Internship

NJSSI is a small non-profit organization working on sustainability and related
policy issues at the state level in New Jersey. We were founded in June, 2002,
and are based at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Duties:

The intern's responsibilities will include:

• Identifying speakers and handling logistics for our monthly seminar series.
• Maintaining and updating the Institute's web-based calendar of events.
• Organizing occasional field trips on sustainability-related issues.
• Organizing information about data sources for our indicators report.
• Logistics for a one-day workshop to be run by the Institute in January 2004.
• Other activities based on the skills and interests of the intern.

Qualifications:

Successful candidates should have:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in a field related to sustainability, environment, natural sciences, policy, economics, etc.) or to management
  and communications.
• At least one year of work experience demonstrating abilities to communicate in a mature and poised fashion with people you didn't know before, locate information on subjects with which you may not yet be familiar, and carry out tasks reliably and efficiently.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills; candidates must be able to communicate effectively and graciously in business letters, e-mail, and on the telephone.
• Ability to organize information so it can be used easily by others.
• Good skills with spreadsheets and Web searches.
• Familiarity with New Jersey issues is an added benefit but not required.

Terms:

This position will pay $1000 per month. This is an excellent position from which
to make extensive contacts in New Jersey non-profits and government, and therefore can be a good stepping stone to other policy-related work in the state.

Dates: September 1, 2003 - January 30, 2004 (longer if funding permits)

Application Instructions:

Please e-mail a rsum and a letter explaining relevant experience, how you meet the qualifications for this job, and how this position relates to your careerinterests, to:

Joy Hecht,
Executive Director,
NJSSI,