Student Intern- COO Support
About The Position
Prevention Links is seeking motivated, organized, and detail-oriented college students for a Chief Operating Officer (COO) internship offered during the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters. The internship provides hands-on experience working directly with the Chief Operating Officer and exposure to nonprofit leadership, program operations, project management, organizational development, data analysis, and executive-level decision-making. Interns contribute to organizational projects and collaborate across departments while developing skills in business communications, research, data management, project coordination, and organizational problem-solving. Assignments are tailored, when possible, to students’ academic interests, professional goals, and Prevention Links’ priorities. A minimum commitment of 10 hours per week is preferred. The internship is hybrid, with scheduling and in-person participation determined by student needs, academic requirements, project assignments, and organizational priorities. Interns receive guidance on projects, professional development, and organizational initiatives.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate college or university program; junior and senior students are preferred, though students at all undergraduate levels are encouraged to apply.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage assignments, meet deadlines, and prioritize responsibilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, or willingness to learn.
- Interest in nonprofit management, public service, organizational operations, or community-based programming.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with leadership and other departments.
- Professionalism, discretion, and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual Spanish/English skills are a plus but are not required.
- Junior or senior undergraduate standing is preferred.
- Students pursuing degrees in public health; public administration; business administration and management; marketing, communications, fundraising, or development; liberal arts and humanities; social and behavioral sciences; or related fields are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities
- Draft and edit professional emails, reports, executive summaries, meeting notes, and other business communications.
- Organize information and prepare written materials to support leadership discussions and decision-making.
- Assist with preparing internal reports, presentations, and organizational updates.
- Track projects, timelines, deadlines, deliverables, and action items.
- Develop and maintain spreadsheets, project trackers, and organizational tools.
- Follow up on assigned tasks and help ensure project milestones are completed.
- Manage clearly defined components of larger projects from initiation through completion.
- Assist with collecting, organizing, entering, and tracking program metrics and organizational data.
- Maintain accurate spreadsheets, trackers, and reporting tools.
- Identify basic trends, patterns, and insights to support internal reporting and organizational planning.
- Assist with preparing data summaries for leadership, donors, funders, and Board reporting.
- Conduct research and summarize findings to support operational planning and executive decision-making.
- Assist with special projects involving program operations, quality improvement, organizational initiatives, communications, and community partnerships.
- Support the development of recommendations and resources to improve organizational efficiency.
- Help identify opportunities to strengthen processes, collaboration, and project implementation.
- Participate in meetings and observe nonprofit leadership and operational decision-making.
- Support communication and collaboration across teams as assigned.
- Maintain strict confidentiality when working with organizational, employee, participant, financial, or other sensitive information.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
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