About Movement in Refuge (MiR)
MiR is an international organisation promoting physical and mental health through sport and movement training to create safe, structured opportunities for conflict-affected communities. We started in the Rohingya refugee camps along the Bangladesh Myanmar border, home to one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, since 2017.
Our work is grounded in the conviction that sports and movement are beneficial to everyone and that people who have suffered enormous trauma and upheaval would greatly benefit from healthy movement, play and sport.
Together with our Bangladeshi partner NGO Sports for Hope and Independence (SHI), we deliver safe, dynamic and consistent coaching for women and girls, separately, for men and boys. Our trainers come from Bangladeshi Universities with degrees in physical education and sports science. They train refugees we refer to as community-based coaches - who are from and live in the refugee camps. Our planned academic partnerships with the University of Edinburgh, Leeds Beckett University, i-coach kids, will anchor our practice in research, and our growing connections across the UN system mean our work is scaling. We are at a pivotal moment and need your support to achieve our potential.
The Role
As Fundraising Lead, you will play a central role in helping MiR secure the resources it needs to grow. This means researching funding opportunities, supporting the development of grant applications and donor communications, as well as helping build the systems and relationships that underpin a sustainable funding pipeline.
Being a new and growing organisation this is a substantive role with direct exposure to one of the most critical functions in any non-profit organisation. You will work closely with MiR leadership on live funding priorities and gain a genuine understanding of how international development organisations finance their work.
Key Responsibilities
Research and identify relevant grant opportunities from trusts, foundations, governments, and international bodies.
Support the drafting and editing of grant applications, funding proposals, and donor reports.
Help maintain and develop MiR's donor database and funding pipeline tracker.
Assist with the preparation of impact reports and case studies to support donor engagement.
Research prospective individual donors, corporate partners, and sponsorship opportunities.
Support fundraising campaigns, events, and crowdfunding initiatives.
Monitor deadlines for funding applications and reporting requirements.
Contribute ideas for new fundraising approaches suited to MiR's mission and profile.
What you will gain
Being part of the MiR internship programme means joining a lean, fast-moving international development organisation at a pivotal moment in its growth. You will gain:
Direct experience of the full grant cycle - from prospect research to proposal writing to donor reporting in a live international context.
Exposure to the funding landscape for organisations such as MiR.
Real responsibility on work that directly affects MiR's capacity to operate and grow.
A formal reference letter from MiR leadership on successful completion.
A portfolio of written outputs: proposals, reports, research which demonstrates concrete professional experience.
Access to MiR's growing network of academic, UN, and civil society partners.
Mentorship from practitioners with decades of field experience across the UN system and international NGOs.
Time Commitment
5–20 hours per week, minimum 4 months. This is a remote, unpaid internship. Hours are flexible and can be arranged around your academic commitments, with scope to increase your contribution during holidays or free periods if that suits you.
How You Will Be Supported
MiR is small but structured. Every intern is assigned a direct point of contact within our team who will oversee your work and provide regular feedback. You will receive a structured induction covering MiR's mission, values, safeguarding framework, and current priorities. We hold regular team check-ins and will not leave you to figure things out alone.
We take your development seriously. We want you to leave with more skills, more confidence, and a clearer understanding of how impactful organisations communicate in complex environments - and how humanitarian organisations respond to large scale disasters and migration crises.
Eligibility
If you are a student or early-career professional with a genuine interest in MiR's mission: using sport and movement to improve lives in some of the world's most challenging humanitarian settings. A background in international development, business, law, public policy, social sciences, or a related field is an advantage, but what matters most is strong research and writing skills, attention to detail, and a desire to contribute to work that has real consequences. Prior experience with grant writing or fundraising is welcome but not required.