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Primary Purpose: Undertake research, analysis, write reports, help with events and outreach.
Likely Tasks:
Programmatic Work
• Work with Regional Director on research and analytical projects. Undertake literature reviews, analyze data, etc.. with respect to various anticipated publications, papers, or conferences.
• Visit nearby park sites (i.e., Cape Cod, Governors Island) to understand issues, project NPCA presence, and brief NERO staff with respect to prevailing matters.
• Help prepare NERO outreach materials. Work on regional newsletter, pamphlets, and other materials.
Communications Outreach and Coordination
- Update website content; solicit content ideas, write and edit information, liaise with supervisor and web manager to facilitate updates.
• Help prepare NERO’s quarterly regional Newsletter. Write and edit articles, and coordinate with printers and mailers for its delivery.
• Assist Program Manager in outreach to federal, state and local government staff, advocacy organizations, media and other contacts.
General Office Assistance
• Liaise between NERO staff and vendors on supplies, processes, and schedules for projects including but not limited to: events, newsletters, brochures, and invitation design, printing, and mailing.
• General administrative duties as assigned and needed.
NPCA Core Values:
Respect employees regardless of their position or background. Participates in developing department goals, objectives, and systems. Participates in administrative staff meetings, organization-wide meetings, staff committee meetings, training programs, and attends other meetings and seminars as designated by the supervisor. NPCA is committed to living and working by the following core values:
1. Commitment to Mission: Our personal passion for and professional commitment to the national parks is essential to our success.
2. Empowerment: Staff, members, volunteers and partners must be provided with the tools, skills, facts and inspiration to advocate on behalf of the national parks.
3. Teamwork: Effective teamwork, built on a fundamental trust in and respect for each other, is integral to our success and includes sincerely listening to each other, appreciating different opinions, sharing information and responsibility, and integrating our work across departments.
4. Accountability: Holding ourselves accountable to each other, our members, and the public, as well as to the excellence, timeliness, and integrity of our work, and the implementation of these core values.
5. Innovation: It takes insightful creativity, perseverance, and strategic risk-taking to successfully complete our work.
6. Diversity: We believe in and celebrate the diversity of cultural backgrounds, community traditions, and political perspectives at NPCA and in the National Park System. By integrating such diversity into our work, we will most effectively accomplish our mission.
Minimum Work Schedule: 18 hours per week: Flexible working hours between 9am - 6pm. Some evening and weekend work may be required.
Minimum Scope of Position: Intern interacts with entire NERO staff, and is fully integrated in the team. Will report directly to the Office Coordinator and secondarily to the Regional Director. Will also work closely with the Program Manager and Program Coordinator.
Minimum Qualifications, Competencies, Skills, Education, and Traits:
Excellent verbal and organizational skills; employee must be very articulate, have strong computer skills, a professional demeanor, and be highly organized. Previous office experience preferred. Reasonably advanced computer skills required (fully competent in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and other basic packages). Intern must be working toward a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree. Preference will be given to further advanced candidates.
Physical Effort and Dexterity: While performing the duties of this job, the intern is typically required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The intern may lift and/or move up to 45 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
NPCA is committed to diversity among its interns, employees and hiring practices. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
Physical Environment: Modern office setting; open area desks.
Employer’s Rights: NPCA reserves the right to revise this intern position description at any time. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the NPCA and employee and is subject to change by the NPCA as the needs of the NPCA and requirements of the job change. The above is in no way an exhaustive list of the requirements for the internship.
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