*If you want more information about this BCEP graduate’s internship experience or want to get in touch with a student/alum, please contact Caroline Ramaley at [email protected].
Organization: League to Save Lake Tahoe
Location: South Lake Tahoe, California
Student Name and Class Year: Meredith Murray, 2015
Organization description: The League is a solutions-based organization, focused on advocating for sensible environmental regulations backed by science and monitoring, devoted community engagement, grassroots involvement, and a collective ideology of working together to Keep Tahoe Blue.
We advocate for strong environmental regulation and enforcement to protect Lake Tahoe for this and future generations. We educate and engage the public about how to protect Lake Tahoe. We collaborate with stakeholders to address environmental issues. We support collaborative, innovative, and science-based solutions to environmental issues facing the Lake.
The League’s work centers around four main campaigns:
Combatting pollution
Tackling invasive species
Promoting restoration
Protecting Tahoe’s shoreline beauty
Organization: Greenpeace
Position Title: Palm Oil Campaigner
Location: Washington, DC
Dates and compensation: This is a two year contract.; Benefits: Greenpeace USA values a healthy work-life balance and has flexible, family-friendly employment policies. Our competitive benefits package for full-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision coverage with low contributions from staff. We have options for pre-tax flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care costs. Greenpeace employees enjoy generous 401K matching and time off for vacation, sick, personal, and parental leave.
Application Deadline: Position open until filled
Description: Greenpeace USA is seeking a skilled, creative and passionate palm oil campaign to join our forest team. The palm oil campaigner will focus on palm oil as a driver of deforestation in Southeast Asia with an emphasis on Indonesia. Building from the success of recent Greenpeace campaigns, the campaigner will work closely with international Greenpeace colleagues to design and implement initiatives to change the policies and behavior of some of the largest players in the palm oil industry. This will include producers and traders of palm oil, large corporate buyers of palm oil and palm oil derivatives, and governments. The campaigner will travel internationally at times and employ a broad suite of tactics to accomplish strategic objectives. This position is dependent upon program results and funding.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate efforts to design and implement corporate campaigns to reform the practices of the palm oil industry
- Manage the Greenpeace USA palm oil work within the framework of the larger international strategies to achieve zero deforestation
- Collaborate with stakeholders including NGO coalition partners
- Engage and negotiate with corporations
- Research corporations, industry trends and key supply chains
- Work with Greenpeace forest team on cross-cutting campaign strategies and planning
- Serve as a media spokesperson
- Contribute to building and maintaining a strong, diverse and inclusive campaign team
Qualifications:
- Academic degree in a relevant field
- At least 5 years experience with corporate or environmental campaigning (or equivalent with advanced education)
- Track record of successfully designing and implementing campaign strategies
- Strong organizational, time management and project management skills
- Excellent ability to work collaboratively with collaborative teams
- Strong interpersonal skills with experience in cross-cultural settings
- Passionate about forest protection and reforming global agribusiness
- Excellent spoken and written English; other languages, Bahasa in particular a plus
- Competency with contemporary computer software
- Commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and supportive of non-partisan approaches to advocacy
How to Apply: Please send cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Please include the following in your cover letter: a specific explanation of your interest in Greenpeace’s mission and the available position and how you found out about this career opportunity. Please use the email subject line: Palm Oil Campaigner- YOUR NAME. Applications will be accepted until February 6th. No phone calls please.
Organization: Ocean Conservancy
Position Title: Government Affairs Internship
Location: Washington, DC
Application Deadline: Position open until filled
Description: The ocean is at the center of the most important food, energy and resource issues of our time. Ocean Conservancy champions science-based solutions to tackle the largest ocean conservation challenges we face and collaborates with partners to strengthen the health of the ocean for future generations. We mobilize citizen advocates to facilitate change, and we are committed to supporting efforts that benefit the people who depend on the ocean for food, jobs and recreation. Ocean Conservancy shapes the political agenda for the ocean so sound decisions are made that sustain our planet and improve lives.
Ocean Conservancy is accepting applications on a rolling basis for spring, summer and fall internships for the Government Relations team based in Washington, DC. Applicants should be currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate students, or recent graduates. All internships are unpaid, with the opportunity for travel stipends and academic credit. Accepted candidates must make a minimum commitment of 20 hours a week.
How to Apply: To apply, please submit a statement of interest, a resume, and three references to the following:Government Relations: [email protected]
*If you want more information about this BCEP graduate’s internship experience or want to get in touch with a student/alum, please contact Caroline Ramaley at [email protected].
Organization: Courtney Strong, Inc.
Location: Kingston, New York
Student Name and Class Year: Emily McCarthy, 2015
Organization description: Courtney Strong Inc. is a marketing communications firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York’s Hudson Valley. We bring a winning combination of technical expertise and superior communications tools to our projects. CSI has been a leader in energy and educational marketing since the company’s formation in 2006.
Our company specializes in providing long-term outreach for clients in the clean energy and higher education sectors, particularly where the two intersect with initiatives to educate the next generation of policy makers in energy, environmental and sustainability issues. With 20 years of experience in the sectors, we’re able to craft complex, nuanced messages for our clients, ensuring that their thought leadership will resonate with broad audiences.
