Government Affairs Intern at National Audubon Society in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Location: Chicago, IL
Full time
Requisition ID: JR747

Position Summary
Interns work directly with the Audubon Great Lakes Policy and Government Affairs staff.

The intern will be a valuable contributor to the policy team at Audubon Great Lakes, the regional office of the National Audubon Society.

Audubon is seeking candidates who are first generation undergraduate students majoring in communications, journalism, marketing, or another related field. This intern will play an integral role as part of the policy team of Audubon Great Lakes. The position is funding by Origami Works Foundation grant.

The projects will fall into three buckets of our policy work: organizational assistance and day-to-day operations, membership advocacy engagement, and event planning. The intern will report to the Government Affairs Associate and work directly with other team members on various research, outreach, and creative projects to advance our key policy priorities. The intern will have the opportunity to interact with a variety of Audubon staff. Their work will help bend the bird curve and deliver on the promise of our Healthy Birds, Healthy Planet agenda. The internship lasts 10 weeks at 40 hours per week. Start and end dates are relatively flexible, and the internship will likely span a period from June 2- August 8, 2025. There may be an opportunity for the intern to join conservation members in the field, or staff members at special events during the internship.

Compensation:

$17.50 / hour

Essential Functions
During the internship, you will work with Policy staff to:

For organizational assistance, projects include tracking legislation and legislative calendars for the 5 states that we cover.

Preparing agendas and taking notes for calls with our consultants and internally within our AGL policy team. The intern will learn foundational skills including writing and communication skills.

For membership engagement, the intern will assist the government affairs associate in providing advocacy updates and in drafting written updates on advocacy activity to advocates from our 5 states.

For event planning, the intern will assist in planning bird outings with legislators and Birds and Brews chapter engagement events. This includes assistance with location scouting, communication with local chapters and helping draft event run of shows and other logistical assistance.

This also includes helping aid during the events- staffing the welcome tables and helping with sign-in.

Qualifications and Experience

Completed coursework and/or a bachelor’s degree in government affairs, policy, advocacy, environmental, communications/mass communications, marketing, or a related field.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to interview, research, and write compelling stories.

A self-starter, one who is motivated and able to work in a decentralized environment.

Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.

Experience fostering inclusive and collaborative work environments is valued.

Commitment to Audubon’s organizational values of care, collaboration, change, integrity, impact, and innovation.

EEO Statement

The National Audubon Society is a federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, inclusion and equal opportunity and actively seek a diverse pool of candidates in this search.

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The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education, and on-the-ground conservation.

Audubon’s state programs, nature centers, chapters, and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire, and unite diverse communities in conservation action.

Since 1905, Audubon’s vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. Audubon is a nonprofit conservation organization.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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