Seoul Volunteer

Building on his long-term commitment to preserving the environment, President Clinton launched the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) in August 2006 with the mission of applying the Foundation's business-oriented approach to the fight against climate change in practical, measurable, and significant ways. In its first phase, CCI is working with the C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group, an association of large cities dedicated to tackling climate change, to develop and implement a range of actions that will accelerate greenhouse gas emissions reductions. With cities contributing approximately 75% of all heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions to our atmosphere, while only comprising 2% of land mass, large cities are critical to winning this fight and slowing the pace of global warming.

There are many actions that urban areas can take to become more energy-efficient, to use cleaner energy, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including the following:

• Energy audits and retrofits of existing buildings
• Green building codes and standards
• Recycling, composting, and use of solid waste to generate energy
• Installation of more energy efficient traffic and street lighting
• Use of clean vehicles and fuels in municipal fleets
• Creation of bus rapid transit systems and bicycle paths
• Schemes to reduce traffic, such as congestion charges
• Energy efficiency upgrades of municipal water and sanitation systems
• Implementation of renewable and distributed energy systems

Many of these actions have been taken in individual cities, but they are not widespread practices. CCI is working with C40 cities and other partners to develop programs in these areas and others that can be rolled out and scaled up globally.

Description of Potential Work

In general, CCI volunteers (interns) will conduct research in a range of environmental and carbon emissions-related areas. Responsibilities include: responding to queries about CCI, organizing and often attending meetings, providing research assistance to program teams, and assisting city-based staff with administration and communications support. Detailed responsibilities may include:

• Assisting CCI Seoul City Director in planning and executing specific programmatic initiatives
• Translation of the CCI documents into Korean and the interpretation if necessary
• Assisting the preparation of the C40 Summit 2009 in close collaboration with the Seoul City Government
  
• Coordinating efforts with the CCI partners, and identifying and establishing additional public, private, and nonprofit sector partnerships as appropriate
• Researching potential areas of development as well as potential partners

Qualifications

• Strong research and writing skills are necessary
• The ability to work effectively on time-sensitive projects with limited oversight
  
• A background in economics, environmental studies, business administration, International development, urban planning, and/or engineering is a plus
• A willingness to complete general administrative support tasks outside of your main responsibilities
• Proficiency in Korean and English are strongly required.

To Apply: Please send an e-mail with letter of interest, resume, and names of three references to ccijobs@clintonfoundation.org no later than Sep. 26.