Organization: Ocean Conservancy
Position Title: Program Assistant, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
Location: Washington, DC
Application Deadline: Position open until filled
Description: The Program Assistant provides logistical and administrative support to the CMSP team, managing the administration of Ocean Conservancy’s CMSP program by scheduling important meetings, drafting and circulating action items and meeting minutes, and coordinating internal team follow-up and other activities. The Program Assistant also tracks and organizes all program work products and outcomes for internal and grant reporting purposes and updates and maintains stakeholder engagement records. In addition, he/she provides research assistance, written materials, and copy editing to support the CMSP program.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the flow of information among program team members to ensure and enhance communication within the team and achieve maximum effectiveness.
- Arrange and coordinate meetings and maintain meeting calendars for team members; coordinate logistics and scheduling for stakeholder fly-ins and other federal and state advocacy events.
- Draft agendas and notes for team meetings, circulate action items and meeting minutes, and coordinate internal team follow-up and other activities.
- Update and maintain the CMSP stakeholder database and other stakeholder engagement records; use Raiser’s Edge software to pull lists, update and track stakeholder information; support CMSP team outreach efforts by assisting with stakeholder research.
- Track programmatic work for internal and grant reporting purposes, including orchestration and tracking of deliverables and assistance in grant reporting to communicate success and effectiveness.
- Keep CMSP program documents, records, and files updated, organized, and easily findable; ensure consultant invoices are received and paid on a timely basis.
- Assist with research, draft written materials (such as blogs or program updates), and provide copyediting assistance to the CMSP team.
- Other tasks as required.
Qualifications:
- Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail are essential; excellent multi-tasking skills with the ability to see the big picture and remain attentive to details, deadlines and deliverables.
- Highly collaborative with an appreciation of the benefit of a multi-disciplinary team approach; willing to take on a variety of tasks to further the program goals.
- Ability to be flexible and work under pressure.
- Scheduling, administrative assistant, or project management experience preferred.
- Strong writing and communications skills; demonstrated ability to synthesize and convey information clearly and precisely in a written format.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office products; familiarity with Raiser’s Edge preferred.
- Interest in environmental policy and congressional politics; commitment to Ocean Conservancy’s mission and goals.
How to Apply: If you think you have what it takes to join Ocean Conservancy’s team, please send a cover letter speaking to your qualifications and abilities along with your resume and salary expectations to: [email protected]and note your name and “Program Assistant, CMSP – IL #15-02” in the subject line.
Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab
Position Title: Water Analysis Internship
Location: Golden, Colorado
Dates and compensation: The position would be part-time (20 – 30 hours per week) during the school year and, if continuing, part or full time during summer. One-time, round trip relocation expenses for transportation might be available depending on eligibility (for a successful candidate residing more than 50 miles from NREL work site).
Description: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is a leader in the U.S. Department of Energy’s effort to secure an energy future that is both environmentally and economically sustainable. With locations in Golden, Boulder and Washington D.C., NREL is the primary laboratory for research, development and deployment of renewable energy technologies in the United States. The NREL mission is to develop renewable energy and energy efficient technologies and practices, advance related science and engineering, and transfer knowledge and innovation to address the nation’s energy and environmental goals.
NREL’s Strategic Energy Analysis Center has an immediate opening for a graduate student intern to assist NREL scientists in evaluating water management tradeoffs in the electricity sector as well as in unconventional oil and gas development.
Responsibilities: The intern will join a team of researchers who analyze vulnerabilities and tradeoffs of the energy sector in relation to water resource availability and water resource management practices. Specific projects include efforts to characterize previous historical power plant vulnerabilities associated with water temperature and water availability and unconventional oil and gas water management. Duties include data collection, database management, analysis of results, and summarizing findings. Communication with project sponsors and industry partners is also expected. Authorship of reports or subsequent papers is possible depending on depth of contribution. This project will last through the Spring 2015 semester, or longer is possible depending on interest and performance.
Qualifications:
-Minimum 3.0 GPA for most recently completed semester
-Working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Power Point (or equivalent) software
-Excellent organizational and communication skills and data documentation practices
-Master’s or doctoral degree student, preferably in engineering or another technical discipline or with strong technical background/knowledge/skills/experience
-Experience with electricity sector analysis
-Experience with water resource analysis
-Experience with oil and gas operations
-Excellent skills in visual presentation of quantitative information
How to Apply: Apply online at the NREL website. Be sure to attach your current transcript (unofficial transcripts are acceptable) on the “Submit Attachments” Page during the application process in order for your GPA and student status to be verified.
Organization: Center for EcoTechnology
Position Title: Energy Efficiency Service EcoFellowship Program 2015-16
Location: Pittsfield, Springfield and/or Northampton, Massachusetts
Dates and compensation: Salary: Pays $11/hr for 40 hrs/week, with an additional $2,000 bonus at the completion of the program; Benefits: Health Insurance; paid sick, holiday and vacation; supplies and mileage reimbursement; Professional Development: Week-long training; monthly professional trainings throughout experience
Application Deadline: Rolling applications are accepted until March 13, 2015
Description: The Center for EcoTechnology helps people and businesses in Massachusetts save energy and reduce waste. We make green make sense. For more than 35 years, we’ve offered proven advice and resources to save you money, make you more comfortable at home, and help your business perform better.
Working with partners throughout the region, we’re helping transform the way we live and work for a better community, economy, and environment – now and for the future. We provide practical solutions that save energy, materials and money and have a positive impact on our environment and community. We serve residents, business and communities in the areas of energy efficiency and waste reduction and through our retail store, EcoBuilding Bargains.
