Coordinator, Internships

Job Description

Typical duties may include but are not limited to:

• Advises and coaches students one-on-one and in group settings to include but not limited to internship strategies, professional and career transition topics, career exploration, and class presentations.
• Serves as a liaison between employers seeking or supervising interns and one or more designated academic departments.
• Communicates with faculty and academic advisors about upcoming events, to set up and present class presentations, and to provide consultation to faculty who coordinate academic internship programs.
• Plans and executes career fairs, workshops, online orientations, and special events related to internships.
• Works with specific academic disciplines to provide career coaching and career management guidance as it pertains to applying to internships and exploring through job shadowing opportunities.
• Stays current on trends, resources, research, and employer recruitment activities that impact student employability.
• Manages the internship paperwork approval process as well as the database of internships and shadowing opportunities.

Other Duties:

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications:

• This position requires four years of directly related full-time experience or, as an alternative, a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization.
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience, and/or certifications may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of policies, procedures, and regulations pertaining to the position.
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Advanced interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present effectively to small and large groups.
• Ability to understand, interpret, apply, and explain personnel policies and procedures.
• Ability to manage and coordinate assignments to meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport with university faculty, staff, students, and the general public.
• Ability to work independently to complete assignments.
• Ability to provide professional customer service.
• Ability to thrive in an organization that values the diversity of its student body and workforce and actively promotes an equitable environment.

Pay Grade 16

FGCU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity and Access Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, genetic predisposition, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, veteran status, and any other protected class(es), as required by applicable state and federal law, as well as University regulations and policies.