Job Description

Date: Dec 11, 2025

Location: Indianapolis, IN, US, 46205

Organization: HHC

Division: HEALTH AND HOSPITAL CORPORATION

Sub-Division: MCPHD

FLS Status: [[JOB_REQUISITION_CUSTOM27]]

Req ID: 24715

Marion County Public Health Department is an organization that celebrates diversity, and seeks to employ a diverse workforce. We actively encourage all individuals to apply for employment and to seek advancement opportunities. Marion County Public Health Department also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law. For additional questions please contact us at: hrmail@hhcorp.org.

Key Competencies

• Policy Development/Program Planning Skills
• Communication Skills
• Community Dimensions of Practice Skills
• Management

Job Role Summary

This position will develop an intern recruitment program; maintain a database of contacts and internship postings, track internship activity, create reports of activity and provide updates to the Workforce Director, serve as the liaison between MCPHD and university/college career centers, and plan and execute internship events.

Essential Duties

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with students, alumni, employers, faculty, and staff of Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) and local colleges/universities to bring meaningful internship experiences to students in a variety of public health disciplines.
• Develop and adhere to Director and Chief Medical Officer and Senior Executive team directives that pertain to this program.
• Serve as the liaison between MCPHD and college/university career centers for intern placement.
• Ensure all Affiliation Agreements are in place and up to date between MCPHD and prospective college/universities.
• Work with the legal department to develop and track signed Affiliation Agreements with college/universities as needed.
• Track and monitor student internship applications, preparation and placement process, career plans and professional development, academic and MCPHD program policies to assist the internship process.
• Communicate and coordinate professional development training workshops and trainings for interns.
• Design, plan, organize, and direct orientation and training programs for interns.
• Engage, coach, direct interns through the application, onboarding, work log, time management, off-boarding and exit survey process on internship.
• Provide guidance to the workforce on internship program policies and procedures.
• Develop internship program procedure manual and oversee implementation of a streamlined internship process.
• Oversee the operations related to the implementation and growth of the internship program.
• Assist the evaluation team with needed metrics for progress reporting and grant compliance.

Associated Job Duties

• Conduct site visits to observe internship sites while students are working.
• Oversee administration needs for the Internship Program including creating related organizational policies.
• Collaborate with the Public Relations team to promote the internship program and develop content for the website and social media to attract a wide range of interns.
• Assist with creating and reviewing intern job descriptions.
• Coordinate with Human Resources and CIS to ensure interns and preceptors are prepared with documentation, training and equipment on day one.
• Assist in recruiting interns via college career fairs with the talent acquisitions team.
• Supervisory responsibilities.
• Participate in emergency public health preparedness exercises and in the response to public health emergencies as directed.
• Monitor and understand Incident Command structure (ICS) via working with emergency preparedness staff.
• Participates in a minimum of two H.O.P.E. events totaling a minimum of eight (8) hours annually.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in secondary education, business administration, public health, public affairs or a related field and 2 years of experience in program planning, management, and development required.
• Master’s level degree preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to effectively present information to different stakeholders.
• Program management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments.

Licenses/Certifications Required

• Valid driver’s license

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Negotiation skills necessary to bring people/groups together.
• Thorough knowledge of program planning process including development of goals, objectives, and evaluation measures.
• Communicate well with people of various cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences.

Working Environment

• Primarily office environment; outreach activities in various schools throughout the county.
• Physical demands include lifting light weight materials on a routine basis.
• The position requires the ability to engage in and/or out of state travel as needed.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Nearest Major Market: Indianapolis

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