Resilient Engagement Intern

Wake County, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Agency

Dept of Administration

Division

Youth Advocacy Involvement Office

Job Classification Title

S-Education & Training (S)

Position Number

Grade

About Us

The NC Department of Administration is the business manager for North Carolina state government. The department oversees Government Operations such as building construction purchasing and contracting for goods and services maintaining facilities managing state vehicles acquiring and disposing of real property and operating auxiliary services such as courier mail delivery and the sale of state and federal surplus property. Additionally the department manages many of the states advocacy programs that provide assistance and services to diverse segments of the states population that have been traditionally underserved.

Description of Work

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Agency:Environmental Quality

Division: Administration

Job Duties: To engage various audiences including youth teachers and local government staff about climatechange resilience building and community planning.

Major Task to be Performed: ) Support the NC Museum of Natural Sciences YES Climate Ambassadors program a week-long summer program for
students from across the state. Work with program directors and guests to guide students through curriculum on topics such
as: resilience extreme heat wildfires and air quality flooding and solutions. Program participants do hands-on activitiesaround each topic collect data using sensors participate in service learning events like a stream clean-up and areencouraged to complete a community action project after the program.
2) Support the State Resilience Offices virtual learning program for stormwater managers in the Albemarle include engagement with local government officials background research and writing documenting lessonslearned supporting virtual meetings coordinating with guest speakers and experts note-taking and presenting.

Final Product or Outcome Anticipated: The Resilience Engagement Intern will build their capacity for communicatingresilience concepts to a broad range of audiences and stakeholders. They will learn from educators experts and local
government officials as well as from students. They will also develop a documentation process for the Stormwater WorkingGroups efforts.

Academic Majors Desired:Public AdministrationEducation Communications Environmental planning and design Engineering Geology Geography and Landscape Architecture
among others.

2026 State of North Carolina Internship Period: Monday May 18 Friday July 24 2026

Knowledge Skills and Abilities / Competencies:

This project will require the intern to engage with different audiences about climate anddisaster resilience. They should be comfortable speaking about complex issues in plain terms and able to work bothindependently and collaboratively. They should be good at listening and integrating feedback from supervisors and externalaudiences. GIS skills or visualization development skills a plus.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

An applicant must be a permanent North Carolina resident attending a college university law school community college or technical institute in North Carolina or a North Carolina resident attending an equivalent institution out of state.
Applicants must carry a 2.5 or greater overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Applicant must be a high school graduate and at least 18 years old by January 1 2026.
Applicants must be continuing their education in the fall following their participation in the program.
To qualify for a law internship applicants must have completed at least one year of law school before the beginning of the internship unless other majors are listed.
Students having previously held paid internships with this program are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must be willing and able to work full-time for the entire 10-week internship. Applicants must be able to provide legal proof of identity and work authorization within three working days of employment.

This position will close at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination harassment or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs observances and practices.

Recruiter:

Jeanene McBride

Recruiter Email:

Required Experience:

Intern

AgencyDept of AdministrationDivisionYouth Advocacy Involvement OfficeJob Classification TitleS-Education & Training (S)Position NumberGradeTSAbout UsThe NC Department of Administration is the business manager for North Carolina state government. The department oversees Government Operations such as...