What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business & Community Development Intern position at Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation?
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Position Description
Position Title: Business & Community Development Intern
Department: Business & Community Development
Reports to: Senior Economic Development Director
Position(s) Supervised: N/A
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Position Summary
The WEDC Internship program is designed to offer the intern broad exposure to economic development, community development, real estate redevelopment, historic preservation, and program management and evaluation. The Business & Community Development Intern primarily supports staff and external customers to accomplish tasks with little direction required.
Responsibilities
The Business & Community Development Intern will spend a majority of their time in these activities:
- Provide support to administer the Historic Tax Credit (HTC) program.
- Work with eligible entities throughout the state to apply to the HTC program.
- Work with customers who have received HTC assistance to ensure ongoing performance and support of their award.
- Perform program evaluation and benchmarking research.
- Independently respond to questions and inquiries from internal and external sources concerning the HTC program.
- Assist in the maintenance of the HTC program application, implementation manuals and guides.
- Follows the prepared guides and manuals to ensure the accuracy and completeness of their work.
- Collaborates with state agencies on the deployment of the HTC program.
- Attend organization and division meetings as schedule permits.
- Other projects as assigned.
Salary : $15 - $18
