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Program Assistance
 
Responsibilities
 
The Program Assistance intern's responsibilities include:
  • Organizing and attending roundtables for current projects involving education, neighborhood and community development, the environment, and the arts.
  • Researching best practices, talking to practitioners, collecting data, developing and conducting surveys
  • Assisting in the development of research and grant proposals for further study of education, neighborhood and community development, the environment, and the arts.
  • Drafting correspondence and assisting in the development of public presentations
  • Some data entry and general office assignments may be required
  • Work independently to complete projects
 
Qualifications
  • Enrollment in or graduation from an accredited college or university
  • Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point) is required
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and/or interest in issues involving urban governance, community and economic development, youth, health, and crime.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced work environment is required
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
  • Strong research ability
  • Experience/familiarity with statistical packages like SAS or SPSS, ArcView mapping software and Census and other federal data sources a plus
  • High initiative, strong interpersonal skills, creativity, mature judgment.
    • Other
    • This is an unpaid internship to begin around May 15 and to finish around September 1, 2007
    • Part time (20 hrs) or Full Time (40 hrs). Dates may be flexible by 1-3 weeks, depending on the needs of the applicant
    • All of our internships are based out of our office in Chattanooga, TN. We cannot provide housing for our interns
    • Resume and cover letters must be in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format
    • Please see our website for other questions
    • For any other questions, email twindeknecht@researchcouncil.net
    Phone 423-425-5610   |   Fax 423-425-5619   |   P.O. Box 4029 Chattanooga, TN 37405