culture of continuous learning and improvement through diligent program monitoring, data tracking, and reflection to ensure strong outcomes.
- Displays curiosity about World Learning and is eager to represent the organization effectively to external audiences, as required.
- Shows dedication to the organization's business development targets through ongoing program implementation and relationship building.
- Committed to promoting diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices in program m implementation and monitoring, and willing to challenge exclusionary practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
- International or cross-cultural experience is appreciated.
Benefits
World Learning provides a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, FSA/HRA, Life/AD&D, Short Term/Long Term Disability, EAP, Parking and Transit, 403 (b) retirement plan for full-time and eligible part-time employees.
The World Learning Inc. Family
For more than 90 years, World Learning Inc. is a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living, the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training, offering accredited undergraduate study abroad programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused master's degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning, a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.
World Learning | worldlearning.org
World Learning has worked to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and just world. World Learning's education, development, and exchange programs help people find their voices, connect with their communities, strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society, and build relationships across cultures. With World Learning's support, these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty, conflict, and inequality.
The Experiment in International Living | experiment.org
The Experiment in International Living is the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students. For more than 90 years, The Experiment has empowered young people to step off the beaten path, experience the world as a classroom, immerse themselves fully in another culture, and build the knowledge and skills needed to confront critical global issues.
SIT | sit.edu
School for International Training (SIT) was founded in the early 1960s as a training center for the first Peace Corps volunteers. For nearly 60 years, SIT has prepared students to be effective changemakers and global citizens through experiential education focused on the world's most critical global issues. SIT Study Abroad offers accredited summer and semester undergraduate programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs on multiple continents. SIT Graduate Institute offers global and hybrid certificates, master's, and doctoral degrees.
An organizational commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.
We are a globally diverse community of staff, faculty, board members, alumni, students, and participants who believe that inclusive and equitable practices are at the heart of a peaceful and just world. Each of us strives to honor diverse voices and lived experiences, examine our own biases and privileges, actively work to address inequities in our structures, and foster a community of open dialogue. We are committed to acting with accountability, transparency, reciprocity, authenticity, and empathy.
World Learning is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/veterans/ADA employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.
Salary : $17 - $20
