Economic Development and Partnerships Intern: Year-Round

SMUD • Sacramento, CA

4d • $20 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

SMUD's Economic Development & Partnerships team leads efforts to foster a thriving, inclusive local economy by supporting regional economic development initiatives, small business success, entrepreneurship, and collaboration on business attraction, consistent with SMUD's economic development strategy. This internship supports various aspects of the EDP Team's work, focusing on program participation growth, outreach, and data tracking. The intern will assist with outreach efforts via email, phone, and other channels, along with data management, reporting, and analysis on a monthly and quarterly basis. The student will also support event and workshop logistics and engagement. The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility, dependability, resourcefulness, strong communication skills, and attention to detail. SMUD's College Internship Program provides college interns with an opportunity to contribute their skills and knowledge to SMUD while gaining valuable work experience. Workshops and activities will also be part of the program where interns will have the opportunity to be immersed in SMUD's culture and learn leadership skills as well as develop their professional skills. SMUD was also recognized by Interns 2 Pros for the 2020 Internship Program of The Year Award in recognition of excellence in internship strategy, implementation, and impact and was one of five finalists for the 2023 Internship Program of the Year from Interns 2 Pros along with Paramount, Fox Corporation, Intuit, and Toyota. Under staff direction, incumbents in this classification are full-time students who perform research and analytical tasks for projects and assignments that utilize specific and acquired academic skills and knowledge in non-engineering subjects and disciplines. The work performed in this classification calls for regular application of analytical and independent research skills. This work is distinguished from students engaged in repetitive and easily learned tasks who are employed in the Office Assistant (clerical/technical) classification. Incumbents in the Engineering Student Assistant classification perform at a similar level but are restricted to students majoring in an Engineering curriculum and performing tasks that employ acquired mathematical and science knowledge.

Requirements

• Registration as a full-time student (minimum of 12 units) at a resident academic institution in a declared curriculum that will provide the specific skills and knowledge that will contribute to available work assignments.
• Students must be able to commute to the SMUD Offices in Sacramento, CA when requested to come in.
• To have a student position at SMUD, you must not have any relatives working at SMUD.
• Students must be enrolled and maintain enrollment as a full-time student, complete and pass at least 12 undergraduate units OR 8 graduate units, and receive at least a 2.0 GPA the semester/quarter prior to employment and for the duration of the internship. SMUD does not look at cumulative GPAs.
• Currently, SMUD is not hiring candidates for its student internship positions who require sponsorship from an employer either now or in the future. Such sponsorship is not needed for citizens, a U.S. National, a permanent resident, or one granted refuge or asylum status by the U.S. government. Visa holders typically require sponsorship in one form or another at some point in time.

Nice To Haves

• Coursework or experience in Inclusive Economic Development, Public Relations, Marketing, or similar
• Sophomore, Junior, or Senior college status
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Experience with Power BI, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with event activation
• Flexibility, dependability, resourcefulness, strong communication skills, and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Support the collection and organization of data related to outreach efforts, participant demographics, and engagement metrics.
• Maintain and update participant and outreach contact lists, ensuring data accuracy, completeness and achievement of program participation goals.
• Support continuous improvement of outreach strategies by providing insights based on tracked data and participant feedback.
• Assist in developing and executing outreach campaigns via email, phone, and other channels to promote program participation and lead generation.
• Track outreach activities and participation data to support ongoing monitoring of program engagement.
• Help prepare regular monthly and quarterly reports summarizing outreach activities, participation trends, and program progress.
• Collaborate with staff to identify potential outreach opportunities and follow up on leads.
• Perform administrative tasks related to program support, including maintaining records, scheduling outreach, and assisting with communication efforts.
• Support event and workshop logistics (set-up, tear-down, customer engagement).
• Assist with other team efforts and duties as assigned.
• Performs tasks of an analytical or research nature for suitable projects or ongoing assignments which call for specific acquired academic skills and knowledge.
• May locate sources of information; collects and organizes data.
• Makes computations and analyzes data for degree of confidence and for alternative courses of action.
• May develop computer programs relating to assignments and may code material for established programs.
• May develop written, graphic and/or oral reports.
• May assist staff analysts and technical personnel by performing elements of their work under close supervision.

Benefits

• Workshops and activities will also be part of the program where interns will have the opportunity to be immersed in SMUD's culture and learn leadership skills as well as develop their professional skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed