Welfare and Self-Reliance Intern

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints • Salt Lake, UT

11d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is primarily for educational or religious purposes and should be used for providing valuable educational experiences for the Intern. It is to give the Intern an opportunity to see how principles and practices learned in their educational institutions are applied in actual work setting. Under general supervision, the Intern performs work as assigned by the department. The vision of the Welfare and Self-Reliance Department is to follow Jesus Christ by embracing the two great commandments to love God and love our neighbor as we minister to temporal needs, build spiritual and temporal self-reliance, and bless both givers and receivers. This opportunity within the Humanitarian Services division. Participants in this internship will gain valuable insights into the operations of humanitarian efforts of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they work in a critical functional role that includes a wide range of supporting tasks.

Requirements

• Problem-solving
• Critical thinking
• Verbal and written communication
• Data management
• Time management
• Project management
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Analytical skills
• Research
• Basic understanding of qualitative and quantitative data collection methods.
• Basic understanding of program evaluation or related field.
• Basic understanding of international development in general or specific related fields such as public health, education, or economic development.
• High tolerance for ambiguity.
• Willingness to carry out administrative project management tasks.
• Currently enrolled in an educational institution or within one year of graduation.
• Must sign a Paid Internship Engagement Letter.

Nice To Haves

• Technical writing experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Support team members by providing summarized research, preparing evaluation projects for approval, providing data collection and analysis, preparing professional communications, entering data into Humanitarian Services database, developing training materials, writing business processes and procedures, creating reports, managing projects, and additional projects as identified.
• Meet rigid and challenging deadlines.
• Work in harmony with other people.
• Take direction on each assignment.
• Give full attention to detail.
• Work independently with tact and diplomacy.
• Apply sound judgment of Church doctrine, history, organization, policy and protocol.

What This Job Offers

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