The Center for EcoTechnology is seeking six qualified college graduate candidates for a one-year paid fellowship position to work with our staff and other EcoFellows to carry out community outreach, school education and other activities related to climate action initiatives and educational programming in western Massachusetts. Activities will support the CET’s initiatives to assist residents, students, institutions and businesses across the region in ongoing programs in energy efficiency, home energy services, renewable energy, and waste reduction through recycling, reuse and home composting. The Fellowship offers a full orientation and week-long training by CET professionals in subjects related to above programs, as well as professional development exploring a variety of environmental topics throughout the fellowship. Fellows will be based in CET’s Northampton office.
Responsibilities:
- Implement the Go Green Campaign – encouraging residents to take practical steps in home energy efficiency and personal behaviors choices towards a sustainable future.
- Work with office staff on the documentation of home energy assessments, reviewing contracts, and supporting customer service to optimize our field and office efforts.
- Assist field staff in home energy assessments, reviewing residential homes for potential energy efficiency measures and assist homeowners in behavior changes to improve their efficiency savings. Support field staff in communicating the program’s energy savings, financial implication and return-on-investment.
- Assist field staff in performing home energy ratings of newly constructed homes, including field visits to the homes to inspect energy efficiency measures and assisting builders who seek to build more energy efficient buildings.
- Support the CET Green Team, and work on Greening CET through energy and waste reduction programs.
- Monitor progress for the CET Mission Impact Report and energy efficiency campaigns to reduce use.
- Additional customer service support tasks assigned as required.
Qualifications:
• We are looking for creative and energetic college graduates (bachelor degree required) with an interest in education and outreach along with a familiarity with issues related to energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies, climate change, recycling and resource conservation. Previous experience through volunteering, internships and/or professional work is required.
• Commitment to the entire Fellowship program, from August 10, 2015 to June 30, 2016, is required.
• Fellows work a flexible schedule (40 hrs/week) that requires some evening and weekend hours as needed.
• Computer skills required, experience in creative uses of social media and/or graphic design preferred.
• Driver’s license and reliable, insured transportation is required.
• Ability to lift and move 50# will be required as necessary for certain placements.
• Background checks and drug testing will be required for all positions.
• CET is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all to apply.
How to Apply: Interview Process: Initial interviews are ongoing until March 18th, either in person or by phone. 2nd interviews will be scheduled for late March/early April, in person required. Hiring Process: Position placements will be offered by mid-April
EcoFellowship Placement: August 10, 2015 to June 30, 2016.
Send cover letter and resume via email to: [email protected]. PLEASE NOTE PREFERENCE FOR TYPE OF FELLOWSHIP IN SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR SUBMISSION. You may include military service assignments and any verified work performed on a volunteer basis. CET is an equal opportunity employer.
*If you want more information about this BCEP graduate’s internship experience or want to get in touch with a student/alum, please contact Caroline Ramaley at [email protected].
Organization: Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps
Location: Canton, Massachusetts
Student Name and Class Year: Rochelle March, 2015
Organization description: Become an EDF Climate Corps fellow this summer and launch your environmental career. Our fellows gain real-world experience working at leading organizations on energy management.
To set our fellows up for success, we provide a week of expert, practical training in energy management in May, and provide support throughout the summer. Backed by EDF’s 45 years of expertise and the powerful EDF Climate Corps network of sustainability professionals, our fellows are equipped to make a tangible impact. Are you up to the challenge?
How EDF Climate Corps Works
Rigorous Selection We choose top-tier graduate students from our pool of applicants based on the needs of host organizations. We take into consideration student skills, experience and location preference in determining placement.
Expert Training In May, we host a weeklong training for our fellows with EDF experts and sustainability consultants. The curriculum covers energy efficiency, sustainability strategy, carbon accounting, building systems, financial analysis and more. See the 2014 training agenda.
Professional Experience Every summer over 100 EDF Climate Corps fellows hit the ground running to work on-site at their host organizations. They spend 10 to 12 weeks on customized energy projects.
Final Deliverables At the end of the summer, each fellow presents his or her findings to their host organization and submits a final, actionable report of their work.
Follow-Up After the fellowship ends, EDF staff follow up with each host organization to find out whether fellow recommendations are being implemented. Also, EDF convenes all of the fellowship alumni and host organization participants for its Annual EDF Climate Corps Network Event.
*If you want more information about this BCEP graduate’s internship experience or want to get in touch with a student/alum, please contact Caroline Ramaley at [email protected].
Organization: Virginia Advanced Energy Industries Coalition
Location: Reston, Virginia
Student Name and Class Year: Anne Lapera, 2015
Organization description: VAEIC promotes policies that support open markets for clean and secure advanced energy technologies in order to create jobs and position Virginia as a magnet for talent and innovation in the advanced energy sector. VAEIC represents the leading clean, advanced energy technologies with an economic interest in Virginia and a passion for a sustainable future. Utilizing our coalition’s commercial and political strength and deploying our collective capabilities, we are building an inexorable momentum that will – over time – enable a transformation of the Virginia energy landscape.
One year since inception, VAEIC has achieved very significant success in the following areas: political, legislative, policy and communications. VAEIC predecessor, the Virginia Advanced Energy Industries PAC, i) raised over $85 thousand; ii) hosted and funded a significant fundraiser for candidate McAuliffe; iii) conducted a broad media campaign including videos and OpEds from Virginia advanced energy business leaders; and iv) began the process of building a strong coalition. After Governor McAuliffe’s election, we transitioned Virginia Advanced Energy Industries to function as a trade group and a platform for policy education, coordination and advocacy.
