The DE&I Intern is responsible for providing support to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion team. The successful Intern will work to support DE&I objectives and framework across Maximus. The Intern will help engage the DE&I work across various business units. The Intern will maintain an effective level of business literacy about the business unit's culture and its competition, and will serve as a company champion for the employees within the department. The Intern will do research, help to analyze data, provide updates to the team site, and collaborate with and provide recommendations to the DE&I team and a wide variety of partners to advance our commitment to fostering a workplace culture and environment that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive where everyone can thrive.

Essential Job Duties

• Prepare and/or maintain data collection and evaluation documents

• Engage with teams across Maximus to ensure education, awareness, and integration of DE&I efforts within our operations

• Collaborate and share best practices, from outside and within the company

• Address any feedback shared on the DE&I Team Site or email box

• Support the DE&I team members in developing, formalizing and communicating plans, activities, etc.

• Support the Senior Director in developing, hosting, and documenting DE&I meetings

• Support the Senior Director with research, networking, and engagement

• Perform other duties as may be assigned

• Must be a current college student or a recent college graduate; equivalent experience considered in lieu of college experience

• Knowledge of topics (historic and contemporary) pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion is a plus.

• Self-starter with the ability to navigate in an ambiguous environment

• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills

• Skilled in standard computer applications and platforms such as Outlook and MS Office Suite, especially PowerPoint and Excel

• Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple priorities with superior attention to detail

• Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment

• Ability to work as a team member, as well as independently

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for an extended period of time

• Preferred fields of study: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Education, History, Psychology, Sociology or other Social Sciences

As a leading strategic partner to governments across the globe, Maximus helps improve the delivery of public services amid complex technology, health, economic, environmental, and social challenges. With a deep understanding of program service delivery, acute insights that achieve operational excellence, and an extensive awareness of the needs of the people being served, our employees advance the critical missions of our partners. Maximus delivers innovative business process management, impactful consulting services, and technology solutions that provide improved outcomes for the public and higher levels of productivity and efficiency of government-sponsored programs.