Intern Staff Assistant

Job TitleJob DescriptionAssist in making arrangements for outreach and orientation support, coordinating with responsible COIL and external staff and with participants as needed; performing advance research and material for use by COIL staff; observing events; and identifying basic problems that might occur and referring to higher level staff.Works with other COIL staff to ensure continuing engagement of program alumni to gather and document results and program outcomes.Prepares written summaries and reports of events for supervisor and higher graded staff; documents information such as content and participation.Works with Congressional staff, participants, or other external stakeholders in program outreach and communication. As assigned, explains basic program procedures, policies and other information, answers routine questions and refers others to higher graded staff.Prepares basic drafts of written materials including correspondence with participants, Congressional staff, or others involved in COIL programs. Gathers and summarizes information and prepares drafts ensuring consistency with established formats and procedures.As assigned, utilizes the COIL automated client management system, other Office databases and other filing systems or applications such as Excel to enter, retrieve and report data. Develops and prepares initial reports. Makes routine updates to the COIL website reach, usage and effectiveness in engaging relevant audiences.Performs other duties as assigned.