Paid Internship Opportunity – Community Outreach

The LandTrust for Central NC is excited to be partnering with the Conservation Trust for North Carolina (CTNC) through their Max Mukelabai Diversity Internship Program, and is seeking a Community Outreach Intern for Summer 2013.

Click here to see CTNC website description and more info: http://www.ctnc.org/ltcnc-intern/

Community Outreach Intern

Location: Asheboro, NC

The Community Outreach Intern will assist with our outreach efforts, with a particular focus on broadening the base and connecting with Spanish-speaking members of our service area.

Communication Outreach Intern’s Duties will include: 

• Writing press releases and stories featured in our newsletter
• Updating our website and social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter
• Assisting with coordinating and setting up for outreach events.
• Producing some outreach materials in Spanish
• Providing talks or hikes with a Spanish-speaking leader (These could include school programs, natural history and biodiversity hikes, farmland focused talks, and environmental health information.)

One possible additional product might be a video of our work, interviewing conservation easement donors and other partners, and sharing conservation success stories that could be displayed in the community. Another component of the internship might be looking at how to more effectively use outreach activities to have a more visible presence throughout our region, which would lead to increased awareness and support of conservation work.

Qualifications: Fluency in Spanish, public relations, excellent writing and computer skills, journalism/marketing experience, knowledgeable of various social media tools, good interpersonal skills.

The intern should be comfortable spending time outdoors in general. It is expected that the intern will spend some time actually walking and becoming familiar with LandTrust properties and meeting landowners and volunteers, helping host hikes and events. Familiarity with and passion for land conservation and natural history is a plus.

How to apply:

To apply for this internship, complete this form and email your resume and cover letter to Crystal Cockman at crystal@landtrustcnc.org by March 15, 2013 at 5pm. If you have questions or require more information, contact Crystal at (336)633-0143. Learn more about the LandTrust for Central North Carolina at http://landtrustcnc.org.

Max Mukelabai Diversity Internship Program

The Conservation Trust for North Carolina invites you to help us shape the future of our state by encouraging students to intern at one of North Carolina’s land trusts or with our partner organizations this summer.

In 2008, CTNC established an internship program for students of color, focusing our outreach at our state’s 10 historically black colleges and universities. In 2009 and 2010 we expanded our campus outreach to include the entire University of North Carolina system. Since the program’s inception, we have supported 33 interns at 20 land trusts and other partner organizations across the state. Through this program, CTNC and our local partners introduce promising students to careers in conservation and introduce conservation organizations to potential employees. Interns are placed with host organizations for full-time, 10-week, paid internships that provide hands-on opportunities to gain the skills and experiences necessary for a successful career in conservation. Preference is given to rising juniors, seniors, and graduate/professional students.

CTNC recently renamed the program the Max Mukelabai Diversity Internship Program to honor CTNC board member Max Mukelabai. Max was a dynamic young leader who joined CTNC’s board in 2008 and passed away suddenly on July 8, 2011, at the age of 36. Max was born in Zambia and raised in Zimbabwe. In 1998, he co-founded the Middle East News Service Inc., a global media service provider and syndicator of news and information about the Middle East and North Africa. Max was the principal of Maximo Mukelabai, CPA, PC, in Durham and had recently been elected chairman of the N.C. Association of Certified Public Accountants. He contributed greatly to CTNC through his service on the board’s finance committee. Max had a global perspective and was deeply committed to the CTNC’s Conservation and Diversity Project.

The Max Mukelabai Diversity Internship Program is supported by gifts from private individuals.

The Conservation Trust for North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer.

Compensation

Undergraduate stipends are generally $3,000 for the summer. Graduate stipends are generally $3,300.

More about land trusts

CTNC (www.ctnc.org) is a statewide, non-profit land trust that represents, assists and promotes local land trusts so that they can protect more land in their communities. Through partnerships with landowners, communities and public agencies, land trusts save the places you love across North Carolina.

Visit www.ctnc.org/diversityinterns to see what former interns had to say about their experiences.