Fundraising & Partnerships Internship

Protect.ngo; Genf; On-site; CHF 20,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Protect.ngo in Geneva is offering a hands-on internship in the Fundraising and Partnerships Team. You will help secure donors, foundations, corporate partners, and public institutions to support cybersecurity for civil society, while learning fundraising and partnership-building in a growing international nonprofit environment.

The role focuses on donor outreach, proposal development, CRM maintenance, and producing funding materials.

Qualifications

• Studies in business administration/economics, marketing, international law, international relations, international development, international security studies, cybersecurity, or related field

Responsibilities

• Support fundraising strategy and growth, donor and stakeholder management, and scouting of new funding and partnership opportunities
• Keep internal CRM and relevant databases updated
• Write/adapt concept notes/proposals for stakeholder engagement and potential donors’ outreach
• Stewardship of existing donors
• Write events’ session submissions
• Maintain regular updates of key strategic documents (e.g. work plan, monthly/quarterly reports)
• Organize meetings/events
• Clerical and administrative duties as needed

Skills

Fundraising techniques

Partnership building

Proposal writing

CRM management

English & French fluency

Education

Business Administration / Economics

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Protect.ngo

Protect.ngo is a Switzerland- and Netherlands-based foundation dedicated to protecting those who protect others. Our mission is to expose and defend: we expose the human impact of cyberattacks and information manipulation targeting civil society organizations, and we defend them through cybersecurity support, technology, and a global network of talents. By combining direct assistance with evidence-based advocacy, we strengthen digital resilience and advance accountability for civil society worldwide.

Your Mission

Protect.ngo depends on fundraising and partnerships to fund and grow its work. As part of the Fundraising and Partnerships Team, you will help secure the donors, foundations, corporate partners, and public institutions that make our cybersecurity support to civil society possible.

This is a hands‑on opportunity to learn fundraising and partnership‑building at a growing international nonprofit, working on digital resilience — a fast‑growing priority in the sector.

We're looking for proactive, curious people who want to learn by doing.

Your Objectives & Contributions

• You will be reporting directly to the team manager, working closely with the Fundraising and Partnerships Team to support Protect.ngo’s fundraising strategy and growth, donor and stakeholder management, and the scouting of new funding and partnership opportunities.
• According to the profile outlined below, you will provide input and support in:
• Assessing, qualifying and outreaching to donor prospects and potential partners
• Keeping internal CRM and relevant databases updated
• Writing/adapting concept notes/proposals for stakeholder engagement and potential donors’ outreach
• Stewardship of existing donors
• Writing events’ session submissions
• Maintaining regular updates of key strategic documents (e.g. work plan, monthly/quarterly reports)
• Stakeholders assessment and preparation of related initial outreach
• Background research and analysis to generate insights into key strategic topics
• Organizing meetings/events
• Clerical and administrative duties as needed

Your Experience, Skills & Attribute

• Studies in business administration/economics, marketing, international law, international relations, international development, international security studies, cybersecurity, or related field
• Fluency in English and French, spoken and written
• Knowledge of fundraising techniques and partnership building and curation, including administrative and legal aspects
• Knowledge of creation of concept notes/proposals/applications for funding/collaborative purposes
• Strong written and verbal communication skill
• Proactive, flexible, detailed and organized
• Commitment to work in NGOs - nonprofit sector
• The following requirements are an asset:
• Visual/design capabilities (i.e. graphs, PPTs)
• External communication experience, with a focus on social media engagement
• Marketing
• Knowledge of cyber lingo and key cybersecurity concepts

Additional Information

• Requirement: tripartite internship agreement preferred but applicants who finalized their educational program will also be considered
• Duration: 6-12 months
• Working rate: full-time
• Starting date: anytime
• Location: Geneva

Equal Opportunity

Protect.ngo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Please read carefully:

We will only consider applications that comply with all the required enclosures and deadline submission. As much as we would like to respond to all applicants, we can only guarantee responses to candidates selected for the interview process. Thank you for your understanding.

We look forward to receiving your application and we thank you for your interest in Protect.ngo.