Location: Anchorage, Alaska or Fairbanks, Alaska
Reports To: AYEA Program Manager
Employment Type: Part-time, seasonal; 12 weeks between May-September, 2025
Compensation: $20/hour plus travel reimbursements for those living outside of Alaska
Apply By: February 12th, 2025

The Alaska Center Education Fund is seeking a dynamic, socially confident, and curious candidate to serve as our 2025 AYEA Youth Leadership Intern. The Youth Leadership Intern will work to support the Alaska Youth for Environmental Action (AYEA) program by assisting with outreach, summer trainings, helping local AYEA chapters work on their campaign and project goals, and providing support with planning and executing AYEA’s fall Youth Organizer Summit. Additionally, the Youth Leadership Intern will assist as needed with some of The Alaska Center’s other programs to build additional skills in advocacy and leadership. This may include: tabling and outreach at various summer events representing AYEA and The Alaska Center, representing AYEA at Trailside Discovery Camp and/or assisting with leadership trainings for Trailside participants, and helping with The Alaska Center’s advocacy work around democracy, climate and clean energy, and salmon.

This position is hosted through the Alaska Conservation Foundation’s Ted Smith Conservation Internship Program. You must apply through their application portal and select AYEA Youth Leadership Intern as one of your top placement choices to be considered for this position. For questions about the position please contact leila@akcenter.org.