Fall Intern

Fall Intern
Great Springs Project (GSP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that envisions a national park-scale corridor of publicly and privately protected lands between the densely urban areas of Austin and San Antonio over the Edwards Aquifer recharge and contributing zones. This green corridor will be connected by a network of trails, linking four of Texas' Great Springs: Barton Springs, San Marcos Springs, Comal Springs, and San Antonio Springs. The Great Springs Project envisions unifying existing local efforts to address the most critical water, land, wildlife, and public health challenges facing the Central Texas region. In a state in which less than four percent of the land is public, through preserving open space and developing a spring-to-spring trail for the benefit of all trail users, GSP addresses social, health, and recreational equity.

The GSP Fall Intern will be reporting directly to the Chief Strategy & Operations Officer. The Intern should be prepared to work in a fast-paced team environment and finish the internship having gained working knowledge and professional experience in various aspects of the organization.

Details
This Fall 2021 Internship will begin August 16 through December 17, 2021
o Allocation of Part-Time Schedule:
10-15 Hours Weekly
Requires attendance at Monday 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Staff Meeting & Thursday 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Staff Roundtable
Weekly 1-Hour Check-In with Supervisor
oEligible candidates who are interested in a full-one year internship are encouraged to apply as GSP will consider extending the Fall 2021 Internship to the Spring semester.
Scope of Work
Land & Trails programming support:
oAttending weekly staff meeting
Drafting Agenda & taking notes
Preparing visual aids to contribute to Land and Trails discussions
oAssist as directed with GSP Trails Planning:
Attending meetings, taking notes, data collection, and logistics support
oAssist as directed with Mapping:
Making maps "presentation quality" and digestible to general audiences
Graphic commonality of maps in GSP's four-county conservation corridor to help communicate the bigger story of GSP
Hays and Travis County Route Planning Research and Support:
oAssist as directed with stakeholder outreach and researching multiple routes
oCultivate and enhance relationships with partner organizations in each county
oAssist with graphic representations and photography
oAssist with building allies relative to municipal public works and parks departments
Support GSP's programmatic and development work as directed, including county and municipal outreach and support

Qualifications
Great attention to detail is essential;
Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills, capable of working effectively with staff members;
Energetic, self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable with a sense of humor;
Skilled with mapping (GIS, Google Earth, etc.), visual analysis, and/or graphic design;
The ideal candidate will be outgoing, detail-oriented, and passionate about conservation and environmental issues.
Physical Demands & Work Environment
Fall 2021 Internship will be primarily remote with in-person meetings at the Intern's discretion in coordination with their Supervisor. While performing this internship, the Intern may occasionally be required to talk, stand or sit for long periods, walk, key data, speak, and hear. As GSP's mission focus includes hiking, rivers, and springs, candidates for this role are expected to be passionate about green space. The physical demands and work environment listed here represent those that an intern must meet to successfully perform this internship's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a person with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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