Contracted Student Interns - Environmental Justice Intern (UNPAID)
About The Position
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) seeks an Environmental Justice Intern for the 2027 winter semester. This unpaid, part-time student internship is designed to provide students or recent graduates with practical experience; interns may be eligible to earn academic credit through their college or university. The internship runs from January 19, 2027, through April 2, 2027, for 10 hours per week, with one position available. The intern will work with DCR’s Senior Director of Environmental Justice to learn about the agency’s strategies and identify a project related to environmental justice, language access, and/or public involvement. Potential projects may include streamlining public document translation and interpretation services, developing training resources for staff, assisting with strategy-document updates, and tracking environmental justice program implementation. The intern will become familiar with DCR’s Environmental Justice Strategy and attend internal and cross-agency environmental justice meetings as available. With guidance from the Senior Director of Environmental Justice, the intern will take responsibility for one project and complete agreed-upon milestones by the end of the internship. The intern will also assist with updates and implementation of DCR’s language access plan and may perform other environmental justice and public involvement tasks as requested, time permitting.
Requirements
- Applicants should have good time management skills.
- Applicants should be organized.
- Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with environmental justice principles, issues, or programming, which may include language access services and public engagement, is desired but not required.
- Motivation to learn about environmental justice, language access, and public engagement and contribute to the agency’s work in these areas; applicants with this motivation will be prioritized.
Responsibilities
- Become familiar with DCR’s Environmental Justice Strategy.
- Attend internal and cross-agency environmental justice meetings as available.
- Take responsibility for one project, with guidance from the Senior Director of Environmental Justice, and complete agreed-upon milestones by the end of the internship.
- Assist with updates and implementation of DCR’s language access plan.
- Perform other environmental justice and public involvement activities as requested, time permitting.
Benefits
- Interns may be eligible to earn academic credit through their college or university.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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