FCS Financial and ALIANZAS Business Internship Program - (8-Week Internship)
We have partnered again this year with ALIANZAS to help us create an eight-week Business Internship Program for Latino/Latina college students. Below is a little more information about ALIANZAS:
ALIANZAS, a collaborative initiative of the University of Missouri Extension and the UMKC Institute for Human Development, is uniquely situated to facilitate the success of Latino/a interns participating in FCS Financial's summer internship program. ALIANZAS was established to enhance and support MU Extension's capacity to form alliances and best respond to the needs of Latino residents throughout the state of Missouri by promoting effective intercultural communication. Effective intercultural communication is also essential to the both the recruitment and support of Latino summer interns. Significantly, Latino/a communities are highly group-oriented, and the family is of central importance within individual decision-making. In order to effectively recruit and provide support for Latino/a summer interns, it is critical to gain the trust and confidence of each student's parents and extended family. ALIANZAS will not only help to build the necessary relationships, but can facilitate effective intercultural communication to ensure that the student has a successful internship experience.
Working with several mentors, interns learn the components of the agricultural lending business. Interns will work primarily in our Central Office in Jefferson City, Missouri, but will also spend time out in our retail offices with our Marketplace Staff. Interns will spend time with all departments within the organization. The last two weeks of the internship program will be tailored to the intern's major area of interest in the company.
Interns will learn the components of the lending process from taking the application all the way to the loan closing, and recording it in the company's books. Time will be spent with various departments such as: Human Resources, Compliance, Operations, Marketing, Accounting and Finance, Credit, Scorecard Lending, Information Technology, Sales and Support, Appraisal, and Risk Management.
This position is classified as Non-Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Reports To: Vice President, Human Resources
Supervises: None
DEADLINE: This posting closes on January 29, 2021. Interviews for this opportunity will be held in mid to late February.
***This internship is subject to change as outlined. It can be virtual or in person learning depending on the current protocols of the Association or current environment in 2021.***
Internship Parameters:
Eligible interns must be:
- Latino/Latina
- Enrolled as an undergraduate (sophomore, junior or senior) or as a graduate student in a 4-year institution of higher education in Missouri
- Preference given to those first in their family to be enrolled in an institution of higher education
- Preference given to those majoring in business, finance, agriculture, HR, or a related field
- The number of Latino internships being offered is up to 2
- The internships will take place in the Summer of 2021 over a period of 8 weeks
- The location of the internship site will primarily be at FCS Financial Central Office in Jefferson City, Missouri
- Compensation for interns is $14.50 per hour
- FCS Financial will provide for reasonable housing and transportation costs and a per diem to cover the cost of food.
- General knowledge of FCS Financial
- General knowledge of the agricultural industry
- General knowledge of agriculture/rural communities
- General knowledge of financial services industry
- General knowledge of basic financial/accounting terms and applications
- Skill in using Microsoft technologies including e-mail, word and spreadsheet processing
- Oral and written communication skills sufficient to discuss a variety of job-related topics, and to effectively communicate complex topics to a variety of audiences
- Responsible to appropriately protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the Association's systems and data and clients' data
- College sophomores, juniors, first semester seniors, or graduate students
- Desired degree programs are Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Agronomy, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Communications, General Agriculture, Business, Finance
- Minimum 2.5 GPA
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