Administration Internship
The administration team provides support to other areas of the organization, serves as a face to the public, and generally keeps Global Minnesota’s office running smoothly. An administrative internship may involve work in any of the diverse areas that fall under this department, including accounting, database management, facility management, information-technology, marketing and communications, the internship program, relations with individual members, and relations with the Board of Directors. This position offers the chance to learn a broad range of skills that will be useful in any nonprofit or for-profit workplace.
Common Tasks
- Data entry and manipulation
- Writing, editing, and formatting text
- Reading and summarizing information
- Making phone calls
- Welcoming visitors to the office
- Printing and copying, including mail merges
Benefits
- Hands-on experience working for a nonprofit organization in an office environment
- Gain both clerical and program-specific skills
- Free admittance to public programs
- Complimentary Global Minnesota membership
- Networking opportunities
Qualifications
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work with confidential information
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as individually
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize
- Punctuality
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Previous clerical experience preferred
- Ability to provide and accept feedback
- Strong customer service skills