Resilience Intern

Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness program

Educational reimbursement

Learning & Development program

Downtown parking

Parental leave

Job summary

NICO National Indemnity Company is seeking a Resilience Intern in Omaha to support business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives. This role offers experience across planning, training, and crisis management within the Berkshire Hathaway group of insurance companies.

Responsibilities include maintaining continuity plans, coordinating with process owners, and participating in exercises and drills. Applicants should be undergraduate students with interest in risk and resilience and strong

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student pursuing a degree with sophomore standing or higher.
• Fundamental knowledge of resilience and emergency management concepts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word/Excel and related software.

Responsibilities

• Update and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery documents.
• Collaborate with process owners to gather continuity plan information.
• Participate in live events and drills as a scribe with resilience teams.
• Monitor potential disruption threats and assist in counterplanning.
• Support crisis management initiatives and safety committee activities.

Skills

Operational resilience

Emergency standards

PC proficiency

Communication skills

Customer service

Time management

Education

Undergraduate student status

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company:

NICO National Indemnity Company

Want to work for a company with unparalleled financial strength and stability that offers “large company” benefits with an exciting, friendly, and “small company” atmosphere? Our companies, as members of the Berkshire Hathaway group of Insurance Companies, provides opportunities for professionals interested in just that.

National Indemnity Company is seeking an immediate Resilience Intern to join our team. This internship will give the qualified candidate an opportunity to obtain valuable experience and competitive pay.

The Resilience Intern will have day to day involvement in the Company’s business continuity and disaster recovery program. They work with stakeholders to develop and update business continuity plans and initiatives across the organization. These initiatives include activities and functions designed to enhance and support the company’s Resilience Program, including but not limited to business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management

Hours:

• Flexible; Between 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• 15-25 hours per week, depending on the applicant’s schedule
• Up to 40 hours per week in the summer, depending on the applicant’s schedule

Duties include:

• Updating and maintaining various Excel spreadsheets and Word documents related to Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Plans and Initiatives
• Regularly meeting with business process owners to gather information on departmental business continuity plans for all Company office locations. Working with program leadership on training opportunities for designated individuals on process updates
• Participates as a scribe with the CAT/MAT teams in business continuity and disaster recovery live events and practice exercises, including drills, tabletops, department specific tests, and training. Assists in the development of exercises with other Company Resilience professionals to test and refine continuity strategies.
• Proactively monitors and notifies Resilience Leadership of current and developing interruption threats. Identifies potential business operation continuity risks and collaborates with Resilience Leadership on possible counters to identified threats.
• Works with the Safety Committee on crisis and emergency management initiatives.

Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree seeking students, with at least Sophomore standing
• 2 years of education in Risk Management, Emergency Management, or Resilience or equivalent work experience
• Understanding of Principles of Operational Resilience
• Understanding of Emergency Management Standards
• Proficiency with personal computer and related software
• Excellent oral and written communication with all levels of the organization and with Agents
• Desire to provide excellent customer service
• Strong aptitude to identify problems and make decisions, train personnel, and organize workflows.
• Ability to organize one’s time and resources, handling multiple high priority tasks while delegating, planning, and meeting strict deadlines.

We want you to be involved! We offer Employee Resource Groups for volunteering, connecting with others, social gatherings, and professional development. We also regularly seek employees input through companywide surveys.

We care about your health and wellbeing! Our Wellness program is integrated into the Company culture with an online wellness portal that offers a year-round, one-stop-shop to manage and track all areas of health, our Omaha office boasts a complimentary state-of-the-art onsite fitness center, and a robust wellness program.

Benefits, Perks and more! We offer retirement and savings plan with immediate enrollment with 100% employer match up to 5%, Medical, Dental and Vision for regular, full-time employees and eligible dependents, a dedicated Learning & Development program for employees to grow personally and professionally, 100% upfront Educational Reimbursement program, subsidized downtown parking, competitive time off policies including parental leave, an Employee Assistance program and much more!