Public Sector Investment Strategy (PSIS) 2024 Intern

World Business Chicago (WBC) is a public-private, non-profit partnership that drives inclusive economic growth and job creation, supports business, and promotes Chicago as a leading global city.

World Business Chicago is seeking an intern that performs professional and administrative work on WBC’s public sector funding initiatives.

The Intern will assist the PSIS team with federal funding deployment, while supporting the pursuit of other regionally advantageous funding opportunities. Projects will be developed based on current funding opportunities and WBC events planned through the summer months.

The Candidate must be organized, have the ability to keep track of multiple projects simultaneously, and have strong attention to detail.  Other responsibilities of the job include but are not limited to:

• Assist on research, reports, and memos for the WBC executive staff and other senior officials
• Support the engagement, cooperation and management of stakeholder relationships
• Work with team coordinators on the collaboration with key partners in program planning, scheduling and implementation efforts
• Adhere to timelines and critical path items for project completion
• Assist with outreach and tracking of contracts
• Assist with the creation of presentations and other marketing and outreach materials to highlight programmatic work
• Monitor paperwork and other related documents connected with grant funding
• Additional administrative work such as note-taking, meeting coordination, and other related duties as assigned

Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups, including WBC staff, and government stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively across a variety of skill areas, including project management, communications, content creation, and execution.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as with a team; enjoys creating and implementing new initiatives.
• Excellent writing/editing and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to delivering against deadlines; ability to handle high-priority and pressure situations.
• Diligent with a strong work ethic.

This is a 10-week hybrid summer internship position from June 10 – August 16, 2024, paid at $16.00 per hour with up to 29 hours per week.

To Apply:

If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to: Carrie Simmons hr@worldbusinesschicago.com