Visitation Program Resource Development Intern

We're protecting and enhancing America's National Park System for present and future generations.

National Parks Conversation Association (NPCA), the nation’s oldest and largest national parks nonprofit advocate, has an exciting opportunity for a Visitation Program Resource Development Intern.   

Responsibilities:

The purpose of the project is to enhance understanding and communication at NPCA about visitor use management planning and actions. The intern will create resources for staff education on visitor use / recreation resource management. These resources will also support the visitation program’s effort to coordinate NPCA’s work on visitor use management across the national park system and ensure NPCA offers consistent recommendations in its technical comments.

Duties:

• Conduct research to support NPCA’s growing work on visitor use management
• Create user-friendly resources for staff education and guidance
• Confer with experts (i.e., NPCA staff, academic researchers, National Park Service employees, etc.) to glean context for resources in development
• Work with supervisor, visitation leadership team and other NPCA staff to refine the objectives of the deliverables and make collaborative decisions about elements to include in deliverables

Location:  Remote

Schedule:  10-12 Hours (negotiable) per week, March 2025 – May 2025

Compensation: $24.00/hour

Tangible deliverables that will be achieved: 

A final report of research findings composed of three resource documents:

1. definitions for key visitor use terms and concepts
2. framework for technical comments on visitor use planning processes
3. review of managed access system design features that support equity

Preferred Qualifications:

·       Recent graduate (within 12 months) or current graduate students in related program preferred

·       Strong writing skills

·       Familiarity with visitor use management

·       Recreation resource management and related concepts

 Ideal Work Schedule:  1 hour of virtual meetings (alternating bi-weekly 60-minute virtual check-in with supervisor and bi-weekly 60-minute visitation leadership team meeting), 2 hours of logistical communication (email communication with supervisor and leadership team, outreach to experts) 7-9 hours of flex project time (research, writing, meetings with experts)

Physical Effort and Dexterity: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is typically required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee may lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

NPCA is committed to diversity among its employees and hiring practices. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Employer’s Rights: NPCA reserves the right to revise this position description at any time. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between NPCA and employee and is subject to change by NPCA as the needs of NPCA and requirements of the job change. The above is not an exhaustive list of the requirements for the position.