2027 Summer Intern, Disaster Management (Baton Rouge, LA Tallahassee, FL Remote)

Disasters move through a lifecycle: preparedness response and recovery with mitigation running underneath all three. ICFs Emergency and Disaster Management practice works across that entire lifecycle for federal state and local government clients organized into three service lines: Preparedness and Insurance Emergency and Disaster Operations and Disaster Recovery. This internship rotates an undergraduate student through all three so the arc of a disaster (the planning before the operations during and the rebuilding after) is something they see connected not siloed.

Our summer internship is full-time for 10-weeks beginning in early June and ending in early August. Work may be performed in a hybrid capacity from Baton Rouge LA or Tallahassee FL or remotely from any U.S. this time we are unable to provide relocation nor housing assistance.

The Rotation Experience

This is a learning and exposure focused internship not a placement into one function. Interns move through each service line on a set rotation and work alongside the consultants doing the work that day.

Preparedness and Insurance (Planning)

This rotation sits on the front end of the lifecycle before a disaster hits. Interns gain exposure to emergency operations plan development hazard and vulnerability assessments and exercise design across tabletop functional and full scale formats used to test those plans. Additionally Long term recovery planning that helps a jurisdiction come back stronger than before. Interns will also see how insurance and risk transfer strategies including catastrophe modeling and risk pooling factor into a clients broader resilience posture.

Emergency and Disaster Operations

This rotation sits inside active response. Interns gain exposure to Emergency Operations Center structure and staffing Incident Command System and National Incident Management System practices resource typing and mutual aid requests and the situational awareness products such as situation reports and leadership briefings that keep a response moving and stakeholders informed.

Disaster Recovery

This rotation picks up once the response phase winds down and communities begin to rebuild. Interns gain exposure to FEMA Public Assistance program delivery damage assessment documentation cost recovery and grant compliance.

Specific tasks and projects will vary by rotation and current caseload. This internship is not a guarantee of hands on ownership of any particular project. What is guaranteed is exposure learning and time with the teams doing the work.

Basic Qualifications:

• By start date at least 30 credit hours in emergency management homeland security public administration political science public health or a related field

• U.S. Citizenship is required per Federal contracts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic familiarity with the disaster lifecycle and core emergency management concepts is a plus including coursework or self study in FEMAs Incident Command System or National Incident Management System (for example IS 100 and IS 700)
• FEMA online coursework completed including FEMA IS-100.C FEMA IS-200.C FEMA IS-700.B FEMA IS-800.D

• Comfortable with Excel PowerPoint and Word; exposure to GIS or other data analysis tools is a plus

• Strong writing and research skills including the ability to translate technical material for different audiences

• Genuine interest in emergency management disaster recovery or public sector consulting

Bot and Third-Party Applications

Please note that this application must be submitted directly by the applicant for consideration.Failure to do so may result in the application being excluded for consideration.Applicants needing an accommodation for disability or religious purposes in connection with the application process should contactfor assistance.

Working at ICF

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: