Project Management Office Intern

JBS International•North Bethesda, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The PMO Intern supports the Project Management Office by assisting with standardized project governance, reporting, and administrative processes. This role focuses on maintaining accurate project data and ensuring adherence to PMO methodologies and documentation standards. The intern will help update project dashboards, track key milestones and deliverables, coordinate recurring PMO meetings, and maintain centralized documentation. Responsibilities also include supporting status report consolidation, assisting with risk and issue logs, and ensuring data quality across project tracking tools. This internship provides hands-on exposure to PMO operations, including portfolio reporting, project lifecycle governance, and process standardization. The ideal candidate has previous PMO experience, is highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with data, tools, and structured processes in a collaborative environment. This is a part-time, 20 hour per week, temporary opportunity.

Requirements

Current undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Business, Project Management, Operations, Finance, or a related field.
English fluency (oral and written).
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to manage structured processes, maintain data accuracy, and follow established PMO standards.
Effective communication skills with the ability to support stakeholder reporting and collaborate across teams.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint) for reporting and analysis; experience with collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.

Nice To Haves

Prior internship, coursework, or hands-on experience supporting PMO functions such as project tracking, status reporting, meeting coordination, or maintaining project documentation preferred.
Foundational understanding of PMO practices, including project lifecycle governance, risk and issue tracking, status reporting, and documentation standards preferred.
Familiarity with PMO and project tracking tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Monday.com, Jira) preferred.
If a candidate lives within a 50-mile radius of our North Bethesda or San Mateo offices, employment will be considered hybrid.

Responsibilities

Maintain and update project management information systems and PMO roadmap tracking.
Assist with the development of standard operating procedures.
Coordinate and schedule virtual meetings, including preparing agendas and logistics.
Take notes during meetings and prepare and distribute meeting minutes.
Ensure project files and shared drives are organized and up to date.
Contribute to preparation of reports such as project summaries and status updates.
Coordinate and support PMO stakeholder interviews and focus groups.
Help collect and document lessons learned and success stories from projects.
Support internal and external communications for PMO team.
Assist in preparing and distributing communications using email and collaboration tools.
Coordinate with internal stakeholders to support development of materials and training content.
Gain exposure to project management methodologies, tools, and PMO practices.
Support continuous improvement efforts and identify process efficiencies.