Who We Are

TiER1 is an employee-owned consulting firm built on the idea that we can build a better world by helping people do their best work. Founded over 20 years ago, we have been nationally recognized for our end-to-end transformation solutions that have activated strategies at over 500 of the world’s most successful corporate, healthcare, educational, and government organizations. Learn more at www.tier1performance.com.

What We Are Looking For

TiER1 is looking for an Organization Effectiveness & Leadership Intern with a strong interest in exploring a career in consulting work.

Internship Eligibility

Candidates should:

• Be legally authorized to work in the U.S. indefinitely
• Be a graduate or PhD student pursuing a degree in organizational design/leadership, HR management, design thinking, or human-centered design
• Have exceptional communication skills and the ability to articulate ideas, particularly in writing
• Be able to complete a 10-week+, 40-hour-a-week paid internship, preferably at our Covington, Indianapolis or Pittsburgh office. For a more experienced candidate, it could be a Chicago-based or virtual internship.
• Submit the following information: completed application including your resume, work samples and ideal internship statement

Responsibilities

Join project teams that are working with clients to build healthy and high performing organization by assessing, designing and implementing organization and leadership effectiveness focused solutions. Typical activities include the following:

• Capture qualitative interview and focus group data from assessments and design sessions
• Collaborate to develop current state culture, leadership, and organization design surveys. Synthesize data into clear, compelling insights and visuals
• Support development of an operating model that illustrates how an organization creates and delivers value
• Analyze organizational structures, processes, and roles to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement
• Assist in designing role descriptions and governance models that align with strategy
• Support design and curation of leadership development experiences
• Research best practices in leadership capabilities for a range of leadership levels
• Review and edit deliverables to ensure quality and alignment

What To Expect

• A paid internship
• Exposure to TiER1’s broad consulting services and opportunities for connection with colleagues at all levels of TiER1
• Skill development related to organizational effectiveness and leadership development
• A variety of challenging assignments with coaching and support from your own mentor

Application and Timeline

Internships occur in the fall, spring, and summer. Application reviews and interviews typically occur in October, February and June. The timeline will depend on when you apply, but you will know if there are any next steps within a few weeks of submitting your application.

Location

• We enjoy a combination of in-person and virtual work, with 50% or more of our time in our office or at a client site.
• This internship is typically based in Covington, KY, Pittsburgh, PA, or Indianapolis, IN. For experienced candidates, a Chicago or virtual location will be considered. Please note that we do not provide room and board, except when we request that you travel (e.g., for onboarding). If you have financial concerns about paying for your tuition, or housing and transportation during your internship, please consider applying for our scholarship, explained below.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis covered by local law.

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TiER1 SCHOLARSHIPS -

TiER1 offers a limited number of needs-based scholarships to students who participate in our internship program. Details are described below.

Purpose

To achieve our mission, we seek to attract high performing consultants of varied backgrounds, creating a diverse, inclusive, and highly collaborative culture. TiER1 wants to create more space for students who experience socioeconomic challenges and could benefit from tuition and/or internship housing/transportation assistance. While TiER1 internships are open to everyone, our scholarships are intended for students who accept an internship with TiER1 Performance and who face serious financial hardship. TiER1 will offer a limited number of $2,500 scholarships that can be applied toward the student's tuition and/or housing/transportation during their TiER1 internship.

Scholarship Eligibility

In order to be considered for a scholarship, candidates must:

• Be legally authorized to work in the U.S. indefinitely,
• Read our scholarship statement and confirm they are experiencing financial hardship that threatens their education or internship opportunity,
• Submit a statement of how the financial assistance will be used and will help.

Timeline and Other Details

Scholarships are considered and communicated at the same time as internship opportunities. In other words, if you are awarded a scholarship this will be explained in an internship offer letter. Compensation for the internship is in addition to the $2,500 award

in addition to the $2,500 award.