HRC Operations Events Intern
The Operations program manages the Human Rights Campaign national headquarters building and the Foundation’s Equality Center, our on-site meeting and event space. The Center is used for a wide variety of internal and external meetings, conference and events. The program’s success depends greatly upon the talent, skill and professionalism of its interns. Highly motivated interns will learn the inner workings of event and conference planning including logistics and vendor relations. We seek interns with an interest and background in event planning, hotel, and/or the food and beverage service industry.
Operations Interns will:
- Provide the Operations team with daily meeting and event support
- Work independently on various assigned projects and events
- Serve as secondary security screener for guests and visitors to the building
- Provide administrative support for the Operations team
Intern qualifications include:
- Event planning or catering/restaurant experience preferred
- Positive attitude and interest in providing excellent customer service
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
- Sound organizational skills and excellent attention to detail
- Experience and skill in sales and marketing is helpful
- Ability to lift 50-75 lbs.
- Ability to work some nights and weekends
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Outcomes:
- Interns will have hands-on experience in the planning and execution of complex and varied events, conferences and meetings
- Interns will learn the intricacies of vendor negotiations
- Interns will gain knowledge of event budgeting
- Interns will understand "event management" from initial customer contact through successful event completion
- Interns will acquire first-hand experience in events management and gain real life experiences and develop lasting relationships with area food and production vendors
Other
- This is a paid internship -- Part time (20 hrs, $131.25 / week) or Full Time (40 hrs, $262.50 / week)
- All of our internships are based out of our offices in Washington, D.C. We cannot provide housing for our interns
- Resume and cover letters must be in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format
- Please refer questions to our website, http://www.hrc.org/about_us/internships.asp
- For any other questions, e-mail intern@hrc.org
- NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.