Overview

Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

The American Heart Association’s Internship Program provides college students an opportunity for hands-on experience in various facets for individuals interested in gaining work experience with a non-profit, voluntary health organization.

The nutrition and food systems internship offers the opportunity to gain professional experience with a national non-profit organization where nutrition is a top priority. The American Heart Association improves access to healthy food by strengthening systems and empowering consumers to make healthy choices. The intern would have a passion for identifying gaps and solutions supporting the American Heart Association’s nutrition security and food systems business plan and strategies.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as training and support locally and through our National Center.

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Internship Overview:

• Time Commitment: 25 hours per week
• Internship Duration: 5/20/2024 – 8/9/2024
• Remote Position
• Salary: $23.00 per hour

Internship Outcomes:

Individuals participating in the internship program are provided with an opportunity to:

• Gain important and practical job skills to be successful in a non-profit environment.
• Opportunity to explore a career path with a reputable voluntary health/service organization.
• Gain experience in the professional world while learning about board management.
• Complete an internship that enriches your academic and professional resume as well as enriching your personal life by making a difference in the lives of others.

Responsibilities

Tasks could include things like the following:

• Research, analysis, and reporting
• Conduct research using online sources (e.g., food and nutrition issues, stakeholders, trends, etc.) to support initiatives such as food labeling, equitable clinic-community ecosystems, and more. Individuals with nutrition expertise will include scientific literature in research where relevant.
• Analyze findings to identify trends, opportunities, and risks with respect to current and potential programs.
• Present research findings internally to inform programs and projects, honing your executive presence and communication skills.
• Writing and promotional support
• Write an article for a health professional audience.
• Develop promotional resources (e.g., slide decks, one-pagers, newsletters, etc.) to support fundraising and/or implementation of food systems programs.
• Coordinate internal review and revision of promotional resources.
• Administrative support
• Develop materials for meetings (e.g., attendance list, agenda, speaker bios, etc.
• Take notes and identify action items in team meetings.

Qualifications

• Juniors, Seniors or Graduate students with coursework in human nutrition and foods, food science, food systems, and/or culinary arts.
• Knowledge and experience in communications standards, AP style, writing, and editing.
• Ability to deal professionally in a corporate or non-profit environment and assume responsibility for guiding projects and programs from inception through completion.
• Effective oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities.
• Intermediate to excellent proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Bi-lingual in Spanish preferred.
• Required Equipment: Reliable WiFi Connection
• Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm CST.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future. For any roles working remotely, the work must also be performed inside the United States, not in a foreign country.

Compensation & Benefits

The job application window is expected to close April 12, 2024.

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation and Performance – Attracting talented, committed interns means offering competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.

Apply Today:

So, are you ready to intern for the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases?

The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide, and stroke ranks second globally. Even when those conditions don’t result in death, they cause disability and diminish quality of life. We want to see a world free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

The size and scope of our organization, along with our more than 40 million volunteers and supporters, allows us to make a real impact on our shared focus of cardiovascular and overall health.