Strategy Intern job in Washington

You are mission-driven and action-oriented. You love to get involved and work as part of a team to accomplish something great. Any job is your job if it helps the team succeed, and you thrive on variety. Today, you’re looking for a role where you can use those traits to make a real difference in the world by advancing the most important social issues facing humanity today.

If that sounds like you, Arabella Advisors can’t wait to meet you.

We’re looking for an MBA student to join us for an internship this spring and summer. Ideally you could join us part-time during the semester and full-time over the summer. You’ll work with a team on our strategy, helping make it sharper, more responsive to changes in our sector and more capable to deliver impact in the field. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience working in an impact oriented, professional services environment on business strategy.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support our strategy refresh by conducting and compiling internal and external research on new and existing segments, services and geographies
• Analyze and help communicate internally the philanthropic landscape we operate in – such as new entrants and potential partners
• Help develop business plans for new services
• Research trends – such as the use of new philanthropic vehicles – in the social change sector
• Develop sharp visual representations of strategy research findings

Other Responsibilities

• Support other ongoing strategic initiatives

To Be Successful in This Role, You’ll Need:

• At minimum two years of work experience
• Excellent research and analysis skills
• A strong interest in philanthropy
• Strong data visualization and communication skills
• Team-oriented, professional, with a positive attitude and sense of humor
• An ability to be resourceful and comfortable with ambiguity
• Fluency in Excel and PowerPoint

Our Core Competencies:

• The drive to provide exceptional service to all internal and external clients and stakeholders
• The ability to effectively manage time, resources, and priorities to achieve desired project and task outcomes
• The ability to accomplish goals while effectively responding to the needs and styles of various stakeholders
• The ability to take ownership and be creative and solutions-oriented when encountering challenges that don’t have obvious answers
• The ability to work cooperatively and inclusively with others to achieve shared goals
• The ability to use multiple communication styles and media to clearly and effectively deliver audience-appropriate messages

About Arabella Advisors

Arabella Advisors helps foundations, philanthropists and investors who are serious about impact achieve the greatest good with their resources. We work on issues ranging from the social and economic advancement of women and girls, and conservation of our climate and planet, to reducing poverty and inequity in the United States and around the world. Our staff members are mission-driven and action-oriented, and have a unique combination of experience in philanthropy, business, nonprofits, government, finance, law, and other fields. We combine creative, strategic thinking with knowledge and networks developed through decades of hands-on experience. The fastest-growing philanthropic advisory firm in the nation, Arabella is also a certified B Corporation.

Working with Us

We are committed to having a passion-driven, inclusive, transparent, collaborative, healthy, and fun culture. We invite you to visit our careers page to learn more.

How to Apply

Submit a resume and a one-page cover letter online. The cover letter should address why you’re excited to work at Arabella and why you’re qualified for this specific job.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please let us know.

We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.