TEAM SIZE: 30+

SIX-WEEK INTERNSHIP

Meet Vanderbloemen

Vanderbloemen serves churches, schools, nonprofits, and Christian businesses through innovative staffing, compensation, succession, and consulting solutions. 

Founded in 2010 by William and Adrienne Vanderbloemen, the company was started out of a deep passion for local churches that would have pastoral vacancies for years, thus minimizing their effectiveness in their communities. After pastoring for 15 years and then working as a corporate Executive Search Consultant, William believed there was a better way to help churches move through this transition.

Vanderbloemen now has over 30 employees working for the firm. We have successfully completed more than 3,000 searches in 49 of the 50 states in the U.S. and eight countries around the world.

While Vanderbloemen can staff any position at any size organization, the bulk of our work is made up of searches for senior-level staff. 

Searches involving Senior Pastor succession are an area of particular expertise. In addition to search work, the firm also provides services in staff consulting, succession planning, diversity consulting, and compensation analysis.

About the Operations Team

The Operations Team plays a vital role in ensuring smooth, efficient workflows across the organization. We support Executive Search, Business Operations, and leadership through detailed coordination, clear communication, and consistent follow-through. From managing candidate materials to facilitating key internal processes, we keep things running behind the scenes so the broader team can thrive.

Known for being organized, collaborative, and solution-oriented, we bring a positive, service-minded approach to every task. Our work helps shape a professional, values-driven environment that supports both internal teams and external candidates with excellence.

About the Operations Intern

The Business Operations Intern supports Executive Search Operations, Business Operations Management, and Lead Team members by managing a range of tasks that help ensure efficient workflows and positive, productive interactions across the organization. This position also interfaces with the company’s candidate base, preparing them for midpoint and slate presentations. The ability to multitask, possess excellent communication skills, and a positive “can-do” attitude is paramount.  

This internship requires a high level of proficiency in a wide range of tasks including managing job search support for 3 search op team members and candidate presentation packets. The Operations Intern is a team player and also able to work independently under minimal supervision.

The Business Operation Intern’s responsibilities include:

• Job Board Postings
• Midpoint Presentation Preparations
• Presentation Preparations
• NSR Call Center 
• Send DiSC personality assessments to candidates
• Assist in Various Administrative Tasks

What You Will Gain:

• Foundational and practical operations management skills.
• Knowledge of the critical role operations plays in an organization.
• Exposure to management systems and practices.
• Opportunity to work in a professional environment.

What you bring

Experience/Skills

• Recent or current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree program, preferably in Business Administration or Communications.
• Proficient in G Suite, Email, and Internet Applications.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and flexible with an ability to prioritize time-sensitive assignments.
• High level of confidentiality.

Personal Characteristics

• Passionate about values-based organizations.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and systematic worker.
• Self-starter who is strongly motivated and shows initiative.
• Exhibits a spirit of flexibility and is very willing to accept and lead through change. 
• A demonstrated, high level of integrity, guided by a sound set of moral principles.
• Chemistry that “fits” with the Vanderbloemen ethos and culture.  
• A strong work ethic and high energy. 
• Positive attitude. 
• A team player and team builder who focuses on the good of the entire organization and can inspire others to work together to achieve organizational excellence.

What it’s like to live in Houston, TX

Houston is the 4th largest city in the United States and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of 579 square miles. Houston is the home of the Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest concentration of healthcare, research institutions, and NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where the Mission Control Center is located. Rated as a global city, Houston’s economy has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. It is also leading in health care sectors and building oilfield equipment; only New York City is home to more Fortune 500 headquarters. The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in all cargo tonnage handled. The city has a population with various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors a year to the Museum District. Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts.