Full time coordinator of the Central Kansas Clean Cities Coalition, with coalition building, program development and project management responsibilities.

Remote worker based at home office in Kansas preferred.

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Full time program coordinator will support project implementation, with an emphasis on community development and planning for electric vehicle charging stations. Includes program development and project management responsibilities.

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Summer internship will support healthy homes in the Kansas City metro and the staff of MEC’s Building Performance team.

Undergrad and Graduate students are both encouraged to apply. Educational tracks in Business, Communications, or Environmental Studies are preferred. Undergraduates receive $12/hr, and graduate students receive $15/hr, for up to 20 hours per week (or more during summer break).

MEC is currently seeking a Summer Intern to help us keep Kansas City green. We are a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability and economic vitality in the Heartland by advancing clean transportation and energy efficient buildings. The intern will support our Energy Solutions Hub program and City Benchmarking work. More information: https://metroenergy.org/programs/energy-solutions-hub/. We are a scrappy team in a startup environment, and we value candidates with independent initiative and diverse skillsets. Our scheduling is very flexible, but working hours must fall within regular business hours, with a 20-hr/wk minimum. A good fit will have the opportunity to stay on for fall and winter, when a more flexible schedule is possible.

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Intern will support our building performance activities including multiple training events, community interaction and more. Some research assistance in our Codes and Policy projects could be required. We will consider the student’s program interests when placing the student, but the intern’s responsibilities may include any of the following (based upon our current need and your experience, skills, and interests):

• Meeting and event coordination
• Conducting outreach, phone calls
• Administrative support
• Simple website updates
• Contact management
• Market research / data collection

SALARY & BENEFITS: This is a paid internship available to graduate students and undergraduates. In addition, college credit may be available on approval by your instructor. Ample opportunity to network with businesses, community, industry and government stakeholders, including the City of Kansas City, MO, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Children’s Mercy Hospital and others. A dynamic working environment gives the opportunity to learn multiple work-related skills in a short period of time.  Learning opportunities include webinars on topics such as event planning and public relations, and building performance topics, to list a few.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE NEEDED: The candidate needs to have strong written communication skills, critical thinking skills, Microsoft literacy, and independent work ethic. If undergraduate, Junior or Senior status is preferred.

HOW TO APPLY: To apply for an internship, please email a cover letter and resume to Mary English.

In your letter, state why you are interested in interning with Metropolitan Energy Center, average number of hours a week you are available (minimum of 20), your relevant experience, and the timeframe (months, year) during which you will be available for the internship. We will contact you if we wish to schedule an interview.

Summer internship now open!

MEC is currently seeking a Summer Intern to help us keep Kansas City (and the state of Kansas!) green. We are a 501c3 non–profit dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability and economic vitality in the Heartland by advancing clean transportation and energy efficiency projects. The Summer Intern will support our clean transportation initiatives, including our U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Programs. We are a scrappy team in a small startup environment, and we value candidates with independent initiative and diverse skillsets. Our scheduling is very flexible, but working hours must fall within regular business hours, with a 10–hr/wk minimum. A good fit will have the opportunity to stay on for summer and fall.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Support to the Central Kansas and Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalitions alternative fuel programs. Learn more about Clean Cities at www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/. We will consider the student’s program interests when placing the student, but the intern’s responsibilities may include any of the following (based upon our current need and your experience, skills, and interests):

• Meeting and event coordination
• Conducting outreach, phone calls
• Administrative support
• Requesting/handling articles from coalition members; drafting newsletter content
• Website and social media updates
• Communication/writing
• Contact management
• Market research / surveys
• Educating local, state, and Congressional government officials

SALARY & BENEFITS: This is a paid internship available to graduate students and undergraduates. In addition, college credit may be available on approval by your instructor. Ample opportunity to network with businesses, industry and government stakeholders, including Argonne National Lab, U.S. Department of Energy and others. A dynamic working environment gives the opportunity to learn multiple work–related skills in a short period of time. Learning opportunities include webinars on topics such as event planning and public relations, online courses through Clean Cities University, and direct experience.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE NEEDED: The candidate needs to have strong written communication skills, critical thinking skills, Microsoft literacy, and independent work ethic. Junior or Senior status is preferred.

HOW TO APPLY: To apply for an internship, please email a cover letter and resume to Miriam Bouallegue.

In your letter, state why you are interested in interning with Metropolitan Energy Center, average number of hours a week you are available (up to 25), your relevant experience, and the timeframe (months, year) during which you will be available for the internship. We will contact you if we wish to schedule an interview.