Community Green Energy Analyst

Would You Like to Help Engage Canadians in a Transformation to a Sustainable Future?

Alberta Acts on Climate Change (the University of Calgary and the Pembina Institute) is hiring a Community Green Energy Analyst for a six-month internship. The internship begins October 11, 2010 and concludes March 18, 2011.

Project Description

Alberta Acts on Climate Change (www.albertaacts.ca) is a joint initiative of The Pembina Institute and the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Social Work that seeks to increase environmental citizenship in Alberta.

Alberta Acts recently launched its Green Energy Tour (www.albertaacts.ca/GreenEnergyTour) that will visit several communities around the province to share information and organize support for low impact renewable electricity initiatives. The Community Green Energy Analyst will focus specifically on the opportunities for community economic development related to renewable energy resources.

This internship is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a professional, highly reputable environmental think tank and, specifically, to critical Alberta-based green energy initiatives.

Responsibilities

The successful applicant will bring a community economic development lens to the Green Energy Tour, which will specifically include the following tasks:

• researching opportunities for community economic development related to renewable energy in Alberta,
• preparing materials (such as newsletters, slide shows, etc.) to communicate research, and
• participating in public meetings and meeting with citizens groups and town councils.

The successful applicant will also contribute to other activities at the Pembina Institute, as appropriate.

See the full job description for details on qualifications, salary & benefits, as well as specific criteria for the Canadian Community Economic Development Network

Interested in Applying?

Review the full job description .

Please submit a one-page letter of interest, a résumé, and an email address and phone number of two or three references. Attachments should be submitted electronically in Word (.doc), Rich Text (.rtf) or Portable Document Format (PDF). Please do not password protect the documents you submit.

Email to: careers@pembina.org

Application Deadline: 23:59 p.m. (MT), Sunday, October 3, 2010

Start date: expected to begin October 11, 2010.