*If you want more information about this BCEP graduate’s internship experience or want to get in touch with a student/alum, please contact Caroline Ramaley at [email protected].
Organization: World Wildlife Fund
Location: Washington, DC
Student Name and Class Year: Jennifer Hanna Collado, 2015
Organization description: WWF’s work has evolved from saving species and landscapes to addressing the larger global threats and forces that impact them. Recognizing that the problems facing our planet are increasingly more complex and urgent, we have refined the way in which we work around an ambitious new strategy. Our new strategy puts people at the center and organizes our work around six key areas: forests, marine, freshwater, wildlife, food and climate. By linking these six areas in an integrated approach, we can better leverage our unique assets and direct all our resources to protecting vulnerable places, species and communities worldwide.
People are at the center of our work because together we can change the trajectory of the threats to nature, and help ensure nature’s ability to provide—for the sake of every living thing, including ourselves.
To accomplish our ambitious goals, we work to educate and influence people into making sustainable choices and decisions, including those who work in business and make decisions around the use of natural resources, and those who work in government and set policy that impacts nature.
We work globally at every level—in the field and in the local community, from the halls of government to the global marketplace. One of WWF’s strengths is our ability to engage stakeholders—in business, civil society, and academia—in partnerships to devise innovative solutions to the issues that challenge us.
Working together with 1.1 million supporters, WWF’s partners, projects and experts are making a difference in creating a healthy future for our planet.
Organization: Alliance for the Great Lakes
Position Title: Resilience Coordinator
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Dates and compensation: This position is full-time subject to future funding and consistent with Alliance employment policy. Salary to be commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits, including health, vacation and retirement plan, are included.
Application Deadline: February 15, 2015
Description: We’ve got a big vision at the Alliance: a healthy Great Lakes for people and wildlife, forever. To fulfill this vision, we need a diverse group of people that make climate-informed policies and practices happen in coastal communities.
The Resilience Coordinator, a new position with the Alliance, will be a vital member of the Building Resilience team. The coordinator will be able to look across municipal boundaries to develop and implement on the ground plans and projects that restore ailing coastal habitat — the lakes’ first line of defense against pollution and a safe harbor for fish and wildlife. He or she must have an extensive knowledge of tools and tactics needed to implement climate-informed community plans and policies and will build partnerships that conserve important tributaries and coastal habitats that feed and nourish the Great Lakes.
The Alliance for the Great Lakes sets the protection agenda for the Great Lakes, a resource of global significance and the world’s largest source of surface freshwater. The Alliance seeks to protect the Great Lakes from their greatest threats, build a resilient future for communities and instill the value of clean water throughout the region. The Alliance is also a four-star Charity Navigator organization. Learn more about the Alliance at www.greatlakes.org.
Responsibilities:
- Strengthen and motivate our network of local partners in the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor to address stormwater impacts to ravines and Lake Michigan. This includes engaging individuals and networks of public and private landowners, identifying appropriate project locations and breaking down barriers to project implementation. In Michigan City, Indiana and the Trail Creek watershed, the coordinator will work with our local partners to develop investment and implementation for green infrastructure priorities, and to create powerful and compelling narratives of local change.
- Combine policy-making and scientific know-how to engage local agency and non-profit stakeholders in developing community conservation goals and projects.
- Research and develop climate-informed and conservation-focused land use policies that have the greatest impact on water resources.
- Use spatial analysis to create compelling maps that identify and communicate critical information about impact areas.
- Create and communicate information to decision makers about the benefits of climate-informed practices in their community.
- Coordinate meetings and conferences for diverse groups of stakeholders that put partners on a path to action.
- Collaborate with leading researchers to design facilitation strategies and evaluate success using social network analysis.
- Join forces with internal colleagues to develop compelling content for external audiences.
- Obtain grants and funding streams for projects that achieve climate-informed conservation goals.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required plus 1-3 years of experience in planning, environmental policy, environmental science, environmental economics, public administration or related field.
- Highly organized, with demonstrated success at project coordination across a multidisciplinary team.
- Technical understanding of land-use planning, urban conservation, and stormwater management.
- Technical understanding and experience using spatial analysis, and application of GIS tools.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, combined with group facilitation experience.
- Ability to translate technical information to lay audiences and engage communities and individuals on the environmental and economic benefits of community conservation.
- Self-driven to meet deadlines without prompting, committed to team work structure and adept at use of online collaboration tools.
- Impeccable attention to detail, ability to manage multiple projects and self-establish workload priorities.
- Attraction to mission-drive public interest work, often with resource limitation that require resourcefulness in leveraging assistance from and managing pro bono experts and volunteers.
How to Apply: Please e-mail a cover letter, resume, references, writing sample and mapping sample to: [email protected].
Applications will be accepted until February 15, 2015 or until the position is filled. Materials should be compatible with Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat. Applicants will receive confirmation of receipt of their materials and further guidance and updates about the hiring process by e-mail, with interviews provided for finalists. No phone inquiries please.
Organization: Casey Trees
Position Title: GIS Analyst
Location: Washington, DC
Dates and compensation: Full-time starting as soon as possible. Compensation +/- $45,000 based on experience and qualifications, includes generous benefits and paid holidays.
