Summer Associate Internship (Chief of Staff Office)

$54,995 - $97,510/Yr

Navy Federal Credit Union - Vienna, VA

Full-time - Intern

Vienna, VA

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Chief of Staff (CoS), Integrated Strategic Engagement team's goal is to support Navy Federal's President & CEO, Chief Operating Officer, and senior executive leadership team by driving strategic engagement and communication with all internal and external stakeholders. A Summer Associate will be selected to collaborate with leadership and various partners to support the following priorities for Navy Federal's senior executive leadership team: operational, strategic, and efficiency management; championing and challenging change, initiatives, and projects; and developing and strengthening key internal and external relationships. All assignments and projects assigned will be to support the priorities listed above, as well as alignment, connection, and empowerment across the organization. The Summer Associate Program is a 12-week internship program beginning in May 2025 and ending in August 2025. Students will work on impactful projects and meaningful work during their internship. To qualify for this position, applicants must be currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college or university and have an anticipated graduation date of December 2025 or later.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain project/program schedule, documentation, and progress and provide regular status updates
• Appropriately escalate project issues to leadership for resolution
• Collaborate with various levels of staff to accomplish tasks/assignments
• Identify and recommend process improvements to leadership
• Conduct research for preparation of reference material
• Create, update, and maintain foundational documents and executive summaries/briefs
• Create and maintain CoS SharePoint content and perform access updates
• Draft email verbiage to be sent by CoS team to internal and external contacts
• Ensure clear, concise, and effective communication of material shared by CoS Office
• Participate in planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of new and existing programs

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Project Management, Communications, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or other related field
• Familiarity with project/program management processes and methodologies
• Exposure to working and participating in cross-functional, multi-dimensional teams and projects
• Exposure to working with diverse internal and external contacts
• Ability to compile, organize, and present information clearly and concisely
• Familiarity with PCs and Microsoft Office Suite products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Effective skills exercising initiative and using good judgment to make sound decisions
• Effective organizational, planning, and time management skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to compose correspondence that adheres to grammar and Navy Federal writing style and standards
• Experience managing multiple priorities independently and/or in a team environment to achieve goals with a high degree of accuracy
• Experience in researching, compiling, and documenting data, business processes, and workflow
• Basic skills in capturing and translating processes and requirements into easily understood terms
• Basic analytical thinking skills to include summarizing information and clearly identifying key elements, patterns, results, or relationships.

Benefits

• Highly competitive pay
• Generous benefits and perks
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• Recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in IT by Computerworld®
• Recognition as one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes® 2024
• Recognition as The Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes® 2023
• Recognition as one of the Best Workplaces for Millennials™ 2023 by Fortune
• Recognition as one of the Best Workplaces for Women ™ 2023 by Fortune
• Recognition as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For® 2024 by Fortune
• Recognition as one of the Best for Vets Employers by Military Times 2023
• Recognition as one of the Most Loved Workplaces by Newsweek
• Recognition for Excellence in Early Career Hiring by Ripplematch Campus Forward Award
• Recognition as one of the Top 100 Internship Programs by Yello and WayUp