DFC ranked a Best Places to Work in 2022.
Unpaid internships with DFC are offered year round in Washington, D.C., and can last from 12 weeks to 12 months. Duties vary based on the department and/or office in which the intern is placed. DFC's Internship Program offers valuable experience that contributes to educational and professional growth, and may be applied in any future employment endeavor, including federal, state and local governments or in the private sector.
DFC ranked a Best Places to Work in 2022.
Unpaid internships with DFC are offered year round in Washington, D.C., and can last from 12 weeks to 12 months. Duties vary based on the department and/or office in which the intern is placed. DFC's Internship Program offers valuable experience that contributes to educational and professional growth, and may be applied in any future employment endeavor, including federal, state and local governments or in the private sector.
This position is in the Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) of the U.S International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). OHRM provides a comprehensive program that covers recruitment and employment, employee training and development, performance management, work and job design, position classification and management, labor and employee relations, compensation and benefits, timekeeping, personnel action processing, and employee recordkeeping. As an Intern, you will actively participate as a team member and assist in administrative tasks in support of a wide variety of human resource support functions including processes that support employee life-cycle management (onboarding to offboarding). This includes, but is not limited to,
Coordinating activities for new employee orientation to include sending meeting invites and meeting new employees when they arrive;
Working with the HRIS team on enhancing Service Now Onboarding tasks and notifications to improve and streamline onboarding activities;
Working with the Processing team on entering personnel, payroll, and time and attendance actions and maintaining employee records;
Compiling data and utilizing PowerPoint, Excel and Word or other office productivity software to arrange data and create reports or charts or provide other assistance as needed on projects and special requests; and
Answering basic questions related to federal employment, human resources business systems, and DFC human resources policies.
Candidates applying for this position must be in a student status in either an undergraduate or graduate program. Candidates should provide a resume that demonstrates prior work history and coursework completed. Candidates who apply for this position must be able to be on-site at 1100 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC, every other Monday and other days as required. Candidates will also be evaluated on their ability to demonstrate high levels of customer service and hospitality that are critical to providing new employees with a positive onboarding experience and answering employee questions. In addition, candidates should have experience compiling data and using PowerPoint, Excel, and Word or similar applications in Google.
ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
PASS/FAIL COURSES:
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applications will be reviewed to ensure eligibility under this program. Applications of eligible students will be forwarded to the Department for consideration. A separate application should be submitted for each internship of interest.
To apply for this internship, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed.
2. Cover Letter (optional)
3. Unofficial Transcript(s) or proof of enrollment.
Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.
Applicants for the DFC Unpaid Student Volunteer (Internship) Program must submit a resume and unofficial transcript in order to be considered for placement. NOTE: Incomplete packages will not be considered.
Please submit an application for each program of interest.
Applications are accepted year-round based upon agency need;
Please visit USAJobs.gov to view current internship vacancies, learn more about DFC Offices, and review specific qualification requirements for each internship. If you have any questions, please email interns@dfc.gov.
If experiencing a significant hardship which hinders your ability to apply on-line, please contact the Agency Contact listed on this announcement at least two business days before the closing date, to discuss your situation. Failure to contact us within sufficient time may result in your hardship request being denied.
You will receive a notification if you are referred to a DFC Internship Coordinator for further consideration. Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond individually to application status inquiries.
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