Fraternal Intern
Make a meaningful impact this summer while gaining hands-on experience in strategy, communication, events, and member engagement. As a Fraternal Intern at Modern Woodmen, you’ll support projects that help strengthen communities, improve member experiences, and bring our fraternal mission to life while building practical skills in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment.
Modern Woodmen of America is one of the nation’s largest fraternal benefit societies, with assets over $18 billion. Fraternals are unique membership organizations that pair the “member-owned” characteristic of a mutual insurance company with the “social mission” characteristic of a service organization. They unite individuals with common bonds, provide a variety of life insurance and investment products, and form one of the nation’s most effective volunteer networks.
Responsibilities:
- Support chapter setup and transition activities related to the new chapter model.
- Help validate new processes and workflows, identifying opportunities to improve training, communications, and program implementation.
- Compile, organize, and analyze survey and participant feedback data to identify trends, best practices, and actionable insights.
- Assist with large-scale event planning and coordination.
- Collect member stories, testimonials, and impact narratives that highlight the value and impact of fraternal.
- Support fraternal strategy and change management initiatives through research, project support, and cross-functional collaboration.
What we need:
- Third- or fourth-year student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business, communications, data analytics, marketing, training/development, hospitality, nonprofit management, or another related field.
- Strengths in managing and analyzing data, customer experience/service, volunteer engagement, project management, communications, research, or similar areas.
- Curious, adaptable, detail-oriented, and passionate about serving others.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
What we offer:
- Internship program information: Modern Woodmen’s summer internships are ideal for current college students interested in exploring the financial services industry. The program offers an opportunity for students to gain real-life work experience related to their studies while connecting with a mentor in their field.
- Pay: The hourly pay for this position is $20.00. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior experience. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employment-based sponsorship. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time, nor can we guarantee future sponsorship.
- Work Arrangements: This is a full-time, 11-week office focused summer internship position: 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours per day), Monday- Friday, with flexible start time between 7 a.m.-9 a.m. Office focused positions work on-site due to the nature of the work and have limited remote days.
- Stability: Modern Woodmen has been Modern Since 1883® and exists for our members. We make long-term decisions that provide stability to our employees, financial representatives, and members
- Respect for personal time: We offer vacation, flexible start time between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and paid holidays.
- Great culture: We build strong working relationships across our organization through collaborative work and volunteer opportunities.
- A beautiful office: Enjoy a beautiful view! Our home office, located in downtown Rock Island, IL, has a lovely plaza overlooking the Mississippi River.
- On-site café: Our employees can purchase a variety of breakfast, lunch, and beverage options at Café 1883.
- A thriving local community: Not from the Quad Cities and hesitant to consider relocation? Give it some thought. The Quad Cities offers an idyllic Midwestern lifestyle along the mighty Mississippi and consistently ranks at the top of the list for quality of life and cost of living. It’s home to more than our share of artists, festivals, and fun in every season.
- Internship Benefits:
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
Modern Woodmen is an equal opportunity employer. Modern Woodmen is committed to providing a respectful environment where each person’s diverse opinions, attitudes, attributes, and feelings are respected.
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Skills Required
- Currently enrolled as a third- or fourth-year student pursuing a bachelor's degree in business, communications, data analytics, marketing, training and development, hospitality, nonprofit management, or a related field.
- Experience or strengths in data management and analysis, customer experience or service, volunteer engagement, project management, communications, research, or similar areas.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Curious, adaptable, detail-oriented, and passionate about serving others.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employment-based sponsorship.
- Ability to work full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday through Friday, in an office-focused on-site internship.
What We Do
Owned and operated by members, we’re a fraternal benefit society that offers a unique blend of financial services, member benefits and community impact. Modern Woodmen exists to improve quality of life for our members and the hometown communities where they live, work and play. --- New to fraternals? As a fraternal benefit society, we’re a little different than other financial organizations. • We offer families financial security through life insurance, retirement planning and financial services. • We foster quality family life through member benefits and local fraternal activities. • We support community improvement through hometown volunteer projects that make an impact where our members live. We've been protecting families and helping communities since 1883. Our 1,000+ representatives currently serve nearly 700,000 members and their hometowns nationwide. Together, we make a local impact. It’s how we do business. --- Want to hear more? Check out our career opportunities and page updates to learn what we’re all about. --- Learn more about how we operate our social media pages at modernwoodmen.org/smterms. --- Forbes ranking information: https://www.modernwoodmen.org/about-us/news-and-media/modern-woodmen-of-america-named-one-of-the-worlds-best/
