Posted in Architecture 30+ days ago.
Type: Full-Time
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!
We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.
Overview
The External Affairs internship will consist of 10 – 12 weeks of fulltime external affairs work. The External Affairs Intern serves the External Affairs organization in supporting the mission of Southwest Power Pool and executing improved outcomes for all stakeholder-impacting initiatives. This position provides assistance and support to the combined External Affairs teams, as needed, including Communications and Stakeholder Affairs, Stakeholder Relations, Stakeholder Training, and Government Affairs.
The External Affairs Intern will assist the department in writing, editing, developing presentations, creating graphics, policy research and analysis, survey development and analysis, and stakeholder relations, all in alignment with SPP’s business objectives. The intern will also assist in administering the content and maintenance of SPP’s communications channels, including the organization’s corporate website SPP.org, employee intranet the Circuit, and SPP’s social media channels. In collaboration with other members of the external affairs organization, the intern contributes to the ongoing development of the SPP brand and the enforcement and consistent application of brand standards across corporate communications.
The intern works with the External Affairs team other SPP staff to engage member companies, elected officials, regulators, prospective customers, community leaders and others in support of SPP’s overall business objectives.
A wide range of skills is preferred, including writing, public speaking, design, communications planning, web content management, policy research and analysis, public and traditional social media relations.
Essential Functions
Government Affairs
Corporate Communications
Stakeholder Relations
Stakeholder Training
Other
Education Requirements:
Experience Requirements:
Required:
Preferred:
Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical and Mental Demands:
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:
This is a temporary position. Days and hours of workweek are Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Travel Requirement:
This position requires no travel
Should you elect to apply for this position SPP will review your qualifications and if after reviewing the qualifications and experience of all applicants, your skills and credentials meet our needs, someone from our organization may contact you. Please be advised that the time required to complete the applicant review process typically takes between 30 and 90 days, but could extend beyond that. Once the position has been filled, all applicants will be notified via email.
Southwest Power Pool is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other protected category.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines “reasonable accommodation” as a change or adjustment to a job or work environment that allows a qualified individual with a disability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of a particular job, and does not cause an undue hardship for the employer. SPP adheres to the ADA and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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