2023 Undergraduate Arts / Project Management (Reconciliation Action Plan And Corporate Responsibility) Internship - Scoresby, Carole Park Or Pooraka (13 Months, Full Time, Fully Paid)

• 13-month full time undergraduate internship based in either Carole Park (Brisbane), Scoresby (Melbourne) or Pooraka (Adelaide)
• Arts students with a major or minor in Indigenous Studies - gain real world, practical experience
• Fully paid internship from 30.01.2023 to 26.02.2024

If you are an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts or similar student who is studying a major or minor in Indigenous studies, we have a newly created internship opportunity to jump start your career. This fully paid, 13-month full time internship can be based at our Carole Park (Brisbane), Wetherill Park (Sydney), Scoresby (Melbourne), Pooraka (Adelaide) or Perth offices / branches.

Your opportunity to power your potential starts here!

About Cummins

What’s in it for you?
Cummins will help set you up for success and your future career as you develop your theoretical knowledge into practical skills while contributing meaningfully to the operation of our multi-billion dollar business. Gain real word, practical experience!

About the role

Supporting our corporate responsibility team, this is a newly created 13-month Internship opportunity which commences 30th January 2023. This role would suit an undergraduate student currently studying an Arts degree or similar who is undertaking a major or minor study program in Indigenous Studies. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to our Reconciliation journey while gaining skills and knowledge.

“What Will You Do”

• Work with our Corporate and Social responsibility teams to deliver a wide range of projects and initiatives focused on Reconciliation
• Supporting our key stakeholders with project coordination including managing project scope, resource management and management of project schedules
• Supporting, advising and helping to progress our reconciliation plan
• Support our reconciliation initiatives including projects related to working with indigenous youth and supporting other joint projects with Indigenous led organisations
• Provide consistency in delivery across all of our corporate responsibility projects
• Develop stakeholder relationships with our community partners, charities, organisations and industry bodies and manage those relationships and the flow or information
• Manage the development of corporate communications relative to our corporate responsibility group
• Manage reporting relating to our range of projects

About You:

To qualify for this undergraduate internship, it is essential that you:

• Are currently studying an undergraduate Degree of Arts (or similar) with a major or minor in Indigenous Studies
• Have between 1 and 8 units of study left to complete of your undergraduate degree as of February 2023
• Possess Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency

Ideally this is a 13-month, full time, paid placement and the successful candidate will be required to defer their studies for the duration of the program, however student who wish to continue to study on a part time basis while completing the internship will be considered.

Note: Applicants that do not meet these qualifying requirements unfortunately will not be considered.

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• A passion for corporate and social responsibility with a particular focus on Indigenous affairs
• A keen interest in developing and delivering projects
• Can demonstrate outstanding interpersonal skills, a team work ethic and the ability to think and operate autonomously and independently when required
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal
• Be proactive in engaging stakeholders to seek out necessary information to achieve set outcomes
• Time management skills and ability to multi-task
• An interest and willingness to learn and develop new skills in a diverse organisation
• Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
• Strong computer literacy and a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Valid car driving license highly preferred
• Working with children licence applicable to your state or territory or able to obtain one

How to apply

Applications close midnight Sunday 11 Sep 2022.

For all applications, please submit your resume, cover letter and academic transcript via the link provided

In your cover letter, please specify how many units of study you have remaining on your undergraduate degree and your motivation behind applying both to Cummins and this specific internship

Note: We will be unable to assess your application without all of the required documents, so please ensure you attach your resume, cover letter and academic transcripts at the time of application.

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, colour, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law.