Company/Organization: Barakat

Description:

The Intern and Volunteer Coordinator is the heart of the intern program at Barakat. This position ensures Barakat’s intern program is successful both for Barakat and the interns that work with Barakat. The Intern Coordinator also ensures that Barakat is well known in the collegiate and community setting.

Principal Responsibilities
-Advertise, recruit, interview, orient and train new interns and volunteers
-Delegate tasks, projects and responsibilities to 8-12 interns each semester
-Administrative tasks such as answering the phone, sending out mailings, filing
-Represent Barakat and make connections at career fairs and other relevant events
-Organize weekly and monthly intern events and outings
-Purchase and inventory office equipment, furniture and supplies
-Conduct intern exit interviews and evaluations
-Represent Barakat by outreach to local colleges and high schools

Qualifications:

Required Skills/Experience/Qualities
-Available in the Boston area (no relocation expenses paid)
-Prior experience in a leadership or supervisory position
-Ability to help interns formulate work-plans and guide their progress
-Proficiency with MS Office, including Word, Powerpoint and Excel
-Professional attitude and ability to represent Barakat well in person and written communication
-Exceptional organizational skills
-Ability to delegate responsibilities and ensure their follow up to completion
-Ability to maintain good communication with all members of the Barakat team
-Ability to work as a team player as well as independently

Desired Skills/Experience/Qualities
-Experience in Human Resources high desirable but coursework in HR acceptable
-Experience working with university students
-Experience leading a team of staff or volunteers/interns
-Thoughtful leadership and mentoring experience

Hours:

20 hours per week

Length/Availability:

semester-long commitment

Start Date:

01/01/2015

End Date:

, 05/31/2015

Tags:

non-profit  HR  Afghanistan  Pakistan 

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