Agency Support Intern – Fall 2023 through Spring 2024

Agency Support Intern – Fall 2023 through Spring 2024

If you’re looking for an internship opportunity that is fun, challenging and provides you with great real-world experience, look no further! We’re looking for someone who is excited about learning… about us, about our organization, how we do things, and how we assist field leadership throughout Farm Bureau Financial Services.

What You’ll Do:

Assist the Agency Program Supervisor & Field Sales Assistants (FSAs) with various tasks, including:

• Draft communications that will be sent to Field Leadership.
• Assist with department incentive and bonus programs.
• Review District Manager marketing & website materials to ensure accuracy.
• Assist in planning of Sales & Distribution meetings and conferences.
• Support FSAs in reviewing and creating reports to help District Managers drive sales and appointments.
• Assist FSAs with development, preparations, and communication for sales promotions, marketing campaigns & programs, meetings, and presentations for District Managers.
• Manage electronic and hard copy filing systems and coordinate incoming correspondence.
• Perform other job-related duties or special projects as assigned.

Our internship program holds an 80/10/10 approach, meaning that 80% of your work time will involve performing tasks or working on projects within your hired work area. Another 10% of the time, you will be exposed to learning in other areas within your assigned division to get more corporate experience. Then, the final 10% will be spent in shared experiences across the organization, where you will get to really learn about our culture and work environment.

What It Takes to Join Our Team:

• Be a current college student (Junior or Senior status).
• Be dependable and very organized.
• Effective communicator, have excellent customer service skills, and be team focused.
• Learn quickly and be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Be able to work 12-20 hours during the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters from our office in West Des Moines, Iowa. There is potential for this internship to extend beyond the Spring 2024 semester.

If you’re ready to get a jump-start in business, program coordinating, and leadership assistance, our internship might be the right fit. Get your career started on the right track and apply for an internship with us today!

Work Authorization/Sponsorship: At this time, we are not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future, such as additional or permanent work authorization. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not considering candidates with OPT status.