The Aspen Institute Internship- $700 per week!

The Aspen Institute: Internship Description: The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program is dedicated to developing leaders for a sustainable global society. Through dialogues and path-breaking research, we create opportunities for executives and educators to explore new pathways to sustainability and values-based leadership. For more information on the work of The Aspen Institute Business & Society Program, please visit www.aspenbsp.org and www.aspencbe.org Start Date: - n/a - Salary: $700/week for full-time Location: - US - New York Application Deadline: March 31, 2011 Degree/Experience: MBA/Graduate Degree Preferred International Student Applications Accepted: No Basic Function: The Aspen Institute Business & Society Program seeks a graduate student with interest in business and social/environmental sustainability for a summer internship (20-40 hours per week for up to 10 weeks). Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Summer Associate will take a lead on one or more projects of the Business & Society Program (final project(s) to be determined depending on start date of internship and interests of Summer Associate): 
Work with senior staff to develop and implement a marketing and communications plan for the launch of the 2011 results of Beyond Grey Pinstripes, the alternative ranking of business schools. The rankings will be made public in early November 2011.
Work on one or more projects of the Corporate Values Strategy Group. The Associate would be expected to make meaningful contributions to events that will bring business executives, investment professionals, academics and other experts together (in July, September, and at other points in 2011) to explore issues that will impact the future of business practice and education. This assistance will likely include primary and secondary research and event logistics.
Work on refining a corporate fundraising strategy across all of our programming, keeping corporate partners engaged in and supportive of our work.
As time permits, the Summer Associate may assist with other work of the Business & Society Program.
Skills: 
Demonstrated interest in the power of business to do good
At least 2 years of experience working in a company, preferably a large multi-national corporation
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
Experience conducting literature reviews; ability to quickly and concisely summarize scholarly papers and popular articles
Intern candidates should be enrolled in a Master's degree program (MBA preferred, 1st or 2nd year), with bachelors or Masters-level coursework completed in finance and corporate strategy (plus corporate governance, ideally, if working on CVSG projects)
TO APPLY for this position, you must visit The Aspen Institute's job website (see link below). Follow the instructions to submit 
Cover note indicating why you are interested in this position. Cover note should highlight your specific qualifications for this position and why this internship is of interest.
Relevant CV for the BSP Summer Associate position.
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