Internships

Position Title: Grant Research Intern

Program: Employment Resource Center (ERC) - A collaborative partnership of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Lutheran Community Services NW, and Catholic Charities

Hours: 16 Hours/Week; Monday - Friday (flexible to accommodate the intern’s school schedule)

Reports To: MCS Program Development Specialist/Grant Writer

General Description: The person responsible for this position will assist in grant reasearch; grant writing to secure funding for the Employment Resource Center initiative of three agencies.

Essential Duties:

1. Research grants that are appropriate for the Employment Resource Center initiative
2. Assist in the actual writing of the grants
3. Develop promotional material for the ERC
4. Recruit two volunteers to assist job seekers with computer literacy and resume writing
5. Attend regular meetings of the ERC Advisory Council
6. Take minutes of the Advisory Council and disseminate information to partners
7. Prepare monthly report to the Advisory Council
8. Review all grant proposal budgets with MCS Regional Business Manager, prior to submission
9. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Graduate or undergraduate student in Concordia University’s School of Management
• Excellent writing skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently on research grants
• Excellent computer skills
• Ability to manage competing deadlines
• Ability to work in a diverse work environment

To Apply: Send resume and cover letter to sansary@lcsnw.org

· This internship requires 90 to 120 hours of commitment with regular attendance. Schedule can be determined based on student’s current schedule.

· Provide analyses and/or strategic plans on social media, NGO gift catalogs and search engine optimization as it relates to Medical Teams International and the Communications department.

Jaime Herrera for Congress is seeking spring, summer, and fall interns to help with a variety of campaign duties. The responsibilities of each internship will correspond with the needs of the campaign and with the intern’s interests. The internship categories are as follow:

Finance: Assisting with putting together donor lists, following up with committed donors, setting up for campaign fundraisers.

Communications: Monitoring blog and media postings, aid in assembling communication materials for grassroots events, update the campaign’s new media utilities.

Grassroots: Update campaign volunteer lists, recruit volunteers for campaign events and voter identification activities, manage phonebanks and doorbelling outings.

Coalitions: Research issues based and community organizations that could aid the campaign, attend and assemble events for issues based and community organizations, coordinate with grassroots staff to transfer coalition groups into grassroots volunteers.

Internships are unpaid, but may be sought for college credit. Please postmark or email applications by the following deadlines:

Spring internships – apply by April 5th

Summer internships – apply by May 1st

Fall internships – apply by August 2nd

If you have any questions or to request an application, please contact Kyle Kunkler kyle@jaimeherrera.com.

This PAID internship offers hands-on experience in a wholesale/retail work environment and can lead to career opportunities in management and/or professional outside sales upon graduation. You will have the opportunity to learn basic store operations, gain management skills, and develop sales techniques and customer service skills, as well as increase knowledge in a variety of key business topics such as profit & loss, inventory control, and human resources. Interns will also be exposed to S-W professionals in a variety of functional areas. You’ll gain insight on a career in outside sales by traveling with a Sales Representative and spending structured time with your District Management team.To join our Intern Program, you must have demonstrated leadership ability, as well as work experience in customer service and/or sales. Bilingual candidates welcome. 

EOE M/F/D/V

Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette provides, promotes, and protects access to reproductive and sexual health care for women, men, and teens that need it the most—regardless of their background. We provide health services in 11 health centers in Oregon and SW Washington.

We currently have an internship opening for a Human Resources Intern. As an HR Intern you’ll work alongside our HR Coordinator focusing on staff recruitment strategies and development, as well as development of HR policies and procedures.

Hours: Summer 2010 – approximately 10 hrs/wk, between the hours of 9am-5pm weekdays

Location: NE Portland, 97212

Responsibilities:

o Assist with the development of recruitment strategies, HR policies and procedures including an employee handbook, as well as worker’s compensation policy development and implementation

o Along with HR department, analyze current performance appraisal system and make recommendations

o Maintain staff HR files

o Recordkeeping

o Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

o Current enrollment in Human Resource undergraduate degree or certificate program

o Complete the following with PPCW:

Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette provides, promotes, and protects access to reproductive and sexual health care for women, men, and teens that need it the most—regardless of their background. We provide health services in 11 health centers in Oregon and SW Washington.

We currently have an opening for a Teen Council Program Intern, focused in East Multnomah County/Gresham area. Teen Council provides ongoing youth development programs that build leadership and community involvement skills while training youth in health topics. As an intern you’ll support the Teen Council Peer Education Program by assisting with weekly activities such as: coordination of Teen Council Program meetings; co-presenting with Peer Educators using evidence-based sexual health education curricula; support on other projects, events, and programs; and participate in community outreach and collaboration.

Our education programs provide age-appropriate, comprehensive workshops & training on sexual and reproductive health to schools, community groups, youth serving agencies, and communities of faith in Oregon and SW Washington. The mission of our Education Department is to foster lifetime healthy sexual attitudes in youth through family and community education. A Certificate of Completion of the internship will be awarded following the 20 hours of training and 240 hours of field work. Minimum of 240 hours to be completed during a one-year period from September 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, with a minimum of 120 hours engaged in direct program delivery activities (i.e. community and school based presentations, program weekly meetings, outreach activities)

Responsibilities:

Complete Planned Parenthood orientation training (10 hrs) and Education training (10hr) about sexual health education, diversity and health inequities, and presentation and facilitation skills

Training will require outside preparation and homework

Dedicate a minimum of 240 hours and a minimum one year engaged in any or all of the following activities, contingent upon supervisor’s approval: Assist the Teen Council Coordinator with the weekly trainings and meetings.

Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette provides, promotes, and protects access to reproductive and sexual health care for women, men, and teens that need it the most—regardless of their background. We provide health services in 11 health centers in Oregon and SW Washington.

We currently have an opening for a Teen Council Program Intern, focused in N/NE Portland. Teen Council provides ongoing youth development programs that build leadership and community involvement skills while training youth in health topics. As an intern you’ll support the Teen Council Peer Education Program by assisting with weekly activities such as: coordination of Teen Council Program meetings; co-presenting with Peer Educators using evidence-based sexual health education curricula; support on other projects, events, and programs; and participate in community outreach and collaboration.

Our education programs provide age-appropriate, comprehensive workshops & training on sexual and reproductive health to schools, community groups, youth serving agencies, and communities of faith in Oregon and SW Washington. The mission of our Education Department is to foster lifetime healthy sexual attitudes in youth through family and community education. A Certificate of Completion of the internship will be awarded following the 20 hours of training and 240 hours of field work. Minimum of 240 hours to be completed during a one-year period from September 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, with a minimum of 120 hours engaged in direct program delivery activities (i.e. community and school based presentations, program weekly meetings, outreach activities)

Complete Planned Parenthood orientation training (10 hrs) and Education training (10hr) about sexual health education, diversity and health inequities, and presentation and facilitation skills Training will require outside preparation and homework

Qualifications:Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program in Health Education, American Studies, Social Sciences, Public Health, Women’s Studies or related fieldStrong commitment to improving access for youth to age-appropriate comprehensive sexual health education and services

The School:

Oregon Episcopal School (OES) is an independent coeducational day-boarding school located in Portland, Oregon. Founded as St. Helens Hall in 1869, the School currently enrolls 845 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The mission of OES is to prepare students with promise for higher education and lifelong learning and to enhance their intellectual, physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and artistic growth so they may realize their power for good as citizens of local and world communities.

Description:

The intern will have the opportunity to participate in setting up a new marketing department at OES. They will gain experience in strategic marketing, planning, and execution. The intern will be fully integrated into the Marketing and Communications Department and work closely with professional staff, including the Director of the department. Career mentorship will be offered during the intern’s term and beyond. Strong writers and researchers will enjoy the opportunity to contribute to the school’s publications, web site, and social media campaigns.

Required Skills:

The candidate will possess high level research skills as well as proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience working in a Mac environment with Final Cut Pro, Keynote, and Pages is a plus. The candidate selected for the internship must pass a criminal background check.

Term of Internship – Summer (June – August) at least 20 hours/week

This is an unpaid internship.

Interested candidates should e-mail a cover letter and resume to Seth Baker by May 3rd, 2010. Please include a link to any sample work or portfolio material online. OES is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact: Seth Baker

www.oes.edu

WebMD is looking for 2010 summer interns to assist the company in various departments. We are seeking a Design Intern for our Portland, OR office. Web Design is part of WebMD’s Project Management Group. Our designers are responsible for the appearance and usability of WebMD’s Web-based products. They assist in the development of new products and contribute to enhancing and maintaining existing products. The UI design process requires creating prototypes, outlining proposed functionality, building design concepts, and charting user flow for our products, as well as crafting the “look and feel” for custom Web sites used by our clients. The Design staff also works with Marketing and Sales on support materials, including brochures, product demonstrations, and sales collateral. All interns are required to work a 40 hr work week from approximately June 21 through September 10th. 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Client content conversion: Intern will be responsible for taking client provided documents and converting them to HTML, with appropriate styles, images and formatting applied.
• Project QA: Intern will be responsible for reviewing and correcting the final client content as produced by other resources
• Preliminary Client Design: Intern will be responsible for producing a variety of client design projects, as directed by the Art Director. Projects will include screenshots, emails, newsletters, weblets, etc.
• Client maintenance: Intern will be responsible for evaluating and providing solutions for bugs, enhancements and other client maintenance issues as directed by the Art Director.

 QUALIFICATIONS

• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS
• Working knowledge of web design software, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Dreamweaver
• Communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently, multi-task and meet deadlines is expected
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

All interested candidates should apply online www.webmd.com. Click on “Careers” and search under Portland. Resumes must be submitted online. No emailed resumes.

Concordia Students check out this paid internship opportunity to do cutting edge research in the field of medical informatics at OHSU this summer.As you may know there are only a few spots available for Summer 2010 and our application site is now open so please encourage students to apply as soon as possible.The benefits of getting work experience in this exciting new field of informatics are incalculable. Not only do students get the opportunity to work with one of our faculty members, all of whom are leading researchers in the field, but they also get real-world, practical experience to put on their resume. They will see how the science of informatics can be applied to solving problems and have the chance to build skills while contributing to our research.This is also a great way to explore the different types of applications for informatics and “test drive” an area of interest to see what appeals to them most.

 Andrea Ilg, Program Administrator
OHSU Medical Informatics Department
503-494-2547
ilgan@ohsu.edu