Summer Climate Intern

Summary:

We are deeply committed to prioritizing the leadership of those who bear the brunt of corporate abuse: women, people of color, low-income people, people in the Global South, disabled and LGBTQ folks around the world, therefore folks holding these identities are strongly encouraged to apply for our internships program.

Our internships are a unique opportunity for you to gain valuable corporate campaigning and nonprofit experience, cultivate your interests in social justice, strengthen your understanding of a fast-paced campaign organization, and gain critical skills and experience. In the internship, you will learn alongside our dynamic, passionate climate and membership team and learn skills such as power mapping, campaign research, member outreach, and project management. Interns will come away from the experience ready to take action and apply these skills to the social change issues they want to address in their local communities or schools.

As the Summer Climate Intern you will support our organizers by conducting research and analysis needed to develop and implement campaign strategies that are deeply aligned with the needs and priorities of our campaign partners across the Global South. Additionally, you will work with our membership team to engage our members to take action on our climate campaign.

Major Responsibilities:

• Work directly with campaign organizers to recruit and organize activists at the local, regional, national, or international level, to build grassroots power for the corporate accountability movement;
• Develop and deepen relationships with campaign allies through the phone, email, and in-person to collaborate on campaigns and events;
• Respond to requests for information and manage campaign materials;
• Identify and project manage actions for the Climate Rapid Response Team and engaging our membership in our Campaign to Make Big Polluters Pay;
• Identify key U.S. elected officials to engage on our work to make big polluters pay;

Qualifications:

• Experience in organizing, and/or advocacy on the frontlines of the fight for social justice and/or at a campaign-oriented organization;
• Demonstrated commitment to corporate accountability, race equity, gender justice and social justice issues with a strong climate/global justice lens;
• Great self-management skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Excellent and effective written and oral communication skills, French or Spanish-language skills a plus;
• Strongly seeking candidates who hold Indigenous, Black, Latinx, and/or Global South identities;
• Ability and willingness to adapt to changing conditions throughout internship due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and shifting campaign priorities;