Entrepreneurship & Innovation Intern — Public Impact

Indiana; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) offers a 12-week internship designed to give hands-on experience in statewide programs and initiatives. The Hoosier Economic Intern team will work with IEDC staff on a joint project and present findings at the end of the program.

Hourly wage is $18/hr. The role emphasizes economic impact analysis, stakeholder outreach, and program development, with opportunities to engage with leadership and learn through planned engagements with state

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher in business, marketing, political science, public administration or a related field.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to multitask.
• Strong sense of time management with the ability to meet deadlines and juggle multiple projects with varying levels of importance.
• Ability to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Strong presentation skills preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing statewide programs and initiatives to meet organizational strategic goals.
• Assist in creation and maintenance of program policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
• Assist in management of statewide contractors and partner relationships.
• Participate in planning and execution of various meetings and events, including creation of reports, agendas, and logistics.
• Assist in internal and external stakeholder outreach regarding IEDC’s entrepreneurship and innovation programming.
• Assist with economic impact analysis and reporting for programming.
• Conduct audits of invoices, reports, and CRM data.
• Coordinate analysis and tracking of program and initiative reporting including performance metrics, financial metrics, and impact.
• Assist in the development and implementation of communication plans for programs, events, and partnerships.
• Support program initiatives with marketing collateral development including copy, press releases, one-pagers, web pages, emails, etc.
• Assist in planning of events, trainings, stakeholder meetings, etc. with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist in refresh of program collateral and templates.
• Creating/updating training and informational presentations
• Creating job aids/guides for internal use
• Research and compile documents for potential grant opportunities to support Indiana entrepreneurs and small businesses
• Research and compile recommendations for entrepreneurship and innovation programming based on peer organizations and ecosystem gaps
• Every Hoosier Economic Intern will work closely with an IEDC team member to brainstorm a joint project and present the final project at program end

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written & verbal communication

Multitasking

Time management

Team collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, marketing, political science, public administration or related field

Tools

CRM

Job description

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) offers a 12-week internship designed to give hands-on experience in statewide programs and initiatives. The Hoosier Economic Intern team will work with IEDC staff on a joint project and present findings at the end of the program.

Hourly wage is $18/hr. The role emphasizes economic impact analysis, stakeholder outreach, and program development, with opportunities to engage with leadership and learn through planned engagements with state