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INTERNSHIPS COORDINATORDepartment: Internships

Organizational Overview

CAPA The Global Education Network is an established leader in the development and administration of quality international education programs. For over 40 years, we have partnered with universities and colleges across the US and around the world, providing a full range of programs and integrated services designed to support all aspects of international education. Our strong worldwide network, professional expertise, and demonstrated success in the field make us the preferred resource for a growing number of US institutions of higher learning for their study abroad needs. CAPA is headquartered in Boston and operates programs in Buenos Aires, Dublin, Florence, London, Shanghai and Sydney. CAPA’s commitment to diversity is academic, experiential, and personal, including outreach to, and engagement with, the diverse communities that make up our Global Cities Program locations and participants.

CAPA The Global Education Network was founded in 1972 as an organization dedicated to providing quality, affordable study abroad programs, consisting of academic classes and unpaid internships for academic credit, for students who are studying at American universities. Our mission is to genuinely educate students about the people and culture in which they are learning in a holistic educational environment, through our learning abroad opportunities.

General Description

The internship division organizes and monitors more than 700 placements at the London Centre while overseeing the development and quality assurance of internships at CAPA Centres worldwide.CAPA is one of the leading and most respected organisations for internships abroad. A CAPA internship (work placement) is a unique opportunity for American students to gain a competitive edge by getting hands-on experience in one of the world’s leading cities. Internships can be in any field, depending on the student’s career and academic interests

Key Responsibilities

Internship Services:

To research, develop and monitor internship sites/work placements for our students at organizations and businesses throughout London.

To work directly with businesses and organisations to help them understand the benefits of a CAPA intern and to educate them on their responsibilities in regards to the placement.

To assist with the arrival and orientation of incoming interns, provide follow-up supervision and act as an on-site advisor for issues relating to student internships. A high level of customer service is required.

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To liaise with our US administration office during pre-departure and create thorough and accurate pre-departure information for students.

To maintain intern and site databases to a high level of accuracy. To attend CAPA events such as arrival and departure parties, mid-term dinners and special

CAPA events To assist with other administrative tasks within the office and across departments as

required. This role will also be cross trained to be able to assist the department of student affairs at

busy times; this would involve further student care and advising as well as administration To carry an emergency mobile phone outside of office hours on a one-week basis

approximately every 6 weeks in rotation with other members of staff. Full training and back up resources will be provided.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

Bachelor’s degree Minimum three year’s work experience Excellent customer services skills A high level of professionalism and comfort working with key people in businesses across

London Networking skills Ability to cold call prospective internship sites and develop a rapport Research skills to find new internship sites Strong attention to detail The ability to work well independently as well as across departments A high level of proficiency in computer software particularly Microsoft Office, Word and Excel An aptitude for working with databases or CRM systems Flexibility in terms of working hours and job description The legal right to work in the UK

Preferred (but not required):

Experience working with students Knowledge of the US education system

Hours of Work: This is a full-time role. Weekend and evening work is sometimes required, and flexibility with hours is a must.

How to ApplyPlease email your CV along with a cover letter indicating why you are interested in the position, your salary history and expectations, and what skills and experience you have that make you a suitable candidate to: [email protected]

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Please note CAPA will only consider candidates with the established legal right to work in the UK.