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World Police & Fire Games Summer - Games Delivery/Operations Interns

Birmingham 2025 World Police & Fire Games
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SUMMER 2025 INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTIONS:

The 2025 World Police & Fire Games are in Birmingham, Alabama from June 27, 2025 to July 6, 2025. The event features more than 8,500 athletes from 70+ countries, 60+ sports and 1,600+ medal events at 45 different venues.
 

About Us: The World Police & Fire Games (WPFG) are an Olympic-style competition with thousands of athletes representing First Responders from different countries across the world. This includes law enforcement, firefighters, and officers from corrections, probation, border protection, immigration, and customs. The Games are held biennially and typically have 60+ sports in the Official Games program.
 

Positions: The 2025 World Police & Fire Games seeks students (with junior or senior standing, or graduate students), or recent graduates willing to intern for the WPFG. WPFG is seeking several interns for the Summer 2025 Semester (June - July 2025). ALL Summer 2025 Intern positions are expected to attend digital training sessions in June 2025 between June 1 and June 25, and are expected to be in-person in Birmingham, AL from June 26 through July 7, 2025. Additionally, interns will have some post-event work to complete remotely.

ALL POSITIONS ARE PAID POSITIONS WITH A STIPEND.

  • Games Delivery Interns:  
    • Candidate Basics - The candidate is someone who understands the spirit of collaboration and cooperation. This person has mastered attention to detail, critical thinking, organization, personal responsibility, professionalism, and time management. The candidate should have experience with active problem-solving in a fast-paced environment. A member of this team is a strong communicator, has a positive attitude, is a team player, and has a strong sense of ethics and moral responsibility. 
    • Requirements - The candidate must have a desire to work in sports, special events, operations or a similar field. Basic computer skills with the Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the Google Suite are a must. You must also be willing to stand or work on your feet inside/outside during a variety of different weather conditions for long periods of time.
    • Responsibilities - Daily activities include setting up/breaking down sports venues during live events, assisting in logistics management of transporting supplies, aid and support of other departments, and more. Those serving in Games Delivery are part of the team that “makes the games happen.” 
    • Credit and Hours - Candidates wishing to earn college credit for the Summer 2025 Internship may provide the paperwork required for credit. Interns will earn approximately 150 hours during the duration of the event, training prior, and post-event reports.
    • Apply - Complete the application and upload a PDF of your resume and cover letter to the application - HERE. The deadline for applications, including your resume and cover letter is Saturday, March 22, 2025.