Internship Coordinator

The ideal candidate will be responsible for internship application processing and designing an engaging internship program. He/She must be passionate about identifying, mentoring, and coordinating young professionals in the software industry. The Internship Coordinator is a full-time role and reports to the people operations manager.

Job responsibilities

• The ideal candidate is responsible for creating internship programs for students and graduates alike.
• Create and maintain an internship policy and practice across FlexiSAF
• Responsible for identifying and building partnerships with organizations for internships placements and programs
• Working with cross-functional team to create topics and identify resources  for the interns
• Responsible for creating job descriptions and co-ordinating hiring process for interns
• Work with cross-functional teams to build succession plans
• Conduct periodic organization-wide skill gap assessment and present findings.
• Maintain up to date records of interns, reports  and placement
• Co-ordinate new intern onboarding
• Coach employees and act as their consultant regarding learning and development activities

Required Qualifications

• Software engineering  background preferably or has worked in a software development organization
• 1-3 years administrative and/or HR administrative experience strongly preferred
• Relevant experience in talent management and talent management tools/software
• Experience in organizing hackathons and team building activities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Comfort level in researching, identifying and approaching new business prospects for intern placement
• Experience in project management is a plus.