Global Program Development Intern

Search for Common Ground (Search) is an international non-profit organization that promotes the peaceful resolution of conflict. With headquarters in Washington, DC, Search’s mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments address conflict—away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. With approximately 600 staff worldwide, Search implements projects from 54 offices in 34 countries, including Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

Position Summary

Please note: This internship is unpaid and is only open to applicants who are applying as a part of an academic program and who receive a financial stipend from their academic institution. The Global Affairs and Partnerships (GAP) team at Search for Common Ground (Search) is seeking an intern for Winter/Spring 2026 to support the organization’s fundraising, program development, and knowledge management activities. The Global Program Development Intern will help advance Search's peacebuilding mission by contributing to fundraising, organizational partnerships, project design, and proposal development for global programs.

Program development interns play a critical role in Search’s peacebuilding programs by fundraising from governments, multilateral organizations, and foundations, and by designing new programs in coordination with our regional teams. This internship offers students hands-on experience in program design and a behind-the-scenes look at a non-governmental organization. Interns will be introduced to our network of donors and partners in peacebuilding and within the broader humanitarian-development-peacebuilding nexus.

• Assist with the development of global partnerships, project designs, and proposals;
• Conduct research related to fundraising from bilateral governments, multilaterals, and foundations;
• Identify and research opportunities for new program development and partnerships;
• Represent Search at relevant meetings and events in Washington, D.C.;
• Develop and update knowledge management tools and resources, including capacity statements, fundraising analyses, and strategies, and more.

• Current student working towards a degree in International Relations, Conflict Studies, Development, or a related area;
• Written and spoken fluency in English;
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office, Internet Search Engines).
• The ideal candidate will further exhibit:
• A self-starting, enthusiastic, and flexible approach to the organization and the position.
• Experience in foreign policy, fundraising, and peacebuilding;
• Demonstrable interest in creating partnerships with other organizations, policymakers, and donors to advance peacebuilding;
• Experience in business development or with donor agencies
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills;
• Excellent attention to detail; and
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and tight deadlines.
• Available for 32-40 Hours a week

Salary: 

This internship is open only to applicants who are enrolled in an academic program and receive a financial stipend from their academic institution.

Closing

**Please indicate in your cover letter if you are applying for this position as part of a program where you will receive academic credit or other compensation for completing this internship.**

This opportunity is open to applicants interested in starting in January 2026 and ending in May or June of 2026

Application Deadline: November 7, 2025

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities. 

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Only applicants invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. Please see our website www.sfcg.org for full details of our work. All Search Employees must adhere to the values: Collaboration- Audacity - Tenacity - Empathy - Results. In accordance with these values, Search enforces compliance with the Code of Conduct and related policies on Anti Workplace Harassment, Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, and Anti-fraud. Search is committed to safeguarding the interests, rights, and well-being of children, youth, and vulnerable adults with whom it is in contact and to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for children, youth, and vulnerable adults.  Search for Common Ground does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. View our code of conduct here and our privacy policy here.

Les descriptifs de pouvant ne pouvant être exhaustifs, le titulaire du poste pourra être amené à entreprendre d'autres tâches qui correspondent globalement aux responsabilités clés ci-dessus.

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Seuls les candidats invités à un entretien seront contactés. Pas d'appels téléphoniques s'il vous plaît. Veuillez consulter notre site Web www.sfcg.org pour tous les détails de notre mission.

Tous les employés de Search doivent adhérer aux valeurs de Search : Collaboration- Audace - Ténacité - Empathie - Résultats. Conformément à ces valeurs, Search fait respecter le code de conduite et les politiques connexes sur la lutte contre le harcèlement au travail, la protection contre l'exploitation et les abus, la protection des enfants, les conflits d'intérêts et la lutte contre la fraude. Search s'engage à préserver les intérêts, les droits et le bien-être des enfants, des jeunes et des adultes vulnérables avec lesquels elle est en contact et à mener ses programmes et ses opérations d'une manière qui soit sûre pour les enfants, les jeunes et les adultes vulnérables.

Search for Common Ground ne fait pas et ne doit pas faire de discrimination fondée sur la race, la couleur, la religion (croyance), le sexe, l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale (ascendance), le handicap, l'état matrimonial, l'orientation sexuelle ou le statut militaire, dans aucune de ses activités ou opérations.

Consultez notre code de conduite ici et notre politique de confidentialité ici.

Dado que la descripción de funciones no puede ser exhaustiva, el titular del puesto puede tener que realizar otras tareas que coinciden en líneas generales con las responsabilidades clave mencionadas.

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Sólo se contactará con los candidatos invitados a una entrevista. Se agradece no recibir llamadas telefónicas. Consulte nuestro sitio web www.sfcg.org para conocer todos los detalles de nuestro trabajo. Todos los empleados de Search deben adherirse a los valores de la organización: Colaboración - Audacia - Tenacidad - Empatía - Resultados. De acuerdo con estos valores, Search hace cumplir el Código de Conducta y las políticas relacionadas con luchar contra el acoso en el lugar de trabajo, la protección contra la explotación y el abuso, la protección de la infancia, los conflictos de intereses y la lucha contra el fraude. Search se compromete a salvaguardar los intereses, derechos y bienestar de los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables con los que está en contacto y a llevar a cabo sus programas y operaciones de una manera que sea segura para los niños, jóvenes y adultos vulnerables.  Search for Common Ground no discrimina ni discriminará por motivos de raza, color, religión (credo), género, expresión de género, edad, origen nacional (ascendencia), discapacidad, estado civil, orientación sexual o condición militar, en ninguna de sus actividades u operaciones. Consulte nuestro código de conducta aquí y nuestra política de privacidad aquí.