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Description
Save The Bay seeks a Pollution Prevention Intern from February through May.
About Save The Bay
Save The Bay is the oldest and largest membership organization working exclusively to protect, restore and celebrate San Francisco Bay. As the Bay's leading champion, Save The Bay is committed to making the Bay cleaner and healthier and connecting residents to it. Save The Bay wages and wins effective advocacy campaigns to increase public access to the Bay, establish 100,000 acres of healthy wetlands around the Bay, and protect the Bay from today's greatest threats: urban sprawl and pollution. This year, we will educate 10,000 students and adults on the Bay and engage thousands of volunteers to improve habitat for fish and wildlife.
The intern will support several projects within our Keep It Clean! campaign, which educates individuals about the connection between day-to-day activities and Bay pollution and advocates for strong water quality policies and regulations (www.ikeepitclean.org).
The intern will help with research, writing, grassroots outreach, and communications on issues such as Bay-safe pharmaceutical disposal, trash pollution in San Francisco Bay, mercury thermometer exchanges, and an advertising campaign to broaden the reach of Keep It Clean! messages. The intern will coordinate Earth Day event participation for Save The Bay.
Duties
- Support Keep It Clean! projects, including advertising campaign
- Assist with research and photo-documentation
- Help create fact sheets, flyers, email action alerts, and/or web text
- Develop new tabletop visual displays based on ad campaign
- Coordinate Earth Day events: arrange logistics, staff events
- Write up report of 2007 Earth Day activities, evaluating their success
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Strong communications, writing, and organizational skills
- Ability to complete tasks independently
- Interest in San Francisco Bay environmental issues and ability to quickly learn about our programs
- Comfort working with public and being spokesperson for Save The Bay
- Computer skills (Word, Excel required, InDesign a plus)
- Ability to drive materials to East, South, and North Bay events (mileage reimbursed by Save The Bay). Materials can weigh up to 20 pounds.
Time Commitment
February - May, 2007 20-25 hours/week during regular office hours (9am - 6pm), will include some weekend hours during April. Some flexibility in developing schedule.
Compensation: $1500 stipend for this position.
Location: We are located at 12th Street/Oakland City Center BART station.
To Apply
Please forward resume and cover letter by email, fax, or postal mail. No phone calls, please.
Athena Honore
Save The Bay
350 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612