Talent Management Intern

Farmer Mac is currently looking for a Talent Management Intern for the summer. This individual will help develop and refine all areas of Talent Management and contribute to the increasing sophistication and structuring of Farmer Mac's Talent programs.Farmer Mac is a growing, fast-paced environment. The Talent Management Intern will need to be detail oriented, have a positive attitude, and be willing to pitch in wherever needed. 

Who You Will Work With

The Talent Management Intern will report directly to the Director - Talent Acquisition & Development and work with other members of the Human Capital team as well as stakeholders across the enterprise. 

Where and When You Will Work

Farmer Mac employees currently work remotely. We are beginning to transition to a Presence with Purpose work environment, which allows for flexibility of work location while providing the opportunity for teams to come together in the office with purpose. Work outside of core hours may be required for planned and unplanned activities to complete time sensitive projects or to attend off-site meetings or events.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

Talent Acquisition

• Assist the Senior Talent Management Specialist where needed with reviewing applications, scheduling interviews, and maintaining applicant tracking system.

Talent Development

• Support updates and instructional design of employee development programs to include employee onboarding, leadership development, and soft skills development.
• Manage and administer learning management system.
• Lead scheduling efforts for instructor-led learning.
• Support learning and development metrics and analytics.
• Design and conduct quality control of instructor-led learning content.
• Support instructional design for eLearning programs using Articulate course authoring tool.

Additional Talent Management Programming

• Support creation and modification of role-based success profiles.
• Assist with tracking assessments and competency proficiency ratings to align appropriate learning activities.
• Track and report on employee survey results to include entrance surveys, learning program surveys, and pulse surveys.

Additional areas to make a potential impact 

• Efficiencies: take the initiative to find solutions where clear-cut procedures do not exist.
• Support: provide back-up to team members.
• Presence: attend all company-wide and team meetings to ensure opportunities, challenges, and ongoing accountability against company benchmarks.

Required Skills and Qualifications

The ideal candidate must demonstrate the following:

• Desire and ability to work autonomously and ability to juggle multiple projects at once.
• Enthusiasm for a mission-driven environment and an optimistic energy that pushes you to want to make a difference.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and general web research.
• Strong decision-making skills supported by research/quantitative reasoning.
• High degree of tact, patience, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
• Positive attitude and a desire to help others.

Education and Experience

• Rising junior or senior undergraduate or graduate student working towards degree in Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Instructional Design, or related field.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-performing organizations.
• Minimum GPA of 3.4