Application Deadline: February 6th or until position is filled.
Description: Casey Trees seeks a GIS Analyst in the Technical Services and Research Department (TS&R). The incumbent provides training, support and mapping solutions to the organization and constituents. The ideal candidate is proficient in ArcGIS for desktop and extensions, with an eye for effective map design; possesses good interpersonal and communication skills; functions well in a fast paced close-knit team setting, and; has a genuine interest in Casey Trees’ mission.
Responsibilities: · Fulfills map requests in a timely, professional fashion. · Develops new mapping styles and tools to suit individual users and groups. · Performs analysis on large datasets and runs queries as they arise. · Creates and manages Enterprise Geodatabases across the organization. · Maintains data collection hardware; updates software as needed (iPads, iPhones, PCs). · Engages in continual process improvement to help advance Casey Trees mission. · Manages the Casey Trees IOS tree-tracking application. · Performs weekly tree inventories in and fixes problems as they arise to combat errors. · Provides GIS training and support organization-wide on an individual and group basis · Submits articles and content to Casey Trees newsletter, Blog, and other forums. · Curates native DC, MD, and VA geographic data for users within the organization. · Performs GIS software installations on workstations organization-wide as well as interfaces with ESRI for account maintenance, support, and development opportunities. · Codes using Python, VBA, and SQL to automate tasks.
Qualifications: · B.S. degree (M.S. preferred) in Geography, GIS, Computer Science, or related field. · Highly proficient with ArcGIS for Desktop and extensions. · Programming experience in Python and SQL and ArcGIS Server desired. · Ability to work at a quick pace and troubleshoot in a timely manner.
How to Apply: Email cover letter and resume including available start date and contact information for three references to [email protected]. Enter “GIS Analyst” in the subject line of the email.
Scholarship: Environmental Scholarship Funded by the Theodore Gordon Flyfishers Founders Fund
Organization: Environmental Consortium of Colleges and Universities
Amount Of Award: $3,500
Application Deadline: April 1, 2015
Description: The Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, Inc. and the Environmental Consortium of Colleges & Universities are pleased to announce the 2015 Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, Inc. Founders Fund Scholarship.
This merit scholarship, in the amount of $3,500, is offered annually in the name of the TGF founders, to a single recipient who has demonstrated excellence and outstanding dedication in a field of study that falls within an environmental field of a school or department. It was the hope of the founders, as it is the hope of the current membership of Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, that the recipient will use this scholarship to assist his or her studies, and after graduation seek employment in the tri-state region in either the public or private sector furthering the cause of environmental protection and riparian habitat conservation for the benefit of all.
Who may apply: This scholarship is available to: Graduate student who will be entering 1st or 2nd year as of Fall 2015, who will be enrolled, and who will continue to be enrolled during the award year (2015-2016 academic year), in a full-time graduate degree program at a member institution of the Environmental Consortium. [If you are an entering graduate student, you must be accepted into, and intend to attend in Fall 2015, a member institution and include proof of acceptance with this application.]
The eligible applicant’s major shall be in an area of environmental studies such as but not limited to ecology, hydrology, conservation biology, natural resource management, zoology or environmental law and policy. Based on a 4.0 scale, the applicant shall demonstrate merit with a current 3.5 GPA in the environmental concentration courses and an overall minimum 3.0 GPA. The scholarship is open to U.S. citizens only.
Having received a TGF scholarship in the past does not prohibit future eligibility. A student may be awarded more than one consecutive TGF scholarship. However, priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received a TGF scholarship.
How to apply: Click here to download the 2015 application.
Organization: Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Position Title: Coordinator, Growing Farmers Initiative
Location: Pocantico Hills, New York
Dates and compensation: Stone Barns Center offers a salary commensurate with experience and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401k plans and paid time off.; This is a full-time, exempt position. Occasional evenings and weekends will be required.
Application Deadline: Position open until filled
Description: Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is a non-profit farm and education center located just 25 miles north of Manhattan in Pocantico Hills, New York. Stone Barns operates an 80-acre four-season farm and is working on broader initiatives to create a healthy and sustainable food system. Through our Growing Farmers Initiative, children’s education programs, and diverse public awareness programs, we work to change the way America eats and farms.
Stone Barns Center has an opening for a full-time Growing Farmers Initiative Coordinator, reporting to the GFI Director.
Through the Growing Farmers Initiative, Stone Barns Center aims to work with others to equip beginning farmers with the knowledge and hands-on experience to launch economically viable, ecologically resilient farm enterprises.
