Fellowship, Meridian Institute (Colorado or Washington, DC)

Meridian Institute is pleased to announce the creation of the Meridian Institute Fellowship – a one to two year placement in Meridian’s Colorado or Washington, DC office that provides the opportunity to work on varied and highly complex public policy issues, learn about the

field of multi-party collaborative problem solving, and engage with leaders from a variety of sectors and interest groups.

Meridian Institute professionals combine extensive experience in collaborative process design, deep substantive knowledge, and proven mediation skills to help people engaged in society’s toughest issues solve problems and make informed decisions. Meridian works to

design collaborative approaches that bring together people who understand the issues and have a stake in their resolution. In addition to process design, facilitation, mediation, and strategy assessment and planning, Meridian offers expert administrative and meeting

logistics services, as well as the creative and appropriate application of information technology tools, to support our projects. Some of the topics addressed are:

• Agriculture and Food Security

• Climate Change and Energy

• Environment and Natural Resources

• Global Stability and Security

• Health

• Sustainability and Resilience

• Science and Technology

Primary Objective of the Position:

Meridian Fellows provide research, writing, and other types of support for projects focusing on a wide variety of challenging substantive issue areas. Meridian Fellows may:

• Assist in the preparation of reports, meeting summaries, meeting materials, press releases, and other communications;

• Attend policy briefings, hearings, seminars, and similar events as needed to track key topics and activities and provide summaries to various project teams;

• Develop background reports and participant candidate research for new projects;

• Interview or otherwise engage participants in Meridian processes, including leaders of the private, non-profit, and government sector;

• Help plan, attend, and/or provide logistical support for both domestic and international meetings;

• Actively engage in dynamic teams focused on helping design and facilitate collaborative public policy processes; and

• Provide administrative support for Meridian projects and the organization, including but not limited to maintaining websites and list serves, drafting emails, faxing, photo copying, note taking, and participating on internal Meridian teams to assist with internal organizational development.

Benefits

First year fellows will be offered a minimum salary of $30,000 per year in a non-exempt position. Second year fellows may be offered a salary increase based on performance. An excellent benefits package is included.

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