Description:

The Summer Shlichim Program, part of the Education Department of the Jewish Agency for Israel, seeks an energetic motivated intern for the national office located in Manhattan.

The Summer Shlichim Program brings an average of 1,400 young Israelis to work in different capacities at over 200 summer camps across the United States and Canada each year. The NY office is in communication with the camps on a regular basis and is responsible for camp registration, distribution of program logistics and information, maintaining the program’s billing system, as well as keeping close contact with the Camp Coordinators in the Israel office to insure consistent and clear communication and management of service between our two offices. The NY office also serves as summer headquarters for the program and is available for emergencies, troubleshooting and resources for Shlichim and Camp Directors alike.

The main responsibility of the intern will be helping to answer the abundant amount of phone calls and email the office gets as well as making camp calls to check in with the camp directors and Shlichim. They will also help with the distribution of information to camps; including but not limited to weekly newsletters, birthday cards, flight confirmations, invoices, evaluations and certificates. The intern will also be assisting in a digital archiving project as part of our continuing process to go green. As a part of the Summer Shlichim Program staff, the intern will assist the staff in dealing with any problems that may arise during the summer.

Qualifications:

Qualifications:
Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal

Excellent interpersonal skills

Strong computer skills: Word, Excel and Outlook

Basic office skills: fax, photocopy

Proficiency or understanding of Hebrew is helpful
Experience working with/at summer camps is a plus

The Summer Shlichim Program Coordinator supervises this position.

Internship is mid-end May to mid-August.

Limited stipend will be provided.

Paid Internship Info:

TBT

Hours:

9-5 (flexable)

Length/Availability:

June-August (3-4 days a week)

Start Date:

6/4/2012

End Date:

05/16/2012, 8/17/2012

Deadline:

May 16th

Tags:

Education  customer  service  office  assistant 

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