| Job Vacancies |
| POSITION | AmCham Kazakhstan intern program |
| COMPANY | AmCham Kazakhstan |
| LOCATION | Almaty |
| JOB STATUS | Interns work at least 12 hours a week during the academic year,; Internships are a minimum of 10 weeks; longer periods are desirable |
| REQUIREMENTS | If you want to join a great team and work with leading international and Kazakhstani business executives to strengthen Kazakhstan’s investment attractiveness, help businesses thrive, and connect people from a wide range of organizations, then read on. Important dates: Fall internships are September 22 th to December 5 th , with an application deadline of Aug. 25, 9:00 am. Spring internships are January 19 th to April 30 th , with an application deadline of November 17 th . The deadline for summer internships is March 30 th , with the internship period varying. All internships can be extended to the following period, based on mutual agreement. Interns must be 3 rd or 4 th year bachelor’s, master’s students or have graduated within 6 months, with courses relevant to the assignment (business, communications, political science, international relations, finance or accounting.) English and Russian and/or Kazakh are required. |
| SALARY | They are unpaid, but AmCham will work with interns to help get course credit, or if available, external financial support. |
| DUTIES | Each internship includes a main project, to be agreed on with your supervisor. Past projects included a handbook on U.S. assistance programs available to members and preparing briefs on policy issues Interns will also help with events, maintaining the client-relationship management system and other administrative tasks Current needs include: Communications: Media monitoring Website moderation Support with AmCham’s annual publication Social media support Proofreading and translation Coordination of webinars Events: Identifying venues Coordinating with vendors Staffing the events (includes evening hours) Government relations: Coordinating working groups Taking minutes Preparing briefs for managers prior to meetings Finance (only for Spring): Apprenticing with our chief accountant The benefits 1. On-the-job training by AmCham staff and members 2. Recommendation letter at end of internship |
| Additional | Send an email to info@amcham.kz, with the subject “Intern application – (your name), including a. A link to a video of yourself, not more than 2 minutes, in English, explaining why you want to intern b. Resume and contact information for two references c. Description of interests or possible projects 2. We will contact long-listed applicants for an online interview 3. Short-listed applicants will then be invited for an in-person interview (or online for international), in our office, and have their references checked 4. Finalists will receive a commitment letter, which they need to countersign |
Please send all inquiries to:
Elmira Kabiyeva, MBA
Career Center
Tel
+7(727)2374829 (1018), +7 701 765 53 95
e-mail:plof@kimep.kz