Job Details

Agency
Dept of Administration

Division
Youth Advocacy , Involvement Office

Job Classification Title
S-Education & Training (S)

Position Number
60013984

Grade
TS

About Us

The NC Department ofAdministration 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 state's advocacy programs that provide assistance and services to diverse segments of the state's 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 climate change, 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 activities around each topic, collect data using sensors, participate in service learning events like a stream clean-up, and are encouraged to complete a community action project after the program.
2) Support the State Resilience Office's virtual learning program for stormwater managers in the Albemarle region. Responsibilities include engagement with local government officials, background research and writing, documenting lessons learned, 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 communicating resilience 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 Working Group's efforts.

Academic Majors Desired: Public Administration, Education, 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 and disaster resilience. They should be comfortable speaking about complex issues in plain terms and able to work both independently and collaboratively. They should be good at listening and integrating feedback from supervisors and external audiences. 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:
...@DOA.NC.GOV