Intern/ Volunteer Organizational Development Specialist

@ The Aparecio Foundation NFP
The Aparecio Foundation NFPtheapareciofoundationnfp.com

Intern/ Volunteer Organizational Development Specialist

Chicago, IL
Posted 132 months ago

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About the job

Aparecio Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting women through academic and leadership programs. This internship role focuses on developing organizational structures, promoting best practices, managing interns, and ensuring program effectiveness in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Some work experience in HR or OD
  • Project planning skills
  • Team supervision experience

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in related field
  • Masters preferred
  • Passion for nonprofit work
  • Strong communication skills

Full job description

The Aparecio Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was designed as an economic development strategy to lift women out of poverty and as a community development approach to build the leadership capacity of low-income women. The Aparecio Foundation provides academic support and scholarship programs for hihh-potential, low-income women in public high schools through an eight-year multiple-mentor program.


The culture of Aparecio Foundation is characterized by an informal and laid back environment, where employees work independently and in teams to develop and carry out effective organizational structure and work processes. Employees are driven through self-motivation and passion for the not-for-profit sector. Through the development of quality services to the enhancement of the organization’s goals and objectives employees are able to use their strengths and skills the best ways they can! Therefore Aparecio Foundation employees are given freedom to be creative and energetic in performing their tasks and duties as professionals in their respective field of expertise.


● Develop organizational structure, process and procedure documentation.

● Find and establish best practices on organizational development and programs to adapt and implement in the workplace.

● Plan projects to ensure organizational effectiveness and successful work results.

● Initiate proper implementation OD programs.

● Develop evaluative systems to ensure effectiveness of OD programs.

● Promote innovation and collaboration between the organizations various departments.

● Determine intern staff requirements and develop internship project plans.

● Managing and supervising the OD Interns. Including communication of expectation, feedback and recognition of accomplishments.

● Organize and lead the meetings to follow up on projects updates and set up future expectations with interns.

● Provide communication between OD Interns and OD Director (Co-Director). Provide weekly updates for Weekly Newsletter.

● Attend professional meetings, training workshops, and read publications on the field to enhance professional competence.


● Bachelors Degree. Masters preferred.

● Have some work experience in HR, OD, I/O Psychology related field.


All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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