Intern Program Manager

Intern Program Management:

• Ensure the smooth implementation of a structured internship program that meets the needs of the business and is attractive to college students. Facilitate training for hiring managers; design a leadership speaker series that educates and engages student in the work that we do and prepares them for a career; and identify social networking opportunities for interns and stakeholders to connect and establish rapport.
• Identify colleges and universities that will best meet AARP’s needs for the future, and evaluate existing relationships for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Identify channels to market to “non-traditional” students to grow diversity into the intern program.
• Organize and staff on-campus recruiting efforts (e.g., career fairs and interviews); participate in presentations, info sessions and career fairs on college and university campuses; engage with career development offices and students to raise awareness of AARP’s employer value proposition.
• Maintain strong relationships with college career services, key faculty, administrators, and student groups.
• Develop and monitor key metrics and costs related to the college recruiting function.  Design and develop leadership presentation that communicate the successes and opportunities of the program.

Recruitment Process:

• Perform full life-cycle recruitment, including owning internal client consultation, partnering with hiring managers to determine the best strategy for meeting the needs of an individual search, developing creative and diverse sourcing strategies, generating a candidate pipeline, qualifying and presenting a candidate slate to clients, managing the client and candidate throughout the process, and ensuring that all interview logistics are seamless, and facilitating a positive onboarding experience.
• Execute on full life cycle recruiting techniques including but not limited to candidate sourcing, phone screening, behavioral based interviewing, client interview preparation and scheduling, hiring team consensus feedback collection, initiating pre-hire check, and candidate closing in response to current openings.
• Deliver consistent execution by managing open position requisition activity including system input and maintenance, job board postings, continued tracking and monitoring of status, and monitoring applicant tracking activities to assure compliance with recruiting process. 
• Recruit in compliance with policies as defined by AARP, as well as State and Federal Laws.  Adhere to selection standards and recommend improvements and innovations to process and procedures.   Maintain accurate, updated and compliant information in applicant tracking system and candidate files.  Maintain company, client, and candidate confidentiality. 
• Execute against timelines, benchmarks and metrics.
• Develop well written, researched and marketable position descriptions and subsequently post to appropriate media.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience by providing timely feedback and status updates, guiding candidates through the process, and delivering a positive onboarding experience.
• Collaborate with the HR Business Partners as well as client departments in forecasting intern needs.  Exceed client expectations by providing a strong service orientation, outstanding decision making, and efficiency in delivering quality results.