Internship- Emergency Preparedness

About the role

The Division of Emergency Management is looking for an Emergency Preparedness Student Intern to join our team for the Fall 2026 semester. Time Commitment: Work a minimum of 12 hours per week and 4 hours per scheduled workday through the stated specific end date; maximum of 30 hours per week; varied days and hours of Monday-Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. with some weekends and evenings; maximum total of 240 hours over the course of the semester; non-exempt; part-time; no-benefits.

Essential Duties And Job Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain variety of emergency management plans like Continuity of Operations (COOP), Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA), hazard mitigation and climate adaptation plans, cybersecurity plans, and other all-hazard planning documents
• Conduct hazard identification and risk analyses for both man-made and natural threats, helping inform preparedness strategies and response planning
• Affiliate with coordinating emergency preparedness training and exercises, including developing materials, supporting logistics, and contributing to After-Action documentation
• Support daily readiness of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC through inventory checks, documentation updates, job aid organization, situational awareness tool support, and general EOC maintenance tasks)
• Affiliate with updating materials, internal guides, and planning templates used across the Division of Emergency Management
• Affiliate with maintaining COAD/VOAD resource inventories, partner contact lists, and capability surveys
• Affiliate with EOC modernization efforts such as ISM workflow documentation, position crosswalks, and job aid refinement
• Contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation project tracking, dataset organization, and planning research
• Attend workshops, meetings and learning opportunities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications And Requirements

• Enrolled in a college or university pursuing a degree in Business Administration, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Fire Science, Public Administration, or a closely related field
• Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.7 or higher. A college transcript is required as evidence of GPA. A copy of an unofficial transcript will be accepted