Current Internships
Last updated
November 2, 2009 3:45:24 PM PST
Find out about current internship opportunities that allow employees to work part time in other UCSD departments.
Career Connection internships are open to UCSD career staff who have completed their probationary period, have achieved a "met expectations" or "solid performance" or better on their most recent performance evaluation, and are committed to long-term employment at UCSD.
Internships now accepting applications
Chancellor's Office:
Internship #IC09-61
- Application deadline: November 20, 2009
- This internship will be at 50% from January 2009 to January 2010
The Chancellor’s Office is seeking an intern. This internship will be a unique opportunity for a staff member to get direct experience in event planning for Chancellor’s Office Diversity events such as: Black History Month, Cesar E. Chavez Celebration, CA Native American Day Celebration, Asian Pacific Islander Month, and Diversity Speaker Series. This position will work closely with university leaders as they plan these events and will assist with all aspects of the planning including administrative and financial support, outreach, event logistics, and financial processes.
Responsibilities include:
- Comprehensive development, planning, coordinating, and implementing a variety of diversity programs to include budget oversight and staffing of leaders and members of Black History Month (BHM), Cesar Chavez Celebration (CCC), CA Native American Day Committee (CND), Asian Pacific Islander Month and Diversity Speaker Series
- Coordinating logistics for event planning to include working with UCSD departments (catering, Price Center staff, etc.)
- Coordinating all fiscal-related activity requests with appropriate backup paperwork for submission and processing
- Coordinating all necessary information for payees including performances agreements (where necessary) to facilitate payment requests
- Customer service/ guest relations for events (set up, confirmations, outreach)
Skills and knowledge required:
- Background in fast-paced environment with diverse constituents
- Demonstrated skill in developing, planning and implementing successful events, preferably on a college campus
- Database management (Access experience preferred)
- Note-taking and task management
- High tolerance for ambiguity
- Knowledge of financial management and processes at UCSD particularly IFIS and TravelLink
- Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
- Professional deportment and dress
Skills and knowledge that the intern can expect to gain:
- Direct experience in large scale event planning
- Networking skills to work with all levels of the campus community
- Public speaking and guest management experience
- Working in a fast-paced community environment
- High level administrative skills and experience in taking initiative and managing aspects of several events
- Strong demonstrated working knowledge of UC related computer applications and technologies including web based tools for a variety of uses which may include accounting and financial reporting.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a variety of diverse personnel at all levels of the organization
Sponsor an internship
To sponsor an internship in your department, contact Career Connection, (858) 534-6466.
Apply
To apply for an internship, submit the following to the Internship Coordinator, Mail Code 0923:
- Your resume
- Internship application (Word file)
- Department agreement to release you for internship assignment
- A narrative statement about your qualifications and career goals
Notice: The information on this page summarizes provisions of university policies and/or collective
bargaining agreements. Refer to the Personnel Policies for Staff
Members (PPSM) or applicable collective bargaining
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