Internship: Business Performance
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)Support the NCAA’s Business Performance team by developing reports, analyzing data and delivering insights that improve organizational decision making. Working alongside analytics professionals, you’ll contribute to end to end analytics projects, from data exploration and SQL queries to dashboard development and communicating findings that support business objectives.
You’ll Gain Experience in:
- Business Analytics
- SQL & Data Management
- Dashboard Development
- Data Visualization
- Business Intelligence
Responsibilities
Data Analysis
- Perform exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns and actionable insights.
- Write and maintain SQL queries to extract, transform and analyze data.
- Support analytics projects from data collection through results communication.
Reporting & Visualization
- Develop and maintain reports and dashboards.
- Communicate findings through presentations, summaries and data storytelling.
- Monitor key business metrics and reporting processes.
Business Collaboration
- Partner with departments across the NCAA to understand business questions.
- Support continuous improvements to data quality and analytics workflows.
- Collaborate with team members to enhance reporting and business intelligence capabilities.
What We’re Looking For
Candidates are encouraged to possess many of the following skills and experiences:
- Experience with SQL and relational databases
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with Tableau, Power BI or similar visualization tools
- Analytical thinking and problem solving
- Basic understanding of statistics
- Exposure to Python or other analytical tools preferred
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail and organizational skills
- Curiosity and eagerness to learn
- Ability to collaborate across teams while managing multiple priorities
Former Business Performance interns have launched careers in business intelligence, data analytics, finance, consulting and technology, applying the analytical, technical and business skills developed through the NCAA Postgraduate Internship Program.