Policy & Research Internship – Washington, D.C.
Organization: The Alliance to Save Energy
Job Title: Policy & Research Intern
Location: Washington, D.C.
Hours and Compensation: $11/hour; 37.5 hours/week
Position Dates (if applicable): April 30-August 24, 2012
Application Deadline: April 11, 2012?
Posted On: April 12, 2012
Organization Overview
The Alliance to Save Energy is a nonprofit organization that promotes energy efficiency worldwide through research, education and advocacy. We encourage business, government, environmental and consumer leaders to use energy efficiency as a means to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security. We work with a variety of people and groups to:
- Prove that business can be efficient and make money at the same time
- Educate consumers about the impact of energy choices – especially on their wallets
- Ensure that lawmakers build smart and fiscally sound energy policy
- Carry the message of efficiency to established and developing economies around the globe
Description
Projects the intern will work on:
Legislative summaries and analysis,
State energy efficiency policy tracking,
Federal energy efficiency policy areas: building codes, appliance standards, retrofit incentives, building labeling, utilities, industry, federal energy use, transportation, and tax incentives.
Responsibilities
Intern’s primary duties:
- Conducting research and data collection on a wide range of topics, which could include:
- Climate change policy
- Energy efficiency investments in the federal recovery package
- Federal energy management
- Building energy codes
- Smart growth
- Vehicle fuel economy
- Tax incentives
- Energy efficiency in the electricity sector
- Supporting the team’s work in summarizing and analyzing legislation
- Attending/covering Congressional hearings
- Tracking state and federal legislation
- Helping to maintain contact information databases
- Helping to put together advocacy information packets
- Helping to draft letters, fact sheets and other documents
- Delivering documents to the Hill
- Calling Hill staffers
Qualifications
- Interpersonal skills
- Intellectual curiosity
- Ability to work independently and multitask
- The initiative and interest to use “down time” to enhance understanding of energy efficiency policy
- Excellent writing and editing skills
- Comfortable making cold calls to Hill staffers
How to Apply
Please send a resume, relevant writing sample and cover letter to [email protected] by April 11, 2011. Please specify “Policy & Research Internship” in the subject line of the email. Cover letters can be addressed to “Internship Coordinators.” Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
This is a full-time position and we are unable to consider applicants who will be enrolled in a full-time course load which interferes with the work week schedule during the internship term. No phone calls, please.
