Enterprise Change Management Intern
About The Position
The Innovation & Transformation Office is seeking a graduate-level intern to support a strategic initiative focused on strengthening enterprise Change Management and Lean capability. This role will support two primary workstreams: 1. Role clarity, career progression, and capability alignment across Change Management and Lean Management roles 2. Workload evaluation by role to assess alignment between role level, skills, and work performed. The intern will help define clear role outcomes, capability expectations, and development opportunities, while also providing an accurate current-state view of workload distribution across the department. This work will directly inform workforce planning, role design, and capability investment decisions supporting enterprise transformation.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a graduate degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business, Change Management, Lean, or a related field.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and written communication skills
- Comfortable engaging with leaders and synthesizing qualitative and quantitative input
- Interest in enterprise transformation, capability building, and organizational effectiveness
- Must be local to Minnesota
- Must be local student in Minnesota
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze existing job descriptions across Change and Lean roles
- Audit role descriptions to assess alignment between documented responsibilities and day-to-day work
- Standardize and redefine roles by level (Analyst through Director), including clear scope, expectations, and accountabilities
- Define outcome-based deliverables and expectations by role level
- Identify performance standards and potential key performance indicators (KPIs) by role
- Partner with managers using a structured discussion template to validate role intent and differentiation
- Identify gaps in skills, role mix, or alignment between work performed and role level
- Synthesize findings into clear, actionable recommendations to support development, career progression, and workforce planning
- Identify tasks, projects, and recurring activities; assess time spent, work volumes, and effort by role level
- Evaluate current staffing and workload distribution to identify under- or over-utilization
- Factually assess how work is allocated across individuals and levels relative to role intent
- Surface misalignment between role level and actual activities performed, including opportunities to rebalance or redesign work
Benefits
- Pension
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