Responsibilities: The GFI Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating three of the department’s core programs, which include:
1) The annual National Young Farmers Conference
2) Hands-on technical workshops
3) Small-scale public conferences for beginning farmers
The GFI Coordinator will be responsible for implementing, innovating and making these programs achieve a level of excellence that is unsurpassed. Working in collaboration with the present team, s/he will contribute to additional high priority initiatives, including content capture for our Virtual Grange website, management and development of relations with partnership organizations and sponsors, and expansion of an extensive Apprentice Alumni Network. The GFI Coordinator will also assist with other assignments as they arise and help with development of future programming.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree
- 3+ years of experience in a related-field
- Extensive experience in and passion for conference and event planning and coordination
- Sound judgment, an ability to work independently, project management experience
- Familiarity with agricultural issues and/or farm experience preferred
- Strong communication skills and ease in talking to the public
- Excellent computer skills, including proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Technological proficiency in backend administration of online registration system, RegOnline, and proprietary website, social media and website management is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to work across all levels of an organization, independently and as a team member
- A self-starter who thinks strategically and can find new and creative ways to enhance the GFI
- Well-organized, detailed-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Commitment to and passion for Stone Barns Center’s mission
How to Apply: Please send cover letter and resume to [email protected]
Organization: U.S. Green Building Council
Position Title: Green Building Policy Intern
Location: Washington, DC
Application Deadline: Position open until filled (Posted February 2, 2015)
Description: The Green Building Policy Intern will support the U.S. Green Building Council’s policy database by assisting the technical conversion of policy data to new database, ensuring the accuracy of existing data and researching additional green building policies throughout the world. This policy data is a vital resource to USGBC’s advocacy efforts and will help green building councils around the world communicate the market uptake of green buildings. The Green Building Policy Internship experience will impart valuable research skills and knowledge of policy making at all levels of government.
Please note that this is an unpaid position and intern must be eligible to receive academic credit.
After completing the program, the intern will be able to:
Demonstrate experience in non-profit workplace and sector
Clearly express concepts of sustainability and green building advocacy
More fully understand the benefits of green building and operations practices
Demonstrate practical experience in structuring research results in a format and style that is accessible to a general audience
Synthesize project data, surveys and qualitative data into a cohesive picture of the green building movement
Responsibilities:
Assist in the conversion of policy data to new database
Help to ensure the accuracy of existing policy data
Assist in the development of materials and resources that communicate successful green building policies
Categorize types of green building policies as models for other communities
Assist in the collection of global policy data
Coordinate with other national green building councils around the world
Synthesize and analyze global green building policies
Support USGBC’s global policy related coalitions and partnerships
Qualifications:
Current enrollment in graduate or undergraduate program of study
Major or specialization in Environmental Studies, Politics, Government, Law, Architecture or Engineering highly preferred
Knowledge of LEED Green Building Rating System highly preferred
Experience requirements
International policy experience highly preferred
Previous work experience in team/office setting preferred
Other Required Skills/Qualifications
Experience in Microsoft Office required, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator strongly preferred
Experience in Adobe Suite preferred, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
Web management and HTML experience highly preferred
Database management experience highly preferred
Willingness and ability to learn new skills and software
How to Apply: Interested applicants should email or fax his/her resume and a letter of interest to our human resources department. Please be sure to note the title of the position you are applying for and submit files as PDFs or Word documents.
Ways to contact HR
Email [email protected]
Fax 202-478-5046
No phone calls, please
Organization: Open Space Institute
Award name: Barnabas McHenry Hudson River Valley Awards
Application Deadline: February 13, 2015
Description: The Barnabas McHenry Hudson River Valley Awards are grants awarded each year to four exceptional young leaders in the fields of environmental conservation, historic preservation, the arts and tourism. The awards, of up to $5,000 each, provide financial support for undergraduate and graduate students to pair with nonprofit organizations and execute exemplary projects in the Hudson River Valley.
In addition to the $5,000 awarded to McHenry Recipients, The Open Space Institute also awards $1,000 to their sponsoring organizations for supplementary expenses.
The Barnabas McHenry Hudson River Valley Awards were created in 2007 to honor the extensive contributions of environmental philanthropist and conservationist, Barnabas McHenry. Barney is passionate about preserving the scenic and environmental importance of the Hudson River Valley, celebrating its vibrant historical, artistic, and cultural resources, and supporting young leaders who embody this same passion.
Compelling Proposals and Applicants: The Open Space Institute awards grants to young leaders who conduct projects that celebrate the scenic and historical value of the Hudson River Valley, educate local and academic communities, promote awareness, and invoke change.
An advisory committee selects McHenry Awardees in each of the four disciplines based on the following merits:
- Young leaders who demonstrate an excellence in their chosen field and a passion for their distinctive project.
- Projects that produce tangible benefits to local communities in the Hudson River Valley.
- Projects that impact a student’s respective college or university, introducing thought-provoking and compelling conversations to academic communities.
Eligibility:
Any nonprofit organization working in the Hudson Valley may nominate a candidate and the project that he or she will conduct. Eligible candidates must be undergraduate or graduate students. The project itself may be either a summer internship or a year-long endeavor.
How to Apply: Are you an undergraduate or a graduate student with a compelling project proposal but lack a partnership with a nonprofit organization? Here is a list of nonprofit organizations in the Hudson River Valley you can contact about applying for a summer or year-long internship funded by the McHenry Award.
As a student candidate, your own college or university can also nominate you. The project would then be conducted in collaboration with either a professor or faculty member in place of a nonprofit organization.
Applications must be completed by February 13, 2015 and include:
- Nomination Form completed by the nominating organization.
- Letter from the candidate
- Explain the importance of this project to you;
- Explain why you are qualified to do this project;
- Letter must not exceed one page, single-spaced;
- Candidate’s Resume (including academic achievements);
- Project Budget.
The application submission deadline is 5:00 pm on February 13, 2015. Application must be submitted by email to Jessica Watson at [email protected]
Organization: Penobscot East Resource Center
Position Title: Intern
Location: Stonington, Maine
Application Deadline: Rolling
Description: As a small non-profit with a big mission, we relish the opportunity to work with students and professionals in all stages of their career! Our past interns have been College of the Atlantic undergraduates, Island Institute Island Fellows, Duke University Marine Masters Candidates, and High School students. We are involved in a variety of projects that could benefit from science, policy, anthropology, law, or education experience. Please contact us if you are interested in a unique and exciting internship opportunity!
