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Title: Internship Specialist

Employee Classification: Student Services Coordinator

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Student Affairs

SubDivision-Department: UNT-Career & Leadership

Department: UNT-Career Center-161510

Job Location: Denton

Salary: $47,232

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

About Us - Values Overview

Department Summary

The UNT Career Center is responsible for the career development and employment of all UNT students and alumni. It has responsibility for all Career Readiness, Coaching, and Education, Student Employment, Internships, and Post-Graduate Employment of UNT students. The Career Center operates as a centralized department with a decentralized approach and sustains collaborative partnerships with academic colleges, student affairs departments, employers, and alumni. Our vision is to empower students and alumni to identify and achieve individual goals for career success. Our mission is to design and deliver high-quality career services to UNT students and alumni through collaboration with campus, local and global partnerships.

Position Overview

The Career Center Department at the University of North Texas is seeking to hire an Internship Coordinator to join our team. Position is responsible for organizing and managing internship programs and events for assigned colleges; provide internship programming to students interested in working as an intern, and work with faculty and staff in the colleges to provide support for their internship programs within their colleges; work with academic counselors on internship procedures, ensure that student internships are meeting departmental requirements and receiving credit for their internship; work with Internship Team to grow and expand Career Treks Job Shadowing program, work with students through classes, student organizations and individually to promote the services as they seek to make internship decisions; reach out to companies that recruit students from their assigned colleges and strengthen/start a recruiting relationship with companies; ensure that all activities of the office are assessed and reported.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in related field and two years of student services, student affairs, counseling, advising, or related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Excellent public speaking skills with experience in conducting training workshops. Ability to provide leadership and mentoring to student populations. Experience in networking across departments and programs. Ability to communicate and work with the population. Strong organizational skills and ability to simultaneously execute multiple projects. Excellent verbal and written communication, and computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Required License/Registration/Certifications

Job Duties

• Manage relationships with corporate and nonprofit internship coordinators/recruiters to insure that UNT students are being considered for internships with their companies and that the students are completing tasks associated with their internship experiences. 
• Provide programming (workshops/trainings) and offer guidance to students to help them navigate the processes of the internship program for their department. 
• Work directly with Department Chairs and faculty in assigned Colleges to develop/manage a formal internship program that fits with the academic structure of UNT and ensures some level of standardization related to their internship programs. 
• Deliver marketing to students and the campus related to student internship involvement, ensuring that we have a large number of students doing internship and job shadowing on campus. 
• Manage the assessment and data collection of internships for the assigned colleges, and deliver reports to the campus community related to the results of their assigned colleges internship programs. 
• Assist in outreach and management of Career Treks Job Shadowing program. 

Physical Requirements

Communicating with others to exchange information.

Environmental Hazards

No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Work Schedule

8am-5pm and some nights and weekends

Driving University Vehicle

No

Security Sensitive

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. 

Benefits

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EEO Statement

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit -and takes actions to prevent - discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking), and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application, employment practices, and facilities; nor permits race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sex discrimination and harassment in its admissions processes, and educational programs and activities. UNT System Administration promptly investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, and related retaliation and takes remedial action when appropriate. System Administration also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist, or participate in a related investigation or proceeding.