2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Summer Intern
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Overview:
At Chick-fil-A, we aim to Work Full of Life, so that means providing a workplace and restaurant atmosphere where everyone can thrive and belong. Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team is looking for a passionate intern who will help us in our journey to become the world’s most caring company. If you have a heart for DE&I, an interest in the hospitality industry, and a desire to serve the diverse needs of our incredible Staff, entrepreneurial Operators, and evolving customer base, then we’d love to see you apply.
We’re taking Diversity, Equity & Inclusion seriously as we work to fulfill our corporate purpose—so seriously, in fact, that DE&I has been named a Strategic Bet. This means we are committed to placing a disproportionate emphasis on advancing this work, and we are looking for a dynamic intern for the Summer of 2022 who can help us advance our work in four priority areas:
· Learning & Development
· Processes & Practices
· Data & KPIs
· Communications & Messaging
This is more than an internship, it’s your opportunity to impact lasting, systemic change that will help our company to meet the diverse and evolving needs of the communities we serve as we faithfully steward what has been entrusted to us and have a positive influence on everyone we come in contact with.
An ideal candidate for this role will have a passion for DE&I and is an effective communicator who can engage in collaborative and productive partnerships with colleagues at all levels and locations across the company. The candidate will also be an independent, reliable, and tenacious self-starter who can exercise sound judgment, prioritize assignments, and deliver results against set deadlines.
Serving in this internship, you will have the opportunity to:
- Become familiarized with and utilize the DE&I Strategic Plan in all assigned tasks and projects
- Develop a deeper knowledge of and conviction in DE&I best practices in the workplace
- Strengthen communication, presentation, and support of meeting/focus group facilitation
- Further master project and content management
- Collaborate cross-functionally
Job Responsibilities & Activities:
- Conduct research, create reports on program efforts, conceptualize new ideas, and support the team with other DE&I projects as needed
- Support the DE&I team in providing effective ideas and programming that builds a diverse and inclusive workforce
- Contribute to strategy development and implementation of the DE&I Strategic Plan
- Support project management and coordination of the DEI Strategic Plan and related projects
- Attend and participate in all project team and sub-committee team meetings of the DEI Strategic Bet
- Research and brief on DE&I topics and their correlation with hospitality products and services, aiming to identify gaps in access and service to communities we reach
- Coordinate and support of DEI-focused, community-based events and initiatives
- Attend internal and external meetings as requested to gain insight and provide details pertinent to Chick-fil-A’s DEI efforts
- Work on special, related projects as needed
- Stay abreast of best practices on DEI, recommend relevant initiatives for Chick-fil-A activities and actions
- Support logistics for company-wide DE&I meetings and events
- Draft, schedule, and poste DE&I communications across internal channels
- Participate in weekly DE&I working group meetings and provide administrative support to the working group
- Create PowerPoint slide decks for DE&I presentations and support preparation for DE&I Strategy Team and Advisory Council meetings
Minimum Qualifications:
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree related to DEI, Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Communications, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences or other business field. Must be returning to undergraduate study Fall 2022.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
- Strong time and task management skills
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Ability to learn quickly, work independently and use sound judgment
- Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality
- Ability to multi-task in a highly dynamic environment
- Ability to excel in a fluid, cross-functional team environment
- Collaborative orientation with strong interpersonal skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- An ability to synthesize large amounts of information from multiple sources and to translate learning into the identification of key trends
- Alignment with our Corporate Purpose as well as our shared vision to become the world’s most caring company
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience working in DEI and/or currently pursuing a DEI certification
- Solid business understanding and experience working in a professional setting
- Hospitality or Chick-fil-A Restaurant Experience
- Knowledge, awareness and interest in issues of culture, diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Experience or an educational focus in DE&I issues
- Have experience or a demonstrated educational focus in qualitative and quantitative research methods
- Demonstrated ability to provide effective coaching and feedback on topics related to inclusion
- Track record of working with historically marginalized groups
- Strong personal practice for growing your knowledge of equity & inclusion and an effective self-care/restoration strategy
Education:
Currently pursuing bachelor’s degree related to DEI, Organizational Psychology, Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Communications, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences or other business field
Minimum GPA : 3.0