Who We Are  

International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1,200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions, protect half a billion, and make justice unstoppable.  

We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.   

The Need  

For over 25 years, IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade, IJM’s Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Global Risk Data & Analytics Fellow to join our Global Risk team.

The Risk subfunction is designing a risk management framework and setting enterprise risk strategy, while providing risk management support across the organization. The Global Risk Data & Analytics Fellow is a unique opportunity for a data-driven and risk-minded professional to apply private sector rigor to non-profit risk management. The Fellow can expect their tasks to include:   

• Designing and identifying data sources and needs to Risk Management information dashboards and other analytical activities; 

• Supporting documentation (data dictionaries and methodology logs), data cleaning and creation, and stakeholder coordination; 

• Executive data availability and integrity audits;  

• Supporting projects such as platform and data needs assessments, risk data monitoring feasibility, and predictive risk modeling;  

• Business case development for digital twins and agentic support, including use case proposals for AI for Risk;  

• Key metric and dashboard design; and  

• Participating in departmental and general IJM administrative support.   

This position can be fully in-person or hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays) in the Washington, DC area or remote for non-local candidates. It reports to the Vice President, Risk. The position requires 40 hours per week. As volunteers, interns and fellows receive a monthly stipend to help defray their expenses related to participating in the internship program. This volunteer stipend is not an hourly wage, nor wages paid for services provided by the intern or fellow. 

The duration of this fellowship is for an initial term of six months, from September 2026 – February 2027.   

General Qualifications and Required Skills   

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience; 

• Proficiency in analytics tools, data science, and data risk management;  

• Advanced Excel and experience with trend analysis and developing metrics; 

• Experience in Finance or Risk in corporate setting preferred; 

• Ability to translate complex data for non-technical audiences and develop data requirements from scratch;  

• Comfort with articulating data journey and alternative options for sourcing data in absence of quality data;  

• Strong problem-solving skills; and  

• Excellent written and verbal communication.  

Critical Qualities   

• Mature orthodox Christian faith;   

• Humble and resilient;   

• Pursues excellence;   

• Culturally aware and appreciative of difference;   

• Strong service ethic;   

• Innovative problem solver;    

• Ability to build trust and strong partnerships with others;   

• Courageous in pursuing opportunities and challenges;    

• Tenacious in achieving goals; and    

• Professional.   

Application Process:   

Upload Resume, Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document.  

*What is a statement of faith?  
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include, at a minimum, a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer, study, etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.  

IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy, Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Policy, and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidate’s value congruence and thorough background, police clearance, and reference check processes.  

At IJM, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work, we truly believe that the work we are doing is God’s work, not our own, and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. That’s why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 [Section702] of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith, as defined by the Apostles’ Creed.  

IJM requires a background check, police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.