Public Records Intern - DC Office of Public Records (FWS)
Please note that this opportunity is only available for eligible federal work-study students!
The District of Columbia Office of Public Records (OPR) located at 1300 Naylor Court, NW Washington, DC 20001, schedules, collects, stores, and manages records of the District government through the services of the District of Columbia Archives Records Center and the Library of Government Information. These repositories hold a wide array of documents that include administrative, architectural, engineering, fiscal, genealogical, historical, and legal records.
OPR is part of the Office of the Secretary of the District of Columbia (OS) which provides protocol, authentication, ceremonial, and public records management services on behalf of the Mayor and District government agencies. It falls within the Executive Office of the Mayor.
The District of Columbia Archives holds historical and permanently valuable records of the DC Government such as birth and death records, wills, land records and marriage records. Historic records on file include the original wills of Alexander Graham Bell, Francis Scott Key, James Madison, Dolly Madison, Woodrow Wilson, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Frederick Douglass, and the birth certificate for Duke Ellington. Special projects include planning and implementation around Black History Month, Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia, research on historic DC residents of note for milestone events and support for the DC Compensated Emancipation Day Commemoration Commission and the Commission on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
HOURS
Hours are flexible, but interns generally work during normal business hours of 8:15 am to 4:45 pm, Monday - Friday.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate will provide direct support to the State Archivist/OPR Administrator of OPR. Duties will include but are not limited to:
- assisting in administrative tasks e.g. filing, answering telephones
- assisting in records management, research, data entry
- providing graphic support, archiving, accessioning, digitization, boxing, re-boxing, documenting processes, training development, document management, copying, mailing, writing, research
- providing audio-visual support, photography, social media posting, and intradepartmental support as needed
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
• Experience with Zoom, WebEx and Adobe experience is preferred
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Familiarity with Washington, DC, and the United States.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Superior organizational skills.
- Ability to carry out responsibilities independently while functioning as part of a team.
- Strong intercultural communication skills; maturity, cultural sensitivity, and tact suitable for working with all individuals.
- District resident, statehood awareness desired.
- Customer service orientation.
- Curious, willingness to learn.
- Solutions orientation is a must.
- History, archival, record management background or interest preferred.
Please note that this opportunity is only available for eligible federal work-study students!
For Questions, please contact Lopez Matthews Jr at lopez.matthews@dc.gov