Hospitality Intern (Summer 2025)

For the past 40 years, Pioneers has partnered with churches around the world to initiate church planting movements among unreached people groups. With Innovation and Flexibility as some of our core values, we are one of the fastest-growing missions organizations in the US, sending missionaries from 16 bases located across the globe. (Click here to learn more about us and here to learn more about unreached people groups.)

Hospitality Intern

Our Hospitality Intern works directly with the Hospitality Services Director on the Hospitality Team. This is a fast-paced and versatile position where our intern will assist and execute event logistics that serve Pioneers missionaries who are visiting the Orlando base, along with understanding the sale, communication and execution of hosting external events at Pioneers. Whether you are setting up for the day of an event or creating feedback assessments so our team can make future improvements, this position dives into all the nitty gritty details of how to serve others through the best practices of hospitality.

If you have a passion for event planning, an intrapreneurial spirit and strive to go above and beyond to exceed customer expectations, then this is the role for you!

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multiple Pioneers teams to plan detailed logistics, track projects in our event management software system and execute events for Pioneers teams, missionaries on home assignment and outside third parties who utilize our space.
• Develop feedback assessments to measure event success and customer satisfaction
• Create analytics on space utilization and evaluate our social media outlets & marketing efforts to increase the exposure of renting our conference center spaces
• Participate in bi-weekly Hospitality Team and 1:1 meetings
• Assist the Hospitality Team in all hospitality aspects (i.e. event management, sales, digital signage, accommodations, culinary services, housekeeping, etc.). This includes evaluating and contributing solutions to our culinary services, accommodations and housekeeping processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• You Have a Personal Relationship with Christ: Spiritual maturity and desire to   deepen your relationship with God.
• You’re Excited to Serve with Pioneers: Willing to reflect Pioneers Statement of Faith and Core Values.
• You Have a Heart to Serve in the Hospitality World: Some course work or experience in the hospitality field.
• You Strive to Go Above and Beyond: Ability to see needs and anticipate needs of those we work with and serve.
• You’re a Go Getter: Ability to start projects, take charge, make decisions and  work within deadlines.
• You Love to Learn: Teachable, wanting to grow professionally and personally and not afraid to ask questions.
• You Have a Strong Sense of Professionalism: Strong administrative skills and handles confidential information well.
• You Celebrate Differences: A humble heart to learn and relate to people in an ethnically diverse world.
• You Like to Have Fun: Our team likes to have a good time!

*As with many hospitality events, there may be days where our intern could help with lifting or moving objects during set up. Our intern must be able to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight and lift up to 25lbs shoulder high.

To apply, go to: Pioneers.org/internships

Start Date: May 20, 2025
End Date: July 31, 2025

Application Deadline: February 2, 2025

* Housing and transportation costs are provided for interns who live outside of Orlando.

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