Conference Intern
Description:
The Conference Intern will assist the Conference Team in preparing for the 2013 National Leadership Conference with over 7,000 attendees. Primary job responsibilities will include planning and onsite management of Spotlight on Projects (a display event with 60 attendees), confirming and onsite management of Career Exploration tours, preparation of materials and onsite coordination of general session seating assignments, assisting with coordination of onsite volunteer responsibilities, registration desk support, assisting the Meeting and Exhibits Coordinator with exhibit related tasks, assisting onsite with breakout room setup checks, and other related duties as assigned. Post conference activities include conference evaluation processing.
Qualifications:
• Applicants do not need to have prior experience with FCCLA. Those with special events experience and hospitality majors are strongly encouraged to apply for this hands-on conference planning position. The Conference Intern will report directly to the Meeting and Exhibits Coordinator.
• Intern must be a college student who has finished their freshman year, is currently a full-time student, and is planning to return to college full-time as undergraduates in the fall of 2013. Twelve hours is considered full-time. Any student who ends the semester with fewer than 12 hours is not eligible for this internship. Graduate students are not eligible.
• Summer interns must be willing to live within a commutable distance of the FCCLA national headquarters office in Reston, VA and find their own housing accommodations.
• The ideal candidates must possess superior organizational skills, experience planning special events, strong Microsoft Office skills, the ability to communicate effectively via phone and email, an enthusiastic and positive attitude, and a strong interest in nonprofit organizations.
Paid Internship Info:
$10 per hour
Hours:
37.5 per week
Length/Availability:
10-12 weeks
Start Date:
May 20, 2013
End Date:
02/16/2013, July 20, 2013
Deadline:
February 15, 2013Additional Info:
Please go to www.fcclainc.org/content/careersinternships to view the full job description and download the Conference Intern Application.Tags:
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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. Everyone is part of a family, and FCCLA is the only national Career and Technical Student Organization with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.
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