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GREEN INTERNSHIP SPOTLIGHT: Intern for ISC Programs and Development Teams, Montpelier, VT or Washington, D.C.

By Tracey de Morsella on April 22, 2009 Comments Off on GREEN INTERNSHIP SPOTLIGHT: Intern for ISC Programs and Development Teams, Montpelier, VT or Washington, D.C. Climate and Environment, Climate Change, community development, environment, green internship, Gulf Coast Sustainable Communities Network, Institute for Sustainable Communities, intern, ISC, Montpelier VT, Washington D.C.

The Institute for Sustainable Communities seeks candidates for 2 internships based either in ISC’s Montpelier, VT or Washington, D.C. office. Interns will support ISC’s Program Team and monitoring and evaluation staff on a range of projects, including: 1) developing a U.S.-based program on Climate and Environment; 2) compiling and editing materials for inclusion in a database about ISC’s impact; 3) updating contacts in our database; and, 4) drafting ‘performance stories’ about program successes. This is an ideal opportunity for a college or graduate student who wishes to gain exposure to international development, in the areas of civil society advocacy work and environment and climate programming in the United States and internationally, and to explore a career in the nonprofit arena.

GREEN JOBS SPOTLIGHT: Program/Office Assistant for Institute for Sustainable Communities – Washington D.C.

By Tracey de Morsella on April 18, 2009 Comments Off on GREEN JOBS SPOTLIGHT: Program/Office Assistant for Institute for Sustainable Communities – Washington D.C. Institute for Sustainable Communities, Madeleine M. Kunin, non-profit, sustainable community development, Washington D.C.

The Program/Office Assistant provides program, administrative and communications support for the various DC-based programs of ISC. The assistant will conduct research, attend meetings, prepare correspondence, presentations, and other communications material, perform general clerical and receptionist functions, and manage facilities, equipment and systems to ensure an effective and efficient work environment. To succeed in this position, the incumbent must be extremely organized, have excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of people, and be a strategic thinker and proactive problem solver. The person must have general administrative experience and be able to intuitively know and understand work priorities, workflow, and be able to anticipate actions needed to support the programs.