Intern

Overview

Goldbelt provides internship opportunities in a variety of positions across its companies. College students and recent graduates can develop industry skills while exploring career opportunities within Goldbelt.

Goldbelt Incorporated is an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) headquartered in Juneau, Alaska, whose mission is to make a significant and positive difference in the lives of more than 4,200 Alaska Native shareholders. Alaska Native Corporations hold a distinct purpose and share a familiar creation story born in an act of Congress in 1971.

Join a fast-growing “forever” company that manages over 30 subsidiaries and provides centers of excellence in a shared service center model based out of Herndon, Virginia.

At Goldbelt, we place a strong emphasis on recognizing and rewarding the dedication and hard work of our team members in pursuit of our company's mission. We are a team focused on gold standard customer service and professional growth with competitive benefits and profit-sharing plans and help support a business model that gives back to the community of shareholders.

Summary:

Goldbelt provides internship opportunities in a variety of positions across its companies. College students and recent graduates can develop industry skills while exploring career opportunities within Goldbelt. Additionally, Goldbelt provides externship opportunities at partner organizations across Juneau in fields such as construction, healthcare, public media, and more.

Externship opportunities provide students with hands-on roles that align with their area of study/interest at organizations outside of Goldbelt.

Qualifications

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work with clients and the public using tact and courtesy.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written directions, including company policies and procedures.
• Ability to perform duties in a professional manner and appearance.
• Ability to use common sense and good judgment when making decisions within scope of authority.
• Have basic business understanding.
• Have history working with customers in a service-oriented field.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Working toward or recently completed an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or graduate degree.
• Must be available for ten (10) weeks to complete the internship program.
• Be a voting shareholder of Goldbelt, Inc., or a lineal descendant of a voting shareholder.
• Be attending an accredited university as a full-time student, or have graduated from an accredited university within the past six months
• Maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA for undergraduates, minimum 3.0 GPA for graduates.
• Be willing and able to commit to a 40 hour/week, in-person program.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

• Goldbelt works to build the best positions for each qualified candidate to give shareholders and descendants a head start as they enter the workforce.
• Internships provide paid training and work-study opportunity, delivering an overview of the business functions in a for-profit corporate setting.
• Externships provide paid training and work-study opportunity for students interested in fields outside of Goldbelt's business offerings.
• Interns and externs will learn networking skills by partnering with other Alaska Native organizations to participate in workshop and trainings to further career development opportunities and enhance cultural knowledge.
• Sample workshops include resume and cover letters, interview training, benefits and retirement review, Tlingit culture and heritage, Alaska Native art, and more. Internships are available in business development, business operations, accounting, human resources, information technology, communications, and shareholder services.