Community Programs Intern

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview

The Community Programs Intern will gain broad exposure to nonprofit program leadership, program administration, evaluation, strategic planning, quality improvement, and cross-departmental collaboration. This internship is particularly appropriate for students studying nonprofit management, public administration, social work, human services, sociology, public policy, education, business administration, or related disciplines.

East End Cooperative Ministry changes the lives of people facing the impacts of poverty. Working alongside the Chief Program Officer, the intern will see firsthand how EECM translates this mission into programs, services, measurable outcomes, and organizational priorities. The experience provides an opportunity to understand how multiple programs work together to address complex community needs and how nonprofit leaders evaluate and strengthen those services over time.

The intern will gain exposure to the strategic and operational side of human-services programming while contributing to projects that can improve the effectiveness, accessibility, and impact of EECM?s services.

Key Responsibilities

The intern may assist with:

• Learning about EECM?s various program areas and how they collectively advance the organization?s mission.
• Supporting program planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Reviewing program data and assisting with identifying trends, outcomes, strengths, and opportunities for improvement.
• Supporting the development or refinement of program procedures, processes, and internal resources.
• Participating in appropriate program and leadership meetings.
• Assisting with research related to poverty, human services, community needs, evidence-based practices, and nonprofit service delivery.
• Supporting coordination and communication among EECM programs.
• Assisting with special projects related to program effectiveness and organizational priorities.
• Helping organize information used for program evaluation, leadership decision-making, and strategic planning.
• Observing how nonprofit leaders balance participant needs, staffing, partnerships, organizational resources, and program priorities.
• Supporting projects designed to strengthen the quality, accessibility, or effectiveness of EECM services.

What You?ll Gain

Through this internship, the student will:

• Gain firsthand exposure to senior-level nonprofit program leadership.
• Understand how human-service programs are developed, managed, evaluated, and improved.
• Build skills in program evaluation, research, data analysis, problem-solving, and professional communication.
• Learn how organizations use quantitative and qualitative information to make programmatic decisions.
• Develop an understanding of cross-functional nonprofit operations and leadership.
• Participate in meaningful projects rather than solely observing organizational operations.
• Observe how community needs, organizational capacity, and measurable outcomes influence program decisions.
• Apply academic concepts to an authentic organizational challenge through a capstone experience.
• Gain a greater understanding of the complex barriers experienced by individuals and families facing poverty and how nonprofit programs can respond to those barriers.
• Develop professional experience applicable to careers in nonprofit management, public administration, social services, public policy, and related fields.

Work Schedule and Compensation:

• 10-20 hours per week. Flexibility to accommdate school schedule.(Some evening and weekends will be required)
• Unpaid educational internship. (In-person)
• Attendance at community events will be required.