Technology Operations Intern
SUMMARY
NextGen America is currently seeking a Technology Operations Intern (IT Ops Admin) within the Technology Team to work in our San Francisco office for fall 2018. College seniors or recent graduates with political campaign experience are particularly encouraged to apply.
The ideal candidate will have an enthusiasm for learning about IT operations in the political field. You will be exposed to general hardware setup and management, basic software troubleshooting, account management, infrastructure, and maintaining IT operations and security standards. In this role, it’s critical to be passionate about providing a great customer experience.
This role will report to the Technology Operations Manager and will participate in day to day IT Operations in a predominantly Mac environment with some Chromebook computers while learning to work with a myriad of hosted business applications: primarily G-Suite (Google Apps) as well as Asana, Slack, Zoom, and Zendesk.
This is a full-time internship, starting immediately, ending on December 31, 2018, with a possibility of extension or promotion. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, 40 hours per week. The internship is not benefits or overtime eligible.
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT
- Paid: an intern will receive a stipend to support living expenses
- Location: an intern will work out of our office in San Francisco's Financial District
- Training and Development: an intern will work with leaders with years of experience in the climate movement and national and state politics
- Education: an intern can attend special lectures from various experts on climate issues, sustainability, and progressive political topics
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participate in aspects of day-to-day IT operations, including procurement handling and hardware distribution and repurposing
- Support the youth program team on administrative tasks and scheduling
- Maintain and organize shared Google Drive folders
- Update and maintain the inventory of materials across all states
- Other projects as assigned
WHAT WE REQUIRE
- Current seniors at accredited universities and colleges or recent college graduates
- Proficiency in G-Suite (Google Apps) applications and familiarity
- Passion for taking political action to fight climate change, transition our country to clean energy, and stand up for progressive values and causes
- Strong desire to obtain new skills and exposure to working in a professional environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented with the ability to produce high-quality work under tight deadlines
- Creative and flexible
- Excellent team player
COMPENSATION
Interns are independent contractors to NextGen America and NextGen America offers a stipend which is commensurate with the number of hours committed to the Internship Program.
ABOUT NEXTGEN AMERICA
NextGen America acts politically to prevent climate disaster, promote prosperity, and protect the fundamental rights of every American.
Since our founding as NextGen Climate in 2013, we’ve worked to fight climate change by advancing the transition to a clean energy economy. We’ve supported candidates who support climate action. We’ve fought to halt the Keystone XL pipeline and registered more than 1 million voters nationwide.
Now, the same values that drive our work on climate are under unprecedented attack from all directions.
We’re proud to step up the fight for immigrant rights, affordable health care, prosperity, and equality.
NextGen America is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply.