Research Intern

Description

We have an opening for a Research and Data Analyst Intern (Intern). The Intern must be a team player, proactive worker and staff supporter. The ideal candidate is interested in research and data analysis as it relates to attracting businesses to our 11-county region. The intern must have a High School Diploma and be currently enrolled at an accredited college or university working towards a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field. The candidate should be detail-oriented, enjoy a challenge, be comfortable with tight schedules and have a solid grasp on multi-tasking.

Responsibilities

 Conduct research on prospective companies and leads to build out profiles in the organization’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system while cleaning up and verifying system data.
 Conduct data pulls and scrubs from the Partnership’s subscribed databases.
 Run interactive business climate and operating cost comparison system, incentive calculator, and economic and fiscal impact models.
 Research and analyze data on the region’s target industries.
 Develop positive working relationships with team members and stakeholders.
 Prepare presentation materials using documents, power point and excel spreadsheets.
 Prepare reports with displayed results, statistics and conclusions to an audience in a transparent and straightforward way.
 Conduct prospecting research to support with NEI investment campaign.
 Collect data on subset of current stakeholders for investment purposes.
 Assist Regional Initiatives team with research for Regional Opportunities Council projects.

Qualifications

 Actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree, or higher
 Ability to handle confidential matters and manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
 Skilled in fundamental Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access.
 Preferred previous experience in research and analyzing data.

 Clear and concise communication skills, both written and verbal.
 Organized and detail-oriented.
 Creative thinker, from concept creation to implementation.
 Interested in developing interpersonal, networking and team skills.