Internship, Special Programs: AMBER Alerts and Autistic Elopement

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children • Alexandria, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Intern(s) will be assigned to tasks under Special Programs in MCD with a focus on data collection for AMBER Alerts and autistic elopement. The assigned intern(s) will fulfill one or more of the following duties with the potential to take on additional responsibilities or collaborate with other teams or across divisions as needed:
Support specialized research projects on populations of missing children, including children on the autism spectrum, and resources for response to these incidents via data collection, data entry and cleaning, qualitative data coding, and other tasks
Communicate with law enforcement or other agencies at the state and federal level to identify, access, and refine relevant data sets or incident information
Develop strong familiarity with organizational resources and liaise with law-enforcement for broad case support or resource facilitation
Assist with NCMEC projects as assigned, with potential opportunities to work with the NCMEC Call Center or the Analytical Services Division

Requirements

• Completed at least two (2) years of college with a concentration in Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology, Data Science or related field
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Research, data collection, or data analysis
• Academic, personal, or professional experience with children on the Autism Spectrum or the topic of Autism
• Excellent communication skills
• Display quality control and high standards when performing data entry
• Ability to handle and maintain the confidentiality of highly sensitive information
• Ability to work independently

Nice To Haves

• A two-semester or more commitment is preferable but not required

Responsibilities

• Support specialized research projects on populations of missing children, including children on the autism spectrum, and resources for response to these incidents via data collection, data entry and cleaning, qualitative data coding, and other tasks
• Communicate with law enforcement or other agencies at the state and federal level to identify, access, and refine relevant data sets or incident information
• Develop strong familiarity with organizational resources and liaise with law-enforcement for broad case support or resource facilitation
• Assist with NCMEC projects as assigned, with potential opportunities to work with the NCMEC Call Center or the Analytical Services Division

Benefits

• Internships are unpaid, however Interns will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge and hands-on experience and will receive academic credit through an approved program of their college/university.
• Interns will be reimbursed for parking or public transportation expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree