This exciting internship is for students who are action driven and client focused. You have a strong background in Emergency Management, Homeland Security or related fields and you have a talent for working with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software.

You'll work behind-the-scenes developing plans for effective service delivery. From small house fires to local natural disasters, you want to help where you're needed, so people can have clean water, safe shelter and hot meals when they need them most.

• The department operates in two states--Operational State and Steady State. Operational State refers to instances where a significant incident has occurred and the activation of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is warranted. During Steady State (meaning non-emergency times), the department works on planning and readiness.
• You’ll work directly with the Planning, Readiness, and Situational Awareness Director, a subject-matter expert, and leader in the Emergency Management industry.
• During Operational State you'll work with other Planning Volunteers to gain complete situational awareness of what is happening in the incident zone, then produce and disseminate incident reports.
• You'll contribute to the development of an Incident Action Plan (IAP). This plan essentially outlines the ‘what’, ‘how’, ‘why’, and ‘when’ of the Red Cross disaster relief activities for that incident.
• For Steady State, your projects will consist of any of the following categories, which are geared towards sharpening the skills of the Planning Department for future disasters: speedy volunteer onboarding process, volunteer training curricula and training exercises, and volunteer engagement.
• May also take advantage of Disaster Relief fieldwork.

• You must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at the time of the internship.\
• Preferred Majors are Emergency Management, Public Policy and Administration, Nonprofit Management, Homeland Security, Criminal Justice
• Preferred Grade Levels are Undergraduate Junior, Undergraduate Senior or Graduate level.

Our ideal candidate is a mission-focused undergraduate or graduate college student seeking a meaningful internship experience who has the following qualities:

• Upbeat
• Detail Oriented
• Multi-Tasker
• Strong Communicator
• Team Builder/Player
• Self-Starter
• Client-Focused
• Strategic Thinker
• No-task-is too-small attitude

You'll enjoy a collaborative work culture committed to the diversity of our people, programs, and services. In this internship you'll learn:

• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Relationship Building
• Organizational Management
• Training and mentoring from subject matter experts
• Volunteer Engagement, Management & Administration
• A deeper awareness of the Humanitarian Mission of the American Red Cross
• Cultivation of Cultural Competence and Inclusion

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.​