Careers at NDC

Join the Neighborhood Design Center team as we collaborate with neighborhood groups, local government agencies and fellow nonprofits to support locally driven initiatives for neighborhoods pursuing equitable quality of life improvements within their built environments.

Being part of our organization means being part of a growing field. NDC’s impact and thought leadership have been recognized on local, regional, and national levels by partners and funders that include the Bloomberg Philanthropies, Gehl Institute, The National Endowment for the Arts, Enterprise Community Partners, Project for Public Spaces, Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development, Baltimore Development Corporation, and Prince George’s County’s Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of the Environment, and County Department of Public Works and Transportation.

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Currently Hiring:

Community Design Works Project Coordinator

Board of Directors

Interested in joining a cohort of dedicated professionals, learning more about how we work, and supporting the mission of the Neighborhood Design Center? Or know someone who is? NDC holds an open call for board nominations once a year.

The board nomination form is open! Nominations received in December-January are for board positions starting the following July. The deadline for nominations is January 19, 2025.

Volunteer Corps

Corps Members are full time volunteers for one year, who are paid a stipend and health benefits to cover living expenses. These positions are offered through partnerships with a range of Volunteer Corps programs that match talented service-minded individuals with nonprofit organizations.

Compensation: Varies, typically living stipend and health insurance
Duration: 1 year
Typical work: Varies
Partner Programs: Americorps VISTA, Chesapeake Conservation Corps, Volunteer Maryland

Openings: No current Volunteer Corps/VISTA openings

Internships

There are no open internship positions at this time.

NDC Internships are part time, paid learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate design students to gain direct experience working with NDC design staff and community partners on localized design challenges. Interns are assigned under particular program areas such as Community Forestry or Community Design.

Compensation: Hourly
Duration: Varies: 10-week summer position up to multiple semesters.
Typical work: Program support, outreach and engagement, research and project specific design production.

NDC’s internship program has included an exceptionally and intentionally diverse cohort; 75% are minorities, 75% are women, and 50% are immigrant, refugee or first generation Americans. Recent interns have included students and recent graduates from University of Maryland, MICA, and Morgan State University and are pursuing degrees in fields including Landscape Architecture, Architecture and Community Planning. Our interns go on to pursue design careers and graduate education at top firms and institutions around the country.

Volunteering

For volunteer opportunities, please see our current open projects.

NDC does not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, reprisal, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a parent, or other impermissible basis and works to promote the full realization of EEO through a continuing diversity and inclusion program.