How to Apply: We would like to hear from you too. Send a message to Bobbi Billings at [email protected]
Organization: Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
Position Title: Summer Intern
Location: Unity, Maine
Dates and compensation: Internships with the Trust are unpaid. The Trust will provide housing, weekly farm fresh produce, mileage reimbursement.; Hours: Flexible hours; 30-40 hours a week; May/June-August; some weeks may consist of more work hours than others.
Description: Sebasticook Regional Land Trust is proud to be a trusted community partner, working with willing landowners to conserve the lands they love and the resources Central Maine relies upon – abundant wildlife and fisheries, working woodlands, clean water, family farms, and places to hunt, fish and recreate in nature. Now in our 10th year, the Trust has forever conserved more than 3,600 acres, including more than 1,800 acres managed for public access. Program areas are focused on land conservation and stewardship, habitat restoration, and environmental education.
The Trust seeks 2-3 summer interns to contribute to our continued success in 2015. Internship opportunities are focused on property stewardship or strategic communications, while also providing general support such as assisting with mailings, contributing to the Trust’s social media presence, or supporting public events.
Responsibilities: PROPERTY STEWARDSHIP The focus will be identification and management of nonnative invasive plants on Trust properties, with additional opportunity to contribute to trail maintenance and construction, natural resource surveys, and public programs. Interns will also contribute content to the Trust’s blog site. Desired skills include basic plant, bird and animal identification, basic GPS/GIS applications, ability to perform physically demanding field work.
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Intern will assist in writing media materials and promoting the Trust to media outlets. Various other tasks will be assigned throughout the duration of the internship tailored to match the intern’s skills and interests. Communications activity will support the general operations of the Trust but also an ongoing capital campaign and habitat restoration project. Candidates should have some knowledge of writing for the media and a knowledge of and interest in environmental conservation. Strong consideration will be given to students who have written for print or online publications. Other highly desired skills include digital photography and video; and social media tools like Facebook and Twitter.
Qualifications:
- minimum of two years of college, with preference to students working towards degrees in environmental science, ecology, biology, communications, environmental media or related degrees.
- ability to work independently and as part of a team
- effective verbal and written communication skills
- strong organizational and time management skills
- ability to perform moderately strenuous manual labor
- comfortable working outside
- valid driver’s license
How to Apply: Candidates should submit a resume and letter of interest that indicates availability and preference for either a Stewardship OR Communications position. Positions will be filled as suitable candidates are identified.
Organization: TreePeople
Position Title: Sr. Manager of Policy
Location: Beverly Hills, California
Application Deadline: Position open until filled
Description: Reports to the Director of Policy
TreePeople works to ensure we have enough tree canopy, healthy soil, and locally-sourced water for a climate-resilient Los Angeles. We do this by working at both the policy level and the grassroots community level to create unstoppable momentum for change. Over the past 20 years, we have led the facilitation, planning, funding and implementation of numerous multipurpose watershed projects.
TreePeople’s track record makes us one of LA’s most trusted organizations working on smart, sustainable management of our urban ecosystem. Today, TreePeople’s Policy Department is focused on two key initiatives: A “Water Resilience Initiative” and a “Collaborative Governance Initiative”. Aspects include:
- Facilitating unprecedented collaboration among the leaders of LA’s water agencies;
- Advising local, regional, and state policymakers on smart responses to California’s drought;
- Facilitating LA City’s first Stormwater Capture Master Plan; and
- Translating best practices from Australia’s water system and policies to influence Los Angeles’ drought response and long-term water planning.
POSITION SUMMARY: TreePeople is seeking a Senior Manager to join our policy team. We’re looking for a leader who is passionate about transforming Los Angeles into a climate and water-resilient region. The Senior Manager must be eager to create significant policy changes requiring long-term planning and commitment, yet sufficiently focused and detail-oriented to master the day-to-day steps required to see these changes through. The Senior Manager will be responsible for helping to create laws, policies and incentives to significantly increase the region’s local water supply, with a focus on distributed stormwater capture. The candidate must be motivated, articulate and an independent problem solver. Candidates must have professional experience in environmental policy, with experience in water policy, stormwater management, green infrastructure and interagency governance preferred.
Reporting to the Director of Policy, the Senior Manager is responsible for implementing TreePeople’s Policy agenda, including performing policy research, managing policy projects, and maintaining relationships to ensure, enable and accelerate the implementation and success of TreePeople’s Strategic Vision.
Responsibilities:
- Work with the Director of Policy to implement TreePeople’s policy initiatives at the local, state and federal levels to further TreePeople’s Strategic Vision and objectives.
- Actively research and critically analyze policies, laws and practices related to TreePeople’s Strategic Vision to inform TreePeople’s policy efforts. Provide written or verbal comments to relevant agencies as appropriate.
- Represent TreePeople at public meetings and stakeholder groups, advocating for progressive policies and laws to support increasing our local water supply and creating collaborative governance structures.
- Write policy briefs, reports, advocacy and communications materials as necessary.
- Create and maintain relationships with policymakers and their staff to facilitate their understanding and support for key policy positions.
- Manage day-to-day logistics for policy projects, including developing strategy, scheduling meetings, tracking timelines, and working with key partners to successfully complete projects.
