CW Community Relations Intern (Summer 2024)

We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well, be healthy, continue learning, develop skills, grow professionally and serve our local communities. We invite you to apply for a career with Blue Cross.
Please note that effective Jan. 4, 2022, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana implemented a policy requiring any employee who enters any of our offices or who interacts in person with anyone for company business purposes to be fully vaccinated for COVID 19, unless legally entitled to a reasonable accommodation related to religious or medical exemptions. At this time, that policy is suspended and vaccination is not required to enter our facilities. Please note this is subject to change at any point in time to ensure compliance with company policy or government mandates and certain client facing roles may have separate protocols.
Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions.
Job Duties:
The Community Relations Intern will assist with the coordination and promotion of programs and activities in Community Relations and the BCBSLA Foundation to support health in communities across Lafayette. Duties include:

• Work in CRM (managing event details) and Outlook (checking emails and sending out calendar reminders about events)
• Learn how to pull and enter information in SmartSimple, our CRM for corporate sponsorships.
• Access community impact, Secretary of State verify, IRS Tax Status verify, and Guidestar verify all incoming corporate sponsorship applications.
• Coordinate and attend sponsored events and hand out giveaways and marketing material for Blue Cross. It also may include hauling 10x10 tents and other large items.
• Communicate with nonprofits to help setup phone calls, meetings, and events.
• Draft monthly emails to recruit volunteers
• Interns will be reimbursed for gas expenses to events outside of the Lafayette area

Required Qualifications:

• Degree Program(s) / Current Status: Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in any field is required. Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Kinesiology, Public Administration, Political Science, Health Promotion/Education, Health Administration, Public Health, Health and Human Services or related field is preferred.
• Cumulative GPA: 3.0 preferred; 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA.
• Relevant Experience: Work experience or previous exposure in degree fields is preferred.

Other Qualifications:

• Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).
• Strong ability to build relationships internally and externally is necessary.
• Must have strong organizational and analytical ability, oral and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to handle multiple priorities concurrently.
• Must have good energy and willingness to learn. Self-motivated, adaptable to a changing work environment and team-oriented.
• Current students must be able to work 15 - 20 hours per week during their Spring and Fall semesters and 30 -40 hours per week during the Summer. Recent graduates must be able to work 30 - 40 hours per week year round.
• Must be able to commute to/provide your own housing in Lafayette, LA or surrounding areas.

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Additional Information
Please be sure to monitor your email frequently for communications you may receive during the recruiting process. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those most qualified will be contacted. To monitor the status of your application, please visit the "My Applications" section in the Candidate Home section of your Workday account.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, please contact recruiting@bcbsla.com for assistance.
In support of our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians, Blue Cross encourages the good health of its employees and visitors. We want to ensure that our employees have a work environment that will optimize personal health and well-being. Due to the acknowledged hazards from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, and in order to promote good health, our company properties are smoke and tobacco free.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana performs background and pre-employment drug screening after an offer has been extended and prior to hire for all positions. As part of this process records may be verified and information checked with agencies including but not limited to the Social Security Administration, criminal courts, federal, state, and county repositories of criminal records, Department of Motor Vehicles and credit bureaus. Pursuant with sec 1033 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, individuals who have been convicted of a felony crime involving dishonesty or breach of trust are prohibited from working in the insurance industry unless they obtain written consent from their state insurance commissioner.
Additionally, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is a Drug Free Workplace. A pre-employment drug screen will be required and any offer is contingent upon satisfactory drug testing results.