NDGNS UW Intern

Department Overview

The Network for Development and Growth of Native Solidarity (NDGNS) UW intern will assist with day-to-day office operations while developing skills in program coordination, event coordination, and gaining experience working with Indigenous communities (urban and tribal) in a culturally appropriate and relevant manner. NDGNS UW hosts an orientation in the fall, career event in the spring, and collaborates on several campus visits throughout the year.

OEL Interns accepted into the program also have access to individualized mentorship, structured professional development workshops, and 1-on-1 career advising that will support their growth professionally and personally as they work in environments dedicated to supporting student success at UW-Madison.

Anticipated

Start Date:

August 25th, 2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
May 15th, 2027 (with the possibility of renewal)

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote

Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 8 hrs/week Maximum: 10 hrs/week

Schedule:

Your detailed schedule is to be agreed upon with your supervisor depending on your academic schedule/programming needs.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: $15.00 per hour

Number of Positions: 1

Preferred major:
American Indian & Indigenous Studies

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
:

Communication skills (written and verbal), experience with creating promotional materials, student facing material creation, experience with Canva and social media applications (Instagram, Linked In, Linktree)

Employment will require UW-Madison to verify your identity and employment eligibility. The employee must physically present original, unexpired documents (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) as evidence of identity and employment authorization.

• Maintaining our Canvas page where we post frequent announcements about events and resources that are relevant to NDGNS UW and Indigenous scholars.
• Creation of promotional materials for students and campus partners
• Office administrative tasks that can vary throughout the year
• Assisting with office hours to keep our office open and available to students, which is an opportunity for the intern to also interact with our scholars directly.

None

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: employee disabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/