Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Intern ? Spring 2019 Summary Title: Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Intern ? Spring 2019 ID: 1147 Department: Innovation Job Location: Alexandria, VA Job Type: INT = Internship Division: N/A Description Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Intern Spring 2019 Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization that provides local human service programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement. For more information, please visit our website at: www.voa.org. We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to work with our innovation team to support the design, development and implementation of a social innovation and entrepreneurship opportunity. Volunteers of America is located in Old Town Alexandria, VA, within walking distance of the King Street Metro. General Responsibilities: Support the innovation team on the design, feasibility assessment and startup of a social innovation and entrepreneurship opportunity. * Developing feasibility analysis and business plans for social innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities. * Supporting a network of local organizations developing social innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities. * Conducting market research of social innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities, including ecosystem, trend and asset mapping. * Applying human centered design to support the development and execution of human centered design opportunities. * Developing financial projections for social entrepreneurship opportunities. * Opportunities for network building with other organizations developing and supporting social entrepreneurship. Required Qualifications: * At least two years of post-secondary education, including but not limited to course work in social entrepreneurship, business, economics or similar. * Passion for social innovation and entrepreneurship, about finding creative solutions to meet the needs of the nations most vulnerable. Takes an entrepreneurial spirit in approach to finding solutions to difficult problems * Strong analytics and business development skills. * Strong communication and collaboration skills. * Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Interested students should apply through the Volunteers of America career site: http://voa.applicantstack.com/x/openings Please note that cover letter and resume are required for consideration. Internship Program Overview Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization that provides local human service programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement. For more information, please visit our website at www.voa.org. Volunteers of Americas internship program was created with the goal of providing the student with applicable and meaningful business opportunities to complement their academic experience with real life work practice. The internship will provide challenging projects to benefit the students future career goals, while at the same time growing the organization with the students creativity and innovative knowledge contribution. Our hope is to make this a win-win partnership for both student and Volunteers of America. The selected interns will have the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience at the National Office in Old Town Alexandria in the Spring, Summer or Fall semesters. Whether their academic focus lies in non-profit management, external relations, finance, communications, event management or program services, Volunteers of America will work to provide the appropriate platform for students to gain and develop skills in their particular field. In addition, Volunteers of America will arrange the following: * Transportation and Meals Stipend to assist with the cost of interning in the DC metro area * Dedicated Supervisor and Mentor to oversee the experience for the student(s) * Teresa Alfaro, CMP * Senior Meetings Manager, talfaro@voa.org * Cristina Blough, CNP * Executive Project Manager, cblough@voa.org * Adriene Holland * Human Resources Coordinator, aholland@voa.org * Lizelle Pereira * Manager, Budget & Financial Analysis, lpereira@voa.org * Exposure to multiple departments and senior executives of the organization throughout the internship through bi-weekly meetings or professional development activities * 360 Feedback Process throughout the internship, with final review at the end of the season * Intern to provide feedback on work performed and overall experience * Supervisor to provide feedback on internship Interested students should apply through the Volunteers of America career site: http://voa.applicantstack.com/x/openings. Please note that cover letter and resume are required for consideration.