Recruiting and Admissions Intern
Girls Who Invest is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing gender diversity and inclusion in investment management with a focus on growing the pipeline of women in frontline investing positions. They accomplish this through education, mentoring, internships, and a supportive community. The organization’s flagship summer program enables college students to explore investment management careers through four weeks of free educational training with top university professors followed by a seven-week paid internship at one of more than 100 leading investment management firms in the U.S. Scholars can also apply for Girls Who Invest’s fully subsidized, self-directed Online Intensive Program.
In addition, all scholars receive support and career guidance from a community of partners, mentors, and alumni. Girls Who Invest’s vision is for 30% of the world’s investable capital to be managed by women by 2030. More than 1,400 women have completed the Summer Intensive Program and Online Intensive Program since 2016.
In June 2022, we resumed our Summer Intensive Program (SIP) in-person, on-campus four-week educational program. Additionally, we launched program components as early as Spring 2022 through virtual channels to begin training and building community amongst our scholars. Our summer programs are typically taught by faculty lecturers at the University of Pennsylvania and at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Job Summary
The Intern will support the Girls Who Invest Recruiting & Admissions (R&A) team in conducting and executing all aspects of recruiting and admissions for the 2023 Girls Who Invest cohort and contribute to other special projects as assigned. The R&A Intern will work alongside GWI staff members to assist in implementation of a productive and thorough outreach plan. An August start date is preferred with potential to be either part-time or full-time through end of August and for the role to be continued into the fall to December (part-time). The candidate must be eligible to work in the US.
Our Values:
Equity is the core value driving Girls Who Invest — it is the foundation of everything we do. We believe in:
● Diversifying investment teams to drive better outcomes and create meaningful impact
● Welcoming those who self-identify as women and gender non-binary
● Advocating fiercely for communities that have historically faced barriers to entry and advancement
● Utilizing ongoing education as a resource to help women thrive in an evolving investment landscape
● Accelerating careers through the power of community and connection
● Shaping the investment management industry to look more like the world around it
● Ensuring all who interact with GWI: scholars, alumni, board members and staff encounter an inclusive, respectful environment that welcomes each other’s unique skills and perspectives.
Duties/Responsibilities:
● Assist with communication to prospective applicants, including answering questions via email, outreach for required documents, document processing and general application support.
● Support the Recruiting & Admissions team in gathering contact information for outreach to prospective applicants across a variety of US colleges and universities.
● Conduct initial outreach to establish contacts with student groups, career offices, and other campus constituents via email, phone, or LinkedIn messaging to ensure placement of GWI flyers, promotional materials, and virtual postings of the application announcement.
● Lead virtual information sessions throughout recruitment cycle.
● Support recruiting efforts to drive sign-ups for virtual information sessions, including working with our alumni recruiters.
● Assist with development of recruiting slide decks and promotional materials including flyers (design skills a plus).
● Assist with data cleaning and scraping of information from collected documents in GWI’s database to produce more effective targeted outreach efforts.
● Support and process GWI analytics for the Summer Intensive Program, Online Intensive Program and other projects as assigned, especially as this data may inform recruiting efforts.
● Create presentations and materials to showcase the highlights and efficacy of new recruiting efforts.
● Perform research and analysis in support of Recruiting & Admissions efforts to identify efficacy of various outreach strategies.
● Other duties as needed.
Requirements
Required Skills/Abilities:
▪ Must be an independent problem solver able to troubleshoot and address issues that may arise.
▪ Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
▪ Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
▪ Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
▪ Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
▪ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
▪ Strong leadership skills.
▪ Proficient with Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets.
▪ Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint.
▪ Proficient with Google Docs and Google Drive.
▪ Experience using CRM Software or relational databases a plus.
▪ Experience working with recruiting & admissions processes a plus.
Candidate must be available an estimated 8-10 hours/week during peak recruitment times (September-October).
Education and Experience:
Pursuing or received B.A. or B.S.