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Job Summary for Summer 2024
The Multicultural Affairs, Social Impact, and Business Councils team, located at Marriott’s corporate headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, builds brand preference and loyalty, protects and enhances company reputation, and drives positive outcomes by building relationships and managing programs with external stakeholders and the community in three areas:
- Multicultural Affairs – The Multicultural Affairs team is responsible for the implementation of Marriott’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy externally, focusing on business relationships and customers and building an externally-focused strategy that continues to generate brand preference and loyalty.
- Social Impact – The Social Impact team is responsible for the implementation of Marriott’s social impact strategy, focusing on social responsibility, volunteerism, human rights, external stakeholder engagement, reporting and transparency, and a portfolio of nonprofit partnerships and programs that aim to connect our business with communities and drive positive social outcomes and business value.
- Business Councils – The Business Councils team is responsible for the development of strategy and support for Marriott’s nearly 200 Business Councils, Junior Business Councils and Sub Councils. These groups engage General Managers and other associates across all brands and business functions in a market to work on shared business challenges, culture, sustainability and social impact initiatives, and government affairs opportunities.
Expected Contributions
The full-time summer in-person paid internship position will be responsible for providing general support to the Multicultural Affairs, Social Impact, Business Councils, and Archives team and will be assigned one or more short-term projects throughout the duration of the internship. Examples of potential projects include:
- Proactively search for social impact and sustainability stories to include in Headline News.
- Create one-pagers for multicultural affairs and social impact nonprofit partners.
- Provide on-site support to Headquarters and other local volunteer activations.
- Review and provide feedback on team documents, such as MGS resources and award applications.
- Research and provide insights on competitor programs and industry best practices.
- Set up Meet and Greets with internal stakeholders across disciplines to build knowledge and network.
- Participate in all fellowship events, including executive speaker series, hotel tour, and the Business Challenge.
- Anticipated start date: June 5th; end date: August 11th
Requirements
Successful candidates should have interest in the travel and tourism industry, community-oriented efforts and volunteerism, environmental, social, and governance (ESG), diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), or human rights and human trafficking, and demonstrate strong general skills, including:
- Communication skills, including verbal, written, and presentation
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects or assignments
- Ability to deliver strong work products that exhibit attention to detail
- Interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact in a team environment
- Ability to learn quickly, adapt to changing priorities, and creatively solve problems
Must be able to commute to Bethesda and live in the vicinity during the summer.
Housing assistance will not be available.