Title: State Capacity Building Intern

Department: State Capacity Building

Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: States Programs Manager

Location: Flexible

Duration: 14 Weeks – 2/22/2021-5/28/2021 (start and end dates flexible)

Schedule and Compensation: 20-30 hours per week; $15.00 per hour

General Description:

LCV believes our earth is worth fighting for because everyone has a right to clean air, water, and a safe, healthy community. To ensure those rights are protected, we help people use their power to shape policy, hold politicians and polluters accountable, and influence elections.

Our over 2 million members, our volunteers and staff, and our more than 30 state affiliates (together, the Conservation Voter Movement) work for a more just and equitable democracy, where people—not polluters—determine our future. This movement is an influential national network with unparalleled influence in Washington, DC, in state capitals, and in communities around the country. We are unmatched in our ability to ensure meaningful action on our key issues. We aim to bring people and communities together across racial, geographic, political, religious, economic and other differences toward collective goals instead of dividing us from one another.

LCV is seeking a State Capacity Building Intern who will support the States Programs Manager in implementing and improving the capacity building programs for 30+ Conservation Voter Movement (CVM) state affiliates. The State Capacity Building department collaborates with our state affiliates to achieve operational, programmatic, financial and organizational growth. We provide learning and networking opportunities, as well as consulting and training, to help strengthen the organizational capacity and sustainability of our state partners. Our vision is to build a stronger Conservation Voter Movement across the country that achieves climate justice through coordinated federal and state policy and electoral wins. Special projects include strengthening the training and cohorts programs, assisting with conference management, and helping maintain network-wide communication platforms. The State Capacity Building Intern will develop skills in project management, event planning, movement-wide collaboration, and racial justice and equity goal setting and planning.

Intern Will Gain Experience in:

  • Project management and administrative skills, specifically with assisting in designing and implementing training and cohort programs
  • Fostering network-wide relationships, collaboration, and internal communications via online tools, new technologies, and other tactics
  • Integrating organizational and departmental racial justice and equity goals into conference, training, and cohort programs.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

  • Work Experience: 6 months administrative support work, including internship experience, preferred.
  • Skills: Highly organized; strong attention to detail; excellent written and oral communications skills; strong research skills; exhibits solid judgment; critical thinking skills; able to work independently and as a team; able to handle multiple tasks; self-starter; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite.
  • Cultural Competence: Shares our commitment to increasing racial diversity in our movement and organization, integrating racial justice and equity into the work we do, and ensuring an inclusive organizational culture. Commitment to environmental protection and mission of LCV.
  • Conditions: The location of this position is flexible. Intern hours will be at minimum 20 hours per week, and may increase to 30 hours per week in May due to conference planning. Please note that all LCV staff and interns are currently working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To Apply: Send cover letter and resume to hr@lcv.org with “State Capacity Building Intern” in the subject line no later than January 4, 2021. No phone calls please.

LCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a racially just, equitable and inclusive workplace.