[xxxxx] (DRC) ranks as one of the world's best NGOs. We’re engaged in humanitarian work in 28 different countries across the globe. DRC projects are often funded or co-funded through partnerships with private foundations. Our partnerships are growing in numbers and size, and we have ambitions to develop this further.
About the internship The Global Foundations team is responsible for strengthening DRC’s capacity to establish, maintain and grow these partnerships and increase funding from these partners. We’re now looking for an intern interested in supporting us in the process.
You will join a dynamic team based in Copenhagen, Brussels, and London, actively collaborating with units across the organization. In this role, you will take on your own set of responsibilities while also contributing to critical support functions.
These responsibilities include:
- Support research and analysis on trends in philanthropy.
- Assist in the research and mapping of foundations engaged in DRC areas of work.
- Provide support in the due diligence of new potential foundation donors.
- Support production of partnership materials, including development of slide decks.
- Track engagement with foundations across DRC.
- Coordinate input for internal quarterly foundations updates.
- Support Partnership Advisors with partnership development and maintenance activities.
- Provide administrative support.
- Help maintain internal communication sites and develop structures on internal workspaces.
- Organise meetings and produce and distribute meeting minutes.
- Performing various ad hoc tasks as needed.
About you To be successful in this role we expect you to be flexible, eager to learn and proactive. All employees and interns at DRC should master DRC's core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity. The intern should be able to meet the following requirements:
- Full professional proficiency in English (mandatory). Danish proficiency is highly advantageous as we have relationships with Danish foundations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft clear and professional content for diverse audiences.
- Experience with design tools (e.g. Canva, Adobe suite, or similar) to produce visually compelling materials such as presentations, infographics, and donor-facing documents.
- Skilled in using AI technologies to optimise workflows and support informed, strategic decisions.
- Be effective in the use of MS Office 365.
- Have an interest in donor relations, fundraising, donor engagement, donor compliance and/or how NGOs fund their operations.
- Be able to work systematically with a good structure for the tasks that you are responsible for.
It is a requirement that you are enrolled in a university to be considered for the internship. Therefore, applicants should be pursuing a relevant graduate level degree, such as International Relations, Political Science, Development Studies or other related social science studies.
People with a migration or refugee background are highly encouraged to apply.
We offer - Contract length: 4 to 6 months subject to study requirements and further dialogue.
- Workplace: DRC Headquarters located Lyngbyvej 100, 2100 Copenhagen Ø
- Start date: Mid-August to September 2026. We can be flexible on the start date.
- Working hours: Approximately 30 hours per week, subject to study requirements and further dialogue. We offer flexibility when you have study obligations next to the internship.
The internship is not paid but we offer:
- 2 (unpaid) vacation days per month. The days can either be spent as you earn them or be accumulated.
- Free lunch in our canteen (subject to our canteen being open)
Application process - All applicants must upload a cover letter, an updated CV in English as well as documentation that you are enrolled in a university.
- Closing date for applications: 3 May 2026. We expect to conduct interviews during the first week of May.
- Please note that if you do not have the right to work in Denmark (through nationality or existing work visa), you will need to apply for it should you be selected for the internship. DRC will support with the process, but please note it can take up to three months from initiating the process. You can read more here.
Further information For questions regarding the internship, please contact Samuel Dillon:
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