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As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

+ Weekly pay

+ Scheduling flexibility

+ Paid parental leave

+ Paid education assistance

+ Team member discount

+ Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

_Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that challenges interns to deliver innovative solutions to real projects that impact the business. Throughout the course of the internship experience, we deliver diverse personal and professional development opportunities that further develop skillsets that can be implemented both during and after the program. The internship program will allow for interaction with other interns and Meijer senior leaders._

_The internship program includes:_

+ _Challenging and impactful projects_

+ _Final presentations delivered to senior executives_

+ _Executive speaker series_

+ _Professional development and training opportunities_

+ _Networking and community events_

+ _Events highlighting key areas of the business_

**What you will be doing as a Community Partnerships and Giving Intern** :

Interns in this area will gain exposure to the Meijer corporate philanthropic process and programs, as well as community sponsorship opportunities. Interns will be assigned a project that will focus on strategy, execution, and delivering results.

Representative projects completed by previous Community Partnerships and Giving interns include:

+ Event execution and project management related to the Meijer LPGA classic for Simply Give event in Grand Rapids, MI

+ Promotion and execution of in-store events, including special appearances and vendor tours

+ Meijer vendor-supported community opportunities

+ Seasonal promotions

+ Partnership/Sponsorship negotiations, contracts, asset fulfillment, and event execution

+ Researching and recommending opportunities to increase sponsorship in key sports categories and/or geographies

+ Developing a playbook to drive community sponsorship opportunities, particularly around hunger relief, with key sports partners.

+ Recommendations to maximize participation and reach of company’s signature giving program, Simply Give

The intern may also get exposure to other activities of the function, including:

+ Marketing/Merchandising

+ Brand Development

+ Legal

+ Communications

+ Operations

+ Meijer LPGA Classic Teams

**Qualifications** :

+ Progressing toward a bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Event Marketing, Communications, Corporate Philanthropy, or a related field

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams

+ Comfort with Ambiguity - can shift gears easily and cope with change

+ Time Management - Uses time effectively and efficiently. Ability to work and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously

+ Problem Solving – Investigates all available resources for answers, looking beyond the obvious to assemble and interpret data

+ Action Oriented – Has a sense of urgency and the ability to get things done

+ Customer Focus - Dedicated to meeting expectations of internal and external customers

+ Relationship Skills - Creates positive working relationships with customers, team members, senior leadership, and other internal and external constituencies

+ Communication Skills - Conveys the right information both written and verbally

+ Strategic Mindset- Thinks outside of the box, bringing new perspectives and ideation to the team

Possible career path opportunities:

+ Community Partnership and Giving Specialist

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We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. **If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application,** **please** **click** **here** **to submit your request** **. Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.**