ABOUT THE POSITIONย ย
exaltย is looking for a mission-focused, driven, strategic, and process- mindedย individual for the position of Internship Coordinator. The individual in this role is highly collaborative, passionate about relationship building, and enjoys working in a dynamic environment that is focused on providing the highest quality internship and external opportunities for court-involved youth. This individual is passionate about utilizingย exaltโsย unique, humanizing, critical pedagogical and culturally relevantย curriculumย and methods of youth development to empower court-involved students to thrive in their internships, re- engage in education and avoid further criminal justice system involvement. They will strategically seek out and build new partnerships to help advance the mission ofย exaltย and work closely with various members of the program team to place core and post- graduateย exalt students at their internship sites. The Internship Coordinator acts as aย pointย person forย exaltโsย internship partners in the corporate, government, and non-profit sectors. The Internship Coordinator will work to sustain and strengthen pre-existing partnerย ย
relationships and will be supported by the Chief Program Officer to meet and exceed annual goals around cultivation of new internships.ย ย
RESPONSIBILITIES ย
- Strategically prospect and develop new external partnerships to helpย exaltโsย core and alumni participants advance in terms of their education,ย employabilityย and criminal justice avoidance.ย ย
- Leverage current and internal relationships among staff,ย boardย and friends ofย exaltย to cultivate new andย additionalย internship opportunities.ย ย
- Sustain and strengthen current internship relationships to strengthenย exaltโsย historical internship partner pool.ย ย
- Conduct frequent outreach via phone, email, and in-person visits to NYC businesses, NYC government agencies, and NYC nonprofits to develop exciting,ย innovativeย and enriching internships that provide meaningful and transformative experiences for exalt students that help them meet their interests and goals.ย ย
- Provide teachers and program coordinators with a list of active/eligible sites andย assistย Program Coordinators and Teachers with placement of 15-20 core program participants (per cycle/cohort) to internships sites.ย ย
- Collaborate with Teachers and Program Coordinators to secure placement and schedule interviews.ย ย
- Collaborate withย exaltโsย Alumni Department for the placement ofย 1 to 2ย graduate internsย per cycleย atย extendedย 3-month graduate internshipย site and provide support during their internship experience to circumvent attrition.ย ย
- Ensure that all data related to internship development, cultivation and placement as well as interviews andย intake,ย isย captured in Salesforce.ย ย
- Supportย exaltย withย special events, outreach and recruitment, and other business engagement tasks as needed.ย ย
- Organize andย facilitateย internship match meetings to help teachers and program coordinatorsย determineย program participants' career interests and best fit.ย ย
- Assistย with organization and outreach forย special eventsย such as our annual cultivation event, annualย galaย and internship cultivation mixers.ย ย
- Vet new internship sites to ensure that burgeoning partnerships align withย exaltโsย mission, four tenets and development of participantsโ four Core skills.ย ย
- Work withย exalt'sย program leaders to develop innovative and effective communication strategies to attract and sustain new internship and community partners that willย ultimately createย pathways to higher levels of engagement (i.e.ย new donors, in-kind donations, workshop providers).ย ย
QUALIFICATIONSย ย
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent level of experience in internship placement, partnership building, matching with system-involved youthย required.ย ย
- 3-5ย yearsโ experience in youth development, youth justice, internship,ย partnershipย and/or network development fields.ย ย
- Familiarity working with court-involved youth or similar population of system-involved youth who have not had exposure to a professional environment or in the workforce.ย ย
- A deep and nuanced understanding of the business, political, non- profitย criminal justice/human servicesย relationshipsย and landscape in the New York City area.ย ย
- Bilingual (Spanish speaking) a plus.ย
Compensationย
- Theย Internship Coordinatorย Salary is $65,000 per year.โฏย
- exaltโฏoffers competitiveโฏbenefits to all full-time employees that includeโฏhealth, dental, vision, and life insurance; 401k matching; commuter and parking flexible spending; paid time off; and more.ย