Climate & Communities Intern

Climate & Communities Intern

Salary: $24.78 - $31.41 Hourly

Location: King Street Center - 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA

Job Type: Intern

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Department: DNRP-Natural Resources & Parks

Division: Director's Office

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit: Z3: KC Personnel Guidelines

Full- or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours/Week: 40 hours/week

As part of King County’s commitment to regional partnership on climate action, the County serves as an organizational host and co-chair of the Puget Sound Climate Preparedness Collaborative (the Collaborative), a network of more than 30 local and county governments, Tribes, regional agencies, and other organizations working to build community, economic, and environmental resilience to climate change.

The Climate & Communities Fellow will support the development and implementation of a new Climate & Communities Learning Series (CCLS) hosted by the Collaborative. The CCLS is a Puget Sound–focused effort to build greater regional understanding of climate impacts on underserved and under-resourced communities, to increase local government knowledge and capacity for incorporating frontline community needs into climate preparedness, and to facilitate prioritization of community-based solutions that have multiple benefits for people and the environment.

Beyond leading the CCLS, this internship will provide the opportunity to assist with community engagement and inclusion across other Collaborative programming, including regional alignment workshops and convenings focused on key climate resilience topics.

The Climate & Communities Fellow is responsible for working with the King County and Collaborative project team, a community consultant, and a community Advisory Committee to create and facilitate a community-centered climate learning series and to support integration of community priorities into other Collaborative programming. The internship provides a unique opportunity to work with climate adaptation practitioners and community leaders across the Puget Sound region on building local and regional capacity for climate preparedness, and to grow the Collaborative’s role as a leading resource for climate preparedness learning and practice that is responsive to community needs.

The Collaborative is a network of local and county governments, Tribes, and organizations in the Puget Sound basin working together to advance climate preparedness. The Collaborative’s work includes sea level rise, wildfire risk reduction, extreme heat mitigation, flooding, and integrating climate change into county policies and practices.

• Create and manage a CCLS Advisory Group (15%):
  Support the creation and management of a CCLS Advisory Group, to consist of five to eight representatives from community-based organizations and/or frontline communities.
• Design and deliver the CCLS (65%):
  Work with the CCLS Advisory Group, Collaborative Steering Committee and staff, a community consultant, and other partners to co-develop the content, format, and schedule of the CCLS, including content on climate change impacts, climate justice, climate storytelling basics, and best practices for frontline community engagement. Secure participation from community members, presenters, and subject matter experts; conduct outreach to recruit attendees;
  
  facilitate webinars, meetings, and trainings; ensure accessibility; summarize notes and key messages; elicit feedback; and compile guidance documents and training materials.
• Support integration of climate equity and community priorities across grant activities (10%):
  Support integration of climate equity and community engagement principles in Collaborative webinars, regional convenings, and workshops; identify opportunities to highlight climate and community equity principles in webinars, technical guidance, and case studies.
• Support grant reporting and communications (10%):
  Track activities, participation metrics, and outcomes of the CCLS; contribute to reports and presentations on program progress; collaborate with staff to share updates and support continued program development; participate in Collaborative grant staff team…