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IMB (International Mission Board) · 11 hours ago

2026 Summer Internships

Richmond, VA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$20.50/hr - $20.50/hr

The International Mission Board is a nonprofit religious organization based in Richmond, Virginia, offering internship opportunities for the Summer 2026 Internship Program at their headquarters. The program provides college students with valuable work experience across diverse areas, allowing them to engage in meaningful projects that support the organization's global mission.

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Responsibilities

You will conduct research and format metadata for archival digital collections, arrange and create inventories of physical and digital archival collections, and conduct archival research

You will assist with some data analytics and reporting projects, help with data accuracy and clean-up. You will also work with our data analysts on operations of our master data management software. This will provide experience not only in data analytics, but other components of data stewardship and data visualization

You will be responsible for aiding associates and managers on the Field Partnerships and Pathways team in capacities that engage, serve, and recruit Southern Baptists to participate in the Great Commission. This may include outbound communication initiatives such as emails and phone calls, research, data collection, spreadsheet updating, management, and other similar tasks

You will gain exposure to a wide range of accounting and finance functions within a mission organization. Financial concepts will be covered as well as hands-on training and completion of operational tasks. Opportunities to participate in projects will be available and daily interactions will occur with leaders in the organization

You will assist in a wide variety of research-related projects ranging from creating data visualizations, statistical analysis on field metrics related to the missionary task, anthropological research, qualitative and mixed-method research, geospatial analysis, and script writing. You will gain exposure to global research and be involved in research projects that help advance the Kingdom of God through the missionary task

You will support a broad range of research initiatives that contribute to the missionary task. These may include anthropological studies, qualitative and mixed-methods research, analysis of field data, and exploration of global ministry trends. In addition to conducting research, you will assist in developing training materials and documentation that translates research findings into practical tools for field use. Projects will span multiple disciplines, offering you a rich exposure to global research practices and meaningful opportunities to inform and advance the Kingdom of God through thoughtful, evidence-based inquiry

You will detect, analyze, and alert others regarding any adverse conditions that could impact personnel or operations. These may range from extreme weather conditions to political instability, crime, terror, or technical failures. The GSOC monitor also collects, analyzes, and summarizes incident and activity data reported by personnel to the GSOC during their shift

You will work across the disciplines of photography, videography, and graphic design to learn from and meaningfully contribute to the Creative Services team. Other duties will include photo and video tagging, file management, and completing skills training as assigned

You will assist the Product Management and Strategy team on managing and monitoring IT projects. You will also participate in the planning, implementation, and delivery of IT solutions, and will collaborate closely with business product teams on product improvements

You will play a key role in safeguarding enterprise systems and data in alignment with the organization’s global mission objectives. This role will assist with the implementation and monitoring of security controls to protect information assets across diverse, decentralized, and cross-cultural environments. You will also support incident response activities by identifying, documenting, and analyzing potential security threats and vulnerabilities. In addition, you will collaborate with technical and ministry teams to embed secure practices into systems and workflows, with a strong focus on supporting field operations and advancing global outreach initiatives

The intern will assist in the digitization of paper and microfilm records to aid the Records team in the discoverability of information. This will aid in the answering of research requests from the field, US staff, and external researchers

You will be focused on the creation of thematic “training shorts” for field personnel related to topics such as ‘What is Poverty?’, ‘How to assess need’, ‘What is community’, and other related Send Relief themes. You will interview Send Relief team members to gather relevant topics, discover the supporting resources needed for the training videos, and work with the Director, Send Relief International Programs to design the scripts and utilize AI to create these videos. These videos will provide valuable training resources for Send Relief project directors as they utilize compassion ministry strategies to help people and share the gospel

You will help create and deliver training resources for personnel while supporting the training team with project-oriented and clerical tasks. You must understand basic learning and communication principles and best practices