Data and Evaluation Intern

Love What You Do and Why You Do It! 

Since 1987, Participate Learning has partnered with schools and districts to prepare students for career success through cultural exchange, dual language programs, and global learning. We help students build bilingual fluency, problem solving, and critical thinking skills to apply their learning in real-world settings and any career path.

What You’ll Do: 

This is a one-year part-time internship position (30 hours per week) that supports data-centric tasks in both Operations and Evaluation & Research. This is an ideal position for a recent college graduate who is interested in building skills and knowledge within a mission-driven organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Evaluation and Research 

• Support collection and analysis of product success data 
• Support stakeholder survey process at all phases (build, clean data, preliminary analysis)
• Create data displays for company use (internal) using dashboards in Salesforce and Tableau
• Locate and organize external data sources for use in combination with internal data sources.

Operations

• Support input of key program metrics into Salesforce
• Support for language proficiency testing 
• Support administrative tasks (assembling teacher kits, printing certificates, etc.)
• Global Leaders course data support

Secondary (as available) Support Functions:

• Update records as necessary in customer management system (Salesforce)
• Support for Participate Learning events (graduation, arrival orientation, etc.)
• Administrative platform migration support

Key Competencies

• Familiarity with Google Workplace Apps - particularly Google Sheets (including writing basic formulas, conditional formatting, etc.)
• Willingness to learn/explore new tech platforms including, but not limited to Salesforce, Tableau, and Alchemer.
• Attention to detail and willingness to do repetitive tasks while maintaining accuracy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of system- and process-based thinking ability
• Ability to work independently
• Strong critical thinking skills

Additional Skills:

• Coursework and/or experience in: education research, qualitative/quantitative data analysis; survey design, program evaluation

Education and Experience:

• Recent college graduates with a degree in Education, Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), Organizational Leadership preferred. All majors are encouraged to apply! 

About You

• Passionate about learning and welcoming people from all over the world, learning about their culture and sharing your own culture and experiences.
• Passion for global perspectives - languages, cultures, travel, etc. We value a deep interest in exploring the diverse facets of our interconnected world. 
• We are looking for impact makers who believe in using their career as a force for good. 
• Eager to make a difference for today and tomorrow
• Flexible with your time and energy and willing to expand beyond the day-to-day expectations of your work. (And the company reciprocates with flexibility!)
• Cameras on during most zoom meetings - we want to see your smile. 
• Believe global education is for everyone!

What You’ll Love About Us: 

Headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC, one of the essential measures of the success of our business is the positive impact we make on our employees. Our work inspires everyone to be change agents.