Texas State Legislative Intern

We're protecting and enhancing America's National Park System for present and future generations.

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), the nation’s oldest and largest national parks nonprofit advocate, has an exciting opportunity for Texas State Legislative Intern

The intern will support the Texas regional team in supporting legislative, policy and advocacy efforts during the 90th Texas Legislative Session to protect national parks and related parks and related cultural and natural resources in the state. Key responsibilities include:

• Drafting or contributing to legislative updates, fact sheets, briefing documents, newsletters, action alerts, presentations, and other communications related to issues affecting national parks in Texas.
• Monitoring and evaluating legislation, budget proposals, agency actions, and other policy developments affecting national parks, historic resources, gateway communities, and conservation priorities.
• Assisting staff in evaluating potential impacts of proposed legislation and policy on national parks, historic resources, gateway communities, and conservation priorities.
• Assisting with and attending Capitol advocacy days, legislative committee hearings and briefings, stakeholder meetings, educational events, and meetings with policymakers.

Location: Remote, preferred location in Austin, Texas

Schedule: Part-time; up to 20 hours per week

Compensation: $20-25 per hour

Tangible deliverables that will be achieved:

Report on state legislative and policy action that could impact national parks and related natural and cultural resources in Texas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current graduate student or recent college graduate (within one year of graduation)
• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, History, Wildlife Management, Natural Resources, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Strategic thinking skills with the ability to organize and craft information in an educational and engaging format
• Interest in national parks, public lands, public policy, government, or environmental issues
• Strong writing, research, organizational and editing skills
• Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Independent self-starter and extremely detail-oriented

Physical Effort and Dexterity: While performing the duties of the job, the employee 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 employee may lift and/or move up to 25 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.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Employer’s Rights: NPCA reserves the right to revise this 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 NPCA and employee and is subject to change by NPCA as the needs of NPCA and requirements of the job change. The above is not an exhaustive list of the requirements for the position.

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