Internship Program Coordinator

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Classification Program Coordinator - CUSTOM CLASSIFICATION

Position Number

Open Date 02/17/2026

Close Date 03/10/2026

Employee Class Staff

Full-Time Full-Time

FTE 1.00

Position Status Regular

FLSA Exempt

Job code 5002

Union Representation Union

Union Code AFC - AFSCME C, Local #1890

Unit/Department Nonprofit and NGO Studies

College/Unit College of LA&S Dean

Division Academic Division

Location ZH 312

With 18 departments and 5 centers spanning the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the largest of NIU’s six undergraduate colleges. By the nature of our mission, we touch virtually every new student to the university, regardless of their major, through the wide array of general education courses housed within our departments.

The Internship Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing all student‑facing aspects of the NIU Mellon Foundation Humanities internship program. This will include promotion of internships, recruitment of internship hosts, engagement with host organizations, networking with humanities departments and centers to advance the goals of the internship program, assessment of internship experiences, and managing payroll and HR actions for internship appointments. This role will also serve as the liaison between CLAS and other organizations that support internship experiences such as Career Services, the CLAS Advisory Council, the Alumni Association, the NIU Foundation, and external employer partners for the purpose of furthering student career success.

• Communicate opportunities for students
• Work closely with the Center for NGO and Nonprofit Studies to ensure the success of the project

• Solidify existing internship host site relationships
• Grow internship host sites
• Develop a community of nonprofits that participate in the NIU Mellon internship program through meet‑ups, newsletters, etc.
• Develop an assessment tool for evaluating host site experiences

• Develop strategies to recruit students into the program
• Develop and implement assessment procedures
• Communicate regularly with participating NIU Departments and Centers about status of the project and opportunities for students
• Work with the project’s advisory group as appropriate
• Work with NIU units such as the Alumni Association, NIU Foundation, and Career Services to advance shared goals

• Other related duties as assigned

• A total of one (1) year (12 months) in education, training and/or work experience in the area of specialization inherent to the position. (
  
  Note:
  
  Master’s Degree in an area consistent with the duties of the position may be substituted for one (1) year of work experience.)
• Based on position requirements, additional education, training, and/or work experience in the area of specialization inherent to the position, may be required.
• Additional education, training and/or work experience in the area of specialization:

• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Skill in analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Skill in scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
• Skill in oral and written communication
• Ability to adjust actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
• Ability to develop goals and plans to…