Finance & Operations Intern, SACC-San Diego, Spring 2024
Full Time | San Diego, United States | Posted: 08/30/2023
About the host company
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in San Diego (SACC-San Diego) was founded in 1989 and is the largest Swedish non-profit business organization in San Diego. Our mission is to promote and facilitate trade between Sweden and the greater San Diego area, while providing a broad spectrum of services to our members and enhancing Swedish-American networks in the U.S. and Sweden. The Chamber is comprised by a Board of Directors, representing a vast range of industries, including Life Science and Cleantech. The day-to-day operation is managed by our Management Associates, recruited from Sweden. In addition to this, the Chamber’s Advisory Board further strengthens our academic and industrial network reach. Our Management Associates assist Swedish & local companies in their business endeavors in Southern California by creating networking opportunities, providing consulting services, as well as offering trainee placement programs SACC-SD are now seeking 3 highly motivated individuals for our spring 2024 internship positions.
Job Description
The positions are six months long internships located in San Diego, CA. The positions offer a unique opportunity to gain valuable ‘real world’ experience and business-related skills as well as developing a professional network in a region with some of the world’s most prominent telecommunications, Life Science, and Cleantech industry clusters. The interns work closely with the Board of Directors, but are the executors of the Chamber’s initiatives, projects, events, and operational activities. In short it comes down to ensuring the overall success and effectiveness of SACC San Diego.
The Finance & Operations intern will have an overall responsibility for the chamber’s operations and finances, including budgeting, accounting and financial reporting. The role also involves being responsible for the contact with the Board of Directors and the umbrella organization, Swedish American Chamber of Commerce USA. In addition, it entails planning and organizing the finances for the events as well as promoting the chamber together with the other interns. Furthermore, this person will work to develop strong and sustainable relations with current and prospective members from all industries through sales pitches, active communication and networking.
PLEASE NOTE: While candidates are welcome to apply for multiple positions at SACC, it's important to highlight that accepting an offered position and subsequently accepting a second position at SACC is not allowed. Doing so will result in disqualification from both positions.
Requirements
Currently enrolled in a university program or graduated, within relevant field of study and:
Can work for six months straight
Fluent in oral and written Swedish and English
Ability to work independently as well as in teams
Outgoing personality and strong communications skills
Excellent organizational and administrative abilities
Swedish citizenship or strong ties to Sweden (for U.S. visa)
Relevant practical work experience and/or extracurricular activities
Start Date January 2024 - Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis and can be offered the position before the application deadline
Compensation There is no monetary compensation for the intern, as SACC San Diego is a non-profit organization. However, as an intern abroad you are entitled to apply for scholarships and CSN.
