Description

Location: Albany, NY Category: Professional Posted On: Wed Feb 18 2026 Job Description:

The Internship Coordinator is a full-time, student-facing role that reports to the Director of Internships & Career Services at the College of Integrated Health Sciences. The coordinator's primary goal is to foster student success through the College's internship and field placement program while adhering to CEPH accreditation standards. They are responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating internship and placement opportunities to satisfy required academic competency completion. Additionally, the Coordinator will provide fiscal oversight for MOU and Affiliation Agreement deliverables. This role involves collaboration with academic departments, employers, and community partners to create meaningful and impactful student learning experiences. It is ideal for an organized and detail-oriented individual passionate about public health education and student success.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Program Development and Management
  • Maintain and enhance internship materials, including academic records for students and affiliation agreements for external partners.
  • Develop process to review and evaluate internship documentation, including academic learning agreements and evaluations.
  • Prepare reports, presentations, and program materials for program evaluation efforts and metrics, including data collection and analysis.
  • Advise students and mentors through academic requirements, expectations, and responsibilities to ensure adherence to policies and procedures (approximately 2-10 times per week based on internship cycle).
  • Provide fiscal oversight of internship-related funding, including MOU establishment and billing, spending plan development, and account monitoring.
  • Collaborate with the Director of Internships, as well as key internal and external partners, to research, identify and vet new internship sites.
  • Supervise Graduate Assistant, including planning and assignment of work.
  • Participate in College-wide activities and events to support programmatic activities that serve to enhance the professional development of students and site mentors.
• Collaboration & Outreach
  • Develop promotional outreach for students, faculty, site supervisors, and other external partners.
  • Establish and maintain the internship program's learning management systems, portals, and website.
  • Lead promotional efforts for the internship program at college-level events, such as accepted students day and orientation, or career fairs, such as APHA and NYSPHA.
  • Communicate quarterly with current and prospective internship sites and supervisors.
  • Oversee training and onboarding process for new and continuing internship sites.
• Student Support and Engagement
  • Advise students on internship and placement opportunities for competency completion related to policies and procedures.
  • Manage day-to-day operations to assist student participation and completion of required academic component.
  • Provide guidance and support to students securing internship and placement opportunities, ensuring completion of required paperwork.
  • Coordinate special event programming for internships and professional development while working to improve the quality of programming and services for students and partners.
• Other reasonable duties as assigned

Functional and Supervisory Relationships:

• Reports to: Director of Internships & Career Services
• May supervise employees as assigned (if no direct reports at time of filling position):
  • Graduate Assistant 20 hour/week during academic year

Job Requirements:

• Evidence of attention to detail and strong organizational and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Ability to be highly organized, to prioritize effectively, and complete tasks in a timely manner
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-orientated, collaborative environment
• Willingness and ability to take initiative as appropriate
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Demonstrated ability to work well with internal and external stakeholders while building and maintaining strong professional relationships
• Demonstrated ability to work with a culturally diverse population and to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to the role
• Experience and demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office products and comfort learning new software and programs
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from a college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization
• 2 years of experience with program coordination, career services, student services, or internship program management in a college or university setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in public health, Health Education, Health Administration, Higher Education or a closely related field from a college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization
• 3 or more years of relevant professional experience in student services or higher education
• Experience working with EAB, IAS/PeopleSoft, degree auditing software, JotForm, Brightspace learning management system, or similar applications.
• Demonstrated understanding of basic public health principles, practices, and career pathways

Working Environment:

• Typical office environment

Additional Information:

Professional Rank and Salary Grade: Senior Staff Assistant, SL-3, $57,151

Special Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements. Additionally, please note that UAlbany is not an E-Verify employer.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the University's current campus security policies. The University at Albany's Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link http://police.albany.edu/ASR.shtml

Pursuant to NYS Labor Law 194-A, no State entity, as defined by the Law, is permitted to rely on, orally or in writing seek, request, or require in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current wage, or salary history as a condition to be interviewed, or as a condition of continuing to be considered for an offer of employment, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation, and for the purpose of verifying information, may such requests be made. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER

Please apply online via http://albany.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=197358