- Analyze and monitor policy initiatives developed by other organizations, coalitions or legislators and engage as appropriate.
Qualifications:
- Strong professional and educational background in public policy, with a focus on environmental and/or water policy. Advanced degree in a related field preferred.
- Knowledge of Los Angeles-based governmental agencies and community-based organizations.
- Excellent public speaking, writing, communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, as well as work on multiple projects at once.
- Ability to communicate complicated data in a clear and effective way through reports, charts and other written means.
How to Apply: Send Cover Letter, Resume, and Salary History to: Jodi Toubes, Director of Human Resources & Administration, TreePeople, [email protected]
Organization: Environmental Initiative
Position Title: Senior Manager, Sustainability Program
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Application Deadline: February 13, 2015
Description: The Senior Manager, Sustainability Program has primary responsibility for design and leadership of projects related to corporate sustainability and the role of the business community in environmental stewardship and solution building. In addition, the Senior Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for existing partners and funders, and will lead in the development of new relationships with key contacts. The Senior Manager plans, executes and evaluates projects, and provides support to other Environmental Initiative projects. The position includes responsibility for project development, design, and fundraising, as well as implementation of existing and emerging projects related to sustainability. The position reports to Environmental Initiative’s Senior Director, Projects and Programs.
Initial projects will include:
- Providing ongoing leadership for the Waste Reduction Collaborative
- Playing a critical supporting role on the Business & Environment Series
- Leading the development of a new collaborative leadership project designed to harness Minnesota’s sustainability leadership potential and catalyze action to reduce local business’ energy, waste, and water footprints
Responsibilities:
Project Development, Design and Fundraising
- Develop and maintain a diverse network of strong relationships between individuals from the environmental nonprofit, government, and business communities.
- Track sustainability issues and engage staff, board members, and external stakeholders to identify and develop new Environmental Initiative projects in the sustainability realm.
- Work with the Senior Director, Projects and Programs, Chief Financial Officer and other project staff to develop viable business models, work plans, and budgets for projects.
- Cultivate new relationships with potential corporate, foundation and government funders, and collaborate with the Executive Director, Development Director, and grant writer to secure funding for sustainability projects.
Project Leadership and Management
- Lead and manage projects including project design, developing and maintaining work plans and budgets, identifying, tracking and evaluating project outcomes, and supervising project team members.
- Serve as primary liaison to external partners on sustainability projects.
- Work with Communications Director, Executive Director and other staff to plan and execute project communications.
- Coordinate events and/or project-related meetings including agenda development, identification of strategy and objectives, facilitating discussion, and leading follow-up activities.
- Provide project reports and updates to the Executive Director and the Environmental Initiative Board of Directors as needed.
- Coordinate with other Environmental Initiative staff to integrate sustainability projects with long-term regional strategies and within the organization’s larger work.
- Regularly convene staff members working on sustainability-related projects to coordinate activities, to find opportunities for synergy, and to further strategic goals.
Supervision, Communications, Organizational Strategy & Support
- Directly supervise project managers and/or project associates at Environmental Initiative.
- Support projects managed by other Environmental Initiative staff, including working at events.
- Support Environmental Initiative’s general operating activities, including communications and fundraising.
- Support project directors and project managers in the implementation of multiple projects at any given time, primarily focused on sustainable business and also potentially focused on air quality, energy policy, climate change, or other environmental issues.
- Conduct research and produce reports synthesizing research findings.
- Maintain written and oral communication with external project partners.
- Participate in oral and written communication of project and organizational updates and outcomes to Environmental Initiative partners and the public (potentially including blog posts, email newsletter updates, event marketing communications, written project reports, and outreach and education presentations).
- Participate with other staff in reaching out to and recruiting new external partners.
- Keep abreast of emerging trends and issues related to sustainable business and the environment through reading, research, and engagement with the broader community of sustainability and environmental professionals.
- Participate with other staff in planning and evaluating projects, including the development of measurable goals and project milestones.
- Collaborate with Executive Director and other staff to develop and implement strategic direction for Environmental Initiative.
- Participate in staff and board dialogues and meetings.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- At least six years experience in corporate sustainability or managing complex environmental projects, including budget responsibility and leading project teams
- Supervisory experience, including delegating tasks, evaluating work products, and overseeing performance
- Direct experience in developing new projects or programs and in fundraising from foundation, corporate, or government sources
- Knowledge of a broad range of sustainability issues, including knowledge of how environmental issues impact the private sector, sustainable business practices, and/or sustainable development
- Experience working in collaborative, cross sector environments to facilitate conversations or solve problems among individuals with diverse perspectives
- Experience building and directing projects with diverse funding sources and cross sector partnerships
- Highly skilled and effective communicator comfortable with meeting facilitation, public speaking, and written communications
- Self-starter, with the ability to work independently and be self-guided
- Creative problem solver, entrepreneurial spirit, and comfort with exploring and experimenting with innovative solutions
- Outstanding team player and preference for working in teams
- Ability to simultaneously think strategically and “big picture,” and manage logistical details effectively
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects at one time
- Proficient with Mac computer systems and Microsoft Office
How to Apply: Submit your cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and a brief writing sample (1-3 pages) to Ellen Gibson Senior Director, Projects and Programs Environmental Initiative 211 North First Street, Suite 250 Minneapolis, MN 55401 [email protected]
