Business Attraction Intern

• Location 2352 S. Park Street, Suite 303,Madison, WI, 53713,United States
• Base Pay $15.00 - $18.00 / Hour
• Job Category Business & Community Development
• Employee Type Intern - Part Time

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Position Title:

Business Attraction Intern

Department:
Business and Community Development

Reports to:

Business Attraction Director

Position(s) Supervised: N/A

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt

* WEDC is a Wisconsin-based organization, with a remote-work first environment. Remote work is intended to be performed in the State of Wisconsin.

The Business Attraction Intern assists the Business and Investment Attraction Team with business attraction and site readiness related projects, analyses, questions, and issues. The Intern will primarily anticipate and support the needs of internal and external customers to accomplish tasks with minimal direction required and provide a variety of support to other functions within the department.

The Intern will spend a majority of their time in these activities:

• Conduct research on certified sites and business attraction projects.
• Provide support to the team in responses to Requests for Information, site searches, and coordinating site visits.
• Perform competitive analysis on business attraction value propositions and industrial site readiness across states.
• Create reports and PowerPoint presentations using our CRM (Salesforce), Power
  
  BI, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Assist with general team projects and assignments.
• Other administrative tasks, as needed.

• Current enrollment in a degree program related to WEDC services including, but not limited to, Urban or Rural Planning and Development, Commercial or Industrial Real Estate, Economics, Business Administration, Political Science, or Marketing.
• Experience in a professional services environment preferred.

• Ability to organize work, balance multiple priorities and manage a variety of projects in a fast-paced, flexible work environment with strong attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving skills, sound reasoning, independent judgment, and initiative to accomplish tasks with minimal direction and to solve issues/accomplish tasks not requiring the involvement of others.
• Advanced computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite and other software or applications associated with assigned work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to deal effectively with senior executives, as well as diverse groups of people internal and external to the organization.
• Requires a high level of confidentiality, discretion, and professionalism.

· Based on the responsibilities of this position, this position may need to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

WEDC must be a diverse and inclusive organization reflective of the businesses, communities, and people in Wisconsin and beyond. We believe that diversity drives innovation and commit to create an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace where our differences are celebrated as drivers of our organization’s performance.

TO SUPPORT A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE AT WEDC, WE WILL WORK TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS:

• Increase WEDC’s racial diversity, specifically with Black/African American, Native American and Latinx populations;
• Increase LGBTQ representation across WEDC; and
• Increase the diversity of WEDC’s leadership.

TO MEET OUR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION GOALS, WEDC WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS:

• Create an intentional approach to recruit minority candidates by using targeted media channels to promote open positions;
• Ensure formal offers are made only after a diverse pool of candidates have been considered at each hiring stage;
• Identify and develop a variety of employee resource groups, including groups for African Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, LGBTQ+ and more;
• Post signage to highlight WEDC’s commitment to diversity and inclusion; and
• Revisit EEO disclosures in our application process to highlight statements regarding WEDC’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.