Intern in Human Resources

Deadline: Until filled
Location: Baltimore, MD
Group: Administrative Professionals
Division: HR
To Apply: Visit the Website Link Below

Position Summary

To further its mission and to bolster its commitment to children and families, Casey offers time-limited internships to college and graduate students interested in pursuing careers in philanthropy, human services, public policy or related field. The primary purpose is to enhance the educational development with entry-level experience in the role of philanthropy.

The Human Resources Intern reports directly to the Director/HR-Grantmaking. The Director is a management level position and is responsible for all the administration of HR policies and procedures.  Additionally, the Director is also responsible for encouraging and supporting a work environment that exemplifies the mission and values of the Foundation in a fair and equitable manner.

The Foundation is currently seeking an Intern to work 24 hours per week in a non-exempt paid position.  This internship will give a student the opportunity to learn and grow while applying classroom theory to the workplace.

Position Responsibilities

Primary Duties and Responsibilities :

The Human Resources Intern’s work will be challenging and diverse in the tasks and responsibilities assigned. The selected intern will be given specific projects with designated timeframes to meet and produce deliverables that are important to the department’s success. These projects are:

• Paid Time Off: research paid time off (PTO) plans at other Foundations and non-profits organizations. Develop options for a plan for the Foundation based on findings.
  
• Scanning HR files: take existing paper hr files and scan to electronic files.
  
• Position Descriptions: Assist the HR Director with the position description project. Identify positions that do not have a position description. Identify positions that have an outdated position description.  Assist in redesign of the format.
  
• Organizational Charts: Develop organizational charts for each unit in grant making. Devise a plan how to circulate to new employees and existing staff.

Additionally, the intern will perform routine HR administrative work as needed.

Position Prerequisites

Qualifications:

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) is the world’s largest gathering of women in computing. The 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration will take place 3-6 October 2012 at the Baltimore Convention Center. This year’s theme “Are We There Yet?” recognizes that technology and the culture of technology are continuously evolving but there are also concrete goals we are striving to achieve. Since UMBC is a Gold Academic Sponsor, UMBC students will receive a 20% registration discount.

At the conference, leading researchers will present their current work, while special sessions focus on the role of women in today’s technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research and engineering. The technical conference features well known keynote speakers and invited technical speakers, panels, workshops, new investigator technical papers, PhD forums, technical posters, birds of a feather sessions, the ACM Student Research Competition and an Awards Celebration.

If you would like to submit a paper or poster abstract on your work, the deadline is this coming Friday, March 16th. See the 2012 GHC call for participation for details.

Dr. Marie desJardins had the opportunity to attend two invitation-only professional development events in November 2011.

The Senior Women's Summit at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Portland, Oregon, brought together senior women who are leaders in their fields in academia, industry, and research labs. The event featured a panel on career advancement, working sessions on leadership and developing a "brand" as a senior scientist, and networking opportunities for the women to share their experiences and advice with each other. Dr. desJardins reports, "I was inspired by the amazing senior women at this event, and by their accomplishments in the field. It was particularly interesting to realize that some of the women who are more senior than I am—department chairs, deans, vice presidents—were wrestling with many of the same questions I've been asking myself, about what career choices and leadership opportunities would be most satisfying to pursue, as I enter the second half of my professional career."

The Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) Symposium, organized and sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering, provided an opportunity for early- and mid-career faculty to share their experiences and ideas about innovative strategies for improving engineering education. In the symposium's poster session, Dr. desJardins gave a presentation on the honors seminar that she teaches at UMBC, called "Computation, Complexity, and Emergence." The course brings together students from a wide range of backgrounds to explore complex systems and understand the importance of complexity in understanding processes and behaviors in many different application fields. Dr. desJardins's presentation emphasized the importance of teaching non-engineers about engineering and computational topics, the value of interdisciplinary learning environments, and the importance of emphasizing student-centered learning methods. The FOEE Symposium also included panels and presentations on project-based learning, assessment of learning outcomes, active learning, and design-based learning. Meeting other faculty from across the country who are teaching and innovating at a wide range of academic institutions, was also the source of new friendships as well as exciting new ideas for engaging students and increasing the depth of their learning experiences inside and outside of the classroom.

One of the most valuable parts of the FOEE symposium, according to Dr. desJardins, was the small-group mentoring sessions with senior leaders from industry and academia. She had the opportunity to have breakfast with Larry Shuman (Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh) and lunch with Stephen Director (Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Northeastern University), and was inspired and fascinated by their stories of implementing major curricular changes at their respective universities.

Photo Courtesy www.gracehopper.org

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