Article Title | OOR is Hiring a Resilience and Sustainability Intern! | Post Date | Posted on
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Posting Date: June 3, 2024
Application Deadline: June 28, 2024 Estimated Start Date: August 5, 2024 (might be later)
Job Description:
Palm Beach County’s Office of Resilience (OOR) works to ensure that Palm Beach County remains a thriving, sustainable community for all while facing climate change. OOR focuses on climate resiliency adaptation, mitigation, and sustainable development. The OOR intern will join a small, innovative, passionate team to support program and policy development for a large county government.
Intern Activities -
A. Communications (60%)
- Draft articles for and produce OOR Monthly Newsletter.
- Develop content for social media, press releases, and presentations.
- Support staff and tabling events.
B. Research Projects (20%)
- Research and analyze resilience and sustainability technical reports and articles.
- Support OOR analysts with program-specific research needs.
C. Administrative Support (20%)
- Perform general office tasks that include scanning files, making copies, and scheduling meetings.
- Assist with travel logistics and reimbursements.
- Assist in event setup and breakdown.
Knowledge, Ability, and Skills: Required -
- Excellent writing and communication skills. Superb grammar.
- Strong research and analysis skills.
- Ability to understand and carry out complex oral and written instructions.
- Exceptional organization and time management skills.
- Experience with project management.
- Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work well independently with minimal supervision while also being an effective team collaborator.
- Experience with Microsoft Office and Outlook, social media, and video conferencing.
Preferred -- Ability to occasionally attend evening and weekend events.
- Passion
for sustainability, resilience, climate change mitigation and
adaptation, environmental science or policy, public health, and/or
social equity.
- Coursework, leadership experience, and/or career
goals in sustainability, community engagement, environmental science,
environmental law, land use planning, architecture, or a related field.
- Experience with Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Mail Chimp.
Candidate Requirements: - Must be able to work on-site. This is NOT a remote position.
- Work at least 10 hours per week.
- Personal
vehicle is not required, though the student is responsible for getting
to and from the office location and occasional off-site events. A valid
driver's license is required. A Florida driver's license is preferred.
Benefits: This
position will pay $14 per hour. Alternatively, the Office of Resilience
welcomes the opportunity to work with students and their academic
institutions to obtain course credit.
Application:
Please
email a cover letter, resume, and contact information for two
professional references with your application to Megan Houston. - Address: Palm Beach County, Office of Resilience, 2300 N. Jog Road, 4th Floor, West Palm Beach, FL 33411
- E-mail: ResilientPBC@pbcgov.org
- Subject: OOR Intern Position
Cover letters should include:- Your proposed start and end date;
- Your preferred hours per week;
- Relevant work experience; and
- Why you are interested in working for the PBC Office of Resilience.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
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