Lending Communications & Data Intern New

Local Initiatives Support Corporation; United States; Remoto; USD 23.000 - 32.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

LISC, a leading community development organization in the United States, seeks a Lending Communications & Data Intern to support updating loan impact stories and formatting summaries of key credit data. The intern will work across teams, using data and research to tell stories and contribute to lending communications.

The role is part-time (<=20 hours/week), remote, and paid at $20 per hour. Strong writing, Excel, and MS Office experience are required, with enrollment in an eligible degree program and eligibility to work in the U.S.

Competenze

• Superior written and verbal communication skills; ability to organize and synthesize information to tell a story.
• Experience writing/editing for external communications (social media, blogs, impact stories, marketing materials).
• Fully fluent in Excel and experience using MS Suite to conduct research, analyze data, and present findings.

Mansioni

• Become familiar with LISC’s reports, data, and underwriting documents to draft impact stories for Project Profiles.
• Coordinate with communications to publish Project Profiles in the online resource library.
• Populate Project Profiles tracker and support updating the related map.
• Provide recommendations for process improvements and new marketing opportunities as they arise.
• Review credit narratives and underwriting workbooks to extract predetermined data points.
• Format all data research into a single file and submit to Director of Compliance, Lending for IT submission.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Conoscenze

Excel

MS Office

Data analysis

Writing & editing

Formazione

Undergraduate or graduate student

Active enrollment in degree program

Strumenti

MS Office suite

PowerPoint

Descrizione del lavoro

LISC is one of the country’s largest community development organizations, helping forge vibrant, resilient communities across America. LISC works with residents and partners to close gaps in health, wealth, and opportunity so that people and places can thrive. We do this by acting as a conduit for grants, loans and equity–and by providing technical assistance and capacity building–to locally rooted organizations that carry out the work in communities.

Job Overview

LISC is seeking a Lending Communications & Data Intern to support two main projects: 1) Update loan impact stories in LISC’s Project Profiles resource library to support lending communications and marketing. 2) Research and format summaries of key data points across the credit files of outstanding loans.

We are seeking a highly organized intern who is passionate about the work of CDFIs. The intern will need to leverage strong writing and analytical abilities, and be skilled at using data and research to tell a story. Top candidates will have demonstrated experience in communications, research, data analysis, and be excited to learn more about CDFI underwriting and lending.

The intern will have the opportunity to collaborate across teams and work closely with senior staff. They will be encouraged to participate in a variety of meetings and learning opportunities and to become familiar with LISC’s broader activities and programs.

Responsibilities

Specific tasks and activities, including responsibilities related to the projects above, are anticipated to include:

• Become familiar with LISC’s system reports, data, and underwriting documents. Use these resources to draft stories of impact (Project Profiles) for LISC’s loans.
• Coordinate with LISC’s communications team to publish new Project Profiles in LISC’s online resource library.
• Populate Project Profiles tracker and provide support to update the related map.
• As they arise, provide recommendations for process improvements and/or new marketing opportunities.
• Review credit narratives and underwriting workbooks of outstanding loans, focusing on collecting predetermined data points.
• Format all outstanding loan data research into a single file and provide to Director of Compliance, Lending for ultimate submission to LISC’s IT team.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate student. Undergraduates must have completed a minimum of 2 (two) years’ coursework towards a Bachelor’s degree.
• Candidate must be actively enrolled in a degree program and provide documentation that internship relates to course of study.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to organize and synthesize information from various sources in order to draw conclusions and tell a story. Top candidates will have demonstrated experience and interest in writing and editing for external communications (e.g., social media, blog posts, impact stories, marketing materials).
• Must be fully fluent in Excel and have experience using MS Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) to conduct research, analyze data, and present on findings.
• Excellent organizational abilities and time management skills; ability to prioritize and manage individual tasks in a remote work environment.
• Quick learner and self-starter, capable of working independently to produce high‑quality work.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to work across a variety of tasks and with diverse teams.
• Prior coursework or familiarity with real estate, lending, finance, impact measurement, communications and marketing, or similar concepts, and interest in CDFIs, lending, and community development.
• This position is remote; candidates must have reliable access to internet during work hours.

The internship is anticipated to be part-time (20 hours or less per week). The internship will pay $20 per hour. Interns must provide proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. and must satisfy I-9 verification requirements.

Interns will not be promised continued employment at the end of the internship. LISC does not provide visa sponsorship.