Intern, Digital Workplace - Student Internship

Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too. Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world: Life in all its fullness for every child.

You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:

For Children. For Change. For Life.

Position: Intern, Digital Workplace - Student Internship

Position Term: Full-time Term - August to December 2023

Primary Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Job Purpose:

The Digital Workplace Intern will work in collaboration with various business units to support research, analysis, development and testing of new technologies to deliver business value in an agile manner.

Use cases within Digital Workplace include smart office enablement, work productivity apps, workflow automation and other technologies that support a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities:

• Implementation of IT projects as assigned.
• Research how to improve existing technologies within WVC or how to utilize emerging technologies.
• Recommend solutions on how new technologies could create opportunities or solve business challenges within WVC.
• Design, develop and build prototypes that can be tested and launched internally.
• Provide operational support of existing cloud-based platforms.
• Create and design request forms and automated workflows for internal business platforms (Power Automate, ITSM platform, SharePoint, etc.)

Qualifications:

• Experience in programming naming conversion standards.
• Should have genuine interest in learning new technologies.
• Analytical skills.
• Having a positive attitude with flexibility to handle change is an asset.
• A good team player with strong organizational and time management skills
• Must be a university/college student
• Experience developing web interfaces using HTML, CSS, and Scripting.
• Experience in an object-oriented programming language (C#, Java, etc.)
• You must also be located within driving distance of our head office in Mississauga as you will need to pick up a work laptop.

Helpful to Have:

• Experience with SQL databases (MSSL, MYSQL, etc.)
• Experience with a modern front-end JS framework (Vue/React/Angular)
• Experience with .Net Framework or .Net Core.
• Experience or knowledge of Scrum/Agile environments or principles.
• Experience in Unity game engine or Augmented Reality application development.
• Helpful to have experience in working with Microsoft Office 365.
• Experience or knowledge of creating and design of work-related input form (google form/MS form).

Why Consider Us?

• Flexible work schedules, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family and your work.
• Opportunities to become a member of our Employee Resource Groups.
• A creative and dynamic work environment, where your ideas and contributions can be heard, valued and respected.
• Work from home opportunities.
• You get extra time off. We close for an additional day on long weekends, 6 times a year. You can get up to six weeks’ vacation, plus paid sick days, personal days & wellness days.
• A supportive management team committed to upholding the highest standards of diversity and inclusivity.
• Opportunities to work with cutting edge technology.
• Opportunities for continued learning and professional development.
• We are Canada’s largest development, relief and advocacy non-profit.
• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada’s and the GTA’s top employers. Other awards granted are for financial transparency, marketing, customer service and for the work we do in the field.
• Competitive total rewards package.

We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.

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Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We are Stewards. We value People. We are Partners. We are Responsive.

Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.

World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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