Internship Opportunity: The Office of the Governor and the State of New Hampshire

PLEASE NOTE: This opportunity is listed for reference only. The deadline to apply has passed.

This is an unpaid internship opportunity from outside the Rockefeller Center.

Position Type: Internship - unpaid

Location: Concord, New Hampshire

Sector: Government

Start Date: Fall 2019

Wage or benefits: Unpaid

The Governor's Office Internship Program is uncompensated and is intended for persons seeking to gain professional and/or academic experience. If course credit is offered by your school, we will certainly work with you to achieve that goal.

Time Commitment: Up to 40 hours per week for at least 8 weeks

Desired Class Year: Open to all class years including graduate students

Desired Major or Interest: Open to all majors

Application Deadline: Rolling basis until May 1, 2019

Organization website: https://www.governor.nh.gov/

Brief Description of the organization:

The Governor's Office Internship Program is a select internship experience designed for students who are innovative and passionate about public service, and offers a variety of opportunities and possibilities for interns to gain both academic and professional experience. The Office of the Governor embraces diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or physical ability. The Office of the Governor and the State of New Hampshire are equal opportunity employers.

Brief Description of the Intern's role or key qualifications:

We have several projects that the Governor's office is working on with the Choose Love Program that focuses on the Social and Emotional Learning program being implemented by the Department of Education with support from other state agencies and stakeholders. This would be an ideal opportunity for students in the social work and education concentrations.

Purpose of The Governor's Office Internship Program: The Governor's Office Internship Program is designed to give high-quality applicants the opportunity to see the inner workings of state government and contribute to growing and improving the State of New Hampshire.

The Governor's Office Internship Program is intended to provide you with:

• Exposure to operations and day-to-day tasks of the Governor's Office
• Experiential learning and assignments that reflect methods in how the office strives for government to be more effective, efficient, and open to its citizens
• A framework to enhance educational experience through practical work and research, thereby developing skills useful for career development

Duties of an intern may include any of the following areas:

• Communications and Press Department Support to include transcribing speeches and interviews, assisting with press releases and helping to catalogue photos of the Governor and his events.
• Scheduling – Organizing scheduling and meeting requests and working with the Governor's Director of Scheduling in responding to requests.
• Policy research to include reviewing pending legislation before the New Hampshire House of Representatives and New Hampshire Senate, attending legislative hearings and briefings and reporting back to the office on the debate and outcomes of those meetings, as well as reviewing existing state RSA's and regulations.
• Writing and composition to include preparing briefing memo's, policy papers, and correspondence for the Governor and staff on issues of importance to the office.
• Constituent Service – Assisting with constituent complaints and inquiries, preparing and executing official proclamations and citations issued by the Governor, assisting with organizing, logging, and responding to constituent correspondence.

How to apply:

Applicants should apply online following the link:

https://new-hampshire.secure.force.com/support/GOV_ApplyForInternship.

Here a resume, transcripts, references and supporting documents can be uploaded to be considered with your online application.

Applicants may contact the Governor's Director of Citizen Services and Intern Coordinator Jennifer Smith at jennifer.smith@nh.gov, with any additional questions on the program.

This is an unpaid internship from outside the Rockefeller Center. Such opportunities are posted in an effort to help students find a leave-term internship experience in public policy or a social sciences related area. Such postings do not constitute an endorsement by the Center of the political objectives of any one person or organization.