Internship Opportunity at the IATF

Community Development/Web 2.0 Intern

The International Association of Teamwork Facilitators (IATF) is seeking a creative, motivated and energized team of virtual interns to foster community, develop new media skills, engage an online international community of members.

This opportunity is limited to three virtual interns who are passionate about organizational development, teamwork facilitation and leadership. Our online community currently has members from over 26 countries. Our members hold leadership positions at Fortune 100 & 500 corporations. Our members range from trainers, psychologist, coaches, corporate executives, program mangers and entrepreneurs.

The Ideal Intern will:

• have a passion for leadership, coaching and team work facilitator
• be pursuing a degree in Organizational Development, Leadership, Management
• be well versed in new media technologies
• be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• be able to commit to a four month internship
• be creative
• be able to actively participate in our community and attend weekly intern training sessions

The Goals and Objective of the internship

1. To research strategies and techniques to solving issues presented by the community
2. To develop and implement a community development plan to increase activity and participation within the community
3. To leverage new media, social media and online tools to deliver content and community development initiative
4. To share knowledge, ideas and education with a community of expert teamwork facilitators

Each intern will be assigned a series of specific task. The task will require a development plan and implementation strategy to deliver to the community. Each intern will be personally coached and trained in leadership, coaching and community development strategies over the 4 month internship. Weekly creative strategy sessions will provide the Interns the opportunity to bring their ideas to the table and collaborate with industry experts who are putting information into action!

This is an unpaid internship but the experience and networking opportunities available will yield dividends for the right individual. I look forward to engaging your abilities. We ask for all interns to be able to dedicate 8-12 hours a week and work on a fixed schedule with our Director of Marketing and Community Development.

Tentative start date is October 1, 2009.  The exact date you start depends on your specific set of skills.

Please submit a resume and compelling reason why you are the best person for this internship to: iatfinternship@gmail.com

Comments

[Tami B]

I am very interested in the Internship and the opportunity to expand my leadership and teambuilding skills. Can you please ellaborate on the "work on a fixed schedule with our Director of Marketing and Community Development" as I have a full time career and would not want to apply for the position if I am unable to complete the requirements due to time constraints.

[Barbara Warheit]

I would be very interested as well. I have a full time position as Director or Quality and OD for a small rural medical center. I am not enrolled yet for my degree but plan to ... 25 years experience in the T&D/OD field and would love to see what you are doing... Running high level organization teams so have a good "laboratory" for testing of materials....thanks for your consideration.

[Ryan]

@Tami We are actively seeking individuals who are motivated to develop a real sense of community within the IATF. Fixed schedule means that the individual would have to commit to a set time frame. Since we are receiving applications from all over the world... time and time zones are not a factor just consistency. An ideal candidate has a passion for teamwork and working knowledge of new media engagement tools.

[Ryan]

@ Barbara Your background in T&D/OD is on point. The really key to this internship is to develop an individuals new media and web 2.0 skills and show off their creativity and ideation abilities in getting the ITAF Community engaged, informed, participating and starting the conversations that matter around developing high performance teams. I would invite you to send a resume/compelling story to apply for the team at iatfinternship@gmail.com

[George Tun]

I have been involved with the Learning & Growth sector for the past 7 years and my dream is for my people of Burma (all nationalities) to be given a similar opportunity to see and understand that if and when we new insights are presented with compassion, we will truly improve our values and how each and everyone indeed in their own ways contribute to our society.

[Ariella H. Sinjaya]

I'm interested to work with you on this Internship program. In 2007 I graduated and earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in Transformational Leadership from Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. Currently I live in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. I founded my own foundation and a learning center and work as adjunct professor in several universities and also speakers for various seminars and interpreter for English speaking speakers/preachers who came to Indonesia.

I love to keep learning and I'd like to develop a team-building program that will be able to help the leaders in various aspects/areas of their fields. I would imagine that working with you as intern, will enrich my knowledge and experience. Please let me know the the details information and requirement needed for this internship program. I appreciate that.

Sincerely,
Ariella H. Sinjaya

[Nina Cerissa Soliman]

Thank you very much for this opportunity, and I love your program very much. So much that my heart skipped a beat at the sight of the word "internships."

I'd like to participate, BUT I think, with my schedule as president of a student organization this schoolyear, I will not be able to commit a lot of time for the four-month program. I can already foresee a lot of conflicts in our schedule of activities. And, on top of that, I go home late in the evening. But I am hoping to participate in some, for my organization is also very focused on organizational and community development, management, and leadership.

Thank you for everything!

Sincerely,
Nina Cerissa Soliman

[Victoria Korpics-Fitzgerald]

I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to serve as a intern in your program. I have attended many of your teleseminars over the past few years and have taken a great deal of the information and shared it with my peers. My work experience includes many years in various coaching and leadership roles with major insurance companies. I feel I can always learn and grow from new experiences and more specifically interactions with leaders and coaching in different industries than my own. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to participate in this internship program.

[Kusuma Harish]

Hi,
At the outset, my name is Kusuma Harish and I am currently working as a clinical psychologist for Manipal Cure & Care. This is a chain of Mainpal Hospitals in Bangalore. I have about 14+ years of experience in the field of Psychology working in various hospitals and schools with specilization in Child Psychology, marital counseling, family counseling, and so forth.

I received your e-mail about needing virtual interns, so wanted to explore the possibility of me working remotely. Please send me complete information on this and what is the possible next step for me to take in joining you.

Warm Regards,
Kusuma Harish

[Avinash Anand]

Dear Sir,

I received this information today only. As the date I believe has gone, can i still try for this internship.

The reason why I want this internship is because I will be inspiring & motivating people through out my life. This is the mission of my life.

I know where I have to go in my life & none can stop me from reaching there.
This program I believe will help me hone my skills & will lead to my development with significant contribution of mine to the organization.

Hope to get a chance,

Avinash Anand Singh
MBA
Class of 2010
SCMLD
Mob no: 09890474536

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