University Relations – Associate Project Manager Intern

This ten-week paid internship can be located in Chicago, IL or Richardson, TX

What Are Your Responsibilities?

This position is responsible for actively participating in an Internship program that leverages your skills, knowledge, and capabilities, while exposing you to different methodologies and tools. This role will assist with applying emerging technologies to assist with developing best-in-class systems and solutions for our clients and members. Working closely with cross-functional teams in both our business and technical areas the Intern is responsible for learning specific aspects of the processes, programs, and technology. Additional project support, administrative tasks, and ad hoc requests to support business needs.

- Assist project manager with managing projects and subprojects/work effort

- Assist in developing project deliverables including project plans, schedules, and status reports

- Help to facilitate and prepare meetings by scheduling and coordinating agendas and materials, documenting meeting minutes, following up on action items, gathering, organizing, and distributing project-related documentation

- Will be responsible for providing project management support under the supervision of the PMO supervisor or manager

- Help to manage financials and resources utilizing the Project Portfolio Management Software

What Do You Need To Be Successful?

– Prior internship experience is a plus

– Leadership experience is a plus

– Experience with project coordination/management and stakeholder management is preferred

– Strong attention to detail and organizational skills is preferred

– Demonstrated interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication

– Practical, developed PC skills, especially Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

What Are the Requirements You Must Meet?

– Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Project Management, IT, Computer Science, Business, or another related degree/program

– Graduation date between December 2024 – June 2025

– A minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0

– Availability to work 10 weeks during the summer

– Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States (currently, we are not offering this position with a student visa including F1, OPT, CPT or H1B and are not accepting student work visas for this role)

 What Does the Internship Program Entail?

– Formal Intern Orientation to build business and industry acumen

– Challenging real-world hands-on project

– Weekly networking opportunities among interns and company leaders

– Professional development workshops

– Business Resource Group involvement

– Volunteer activities

We encourage people of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. Even if you don’t think you are a perfect fit, apply anyway - you might have qualifications we haven’t even thought of yet.

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