Intern, Energy Policy (WI)

The Elevate Policy Intern works on policy education, outreach, research, analysis, and writing tasks. The Policy Intern assists the Wisconsin Policy Director with researching and synthesizing information related clean energy and affordable housing.  The Intern analyzes clean energy programs and policies.

The Policy Intern should have a strong interest in clean energy, climate justice, affordable housing, and government.  The Policy Intern has skills in writing, researching, analyzing policy, coordinating webinars and meetings (via Zoom, Teams or other virtual platform), and a desire to learn about organizations leading the clean energy transition.  The Policy Intern is self-motivated, organized, and has good communication skills with colleagues and supervisors. The Policy Intern has a commitment to identifying and promoting policy solutions to accelerate equitable access to clean energy benefits for all Wisconsinites.

The Policy Intern reports to the Wisconsin Policy Director and works closely with the Director of Policy and other Elevate staff to gather data and information necessary for their work when needed. This position is located in Wisconsin and is fully remote. 

Responsibilities

• Provide coordination and support for a series of virtual events on clean energy policy topics.
• Research and write inputs for blogs, factsheets, and other documents on Wisconsin clean energy policy.
• Research and collect information on clean energy, climate, and housing programs.
• Attend and support in-person events as needed.
• Summarize collected information on government programs.
• Opportunity to participate in internal DREI-related events.
• Opportunity to participate in internal staff meetings and other events.
• Available to meet in person monthly with supervisor in Madison, Wisconsin.
• Ability to work independently between meetings and raise questions and ideas regularly.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• Students must be actively enrolled in a Wisconsin academic program
• Graduate students focused on energy, law, public policy, engineering, environment, or another relevant academic program are preferred candidates.  Undergraduate students with exceptional experience may be considered
• Persistence and creativity in finding specific documents and information, often with little guidance
• Strong organizational skills, ability to keep track of names, dates, events, and evolving tasks
• Excellent writing skills
• Basic familiarity with structure of federal and state government

Terms of Service

Internships at Elevate are paid positions, for current college or graduate students, or recent college graduates. The usual time commitment for this internship is for 24 weeks, 10-12 hours/week but there is some flexibility with this schedule.  In addition, there may be potential to extend the internship. The Energy Policy Intern is paid $20/hour.

If interns are handling confidential data, they will be asked to comply with security policies, as required. In addition, all policy interns are asked to comply with a confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement.

To Apply

To apply, please submit your cover letter, resume, 1–2 writing sample, and two references through our candidate portal at ADP . Search for “Energy Policy, Intern” to find the position listing.

Please note that Elevate will only contact candidates via an elevatenp.org email address. We will never ask a candidate for payment of any kind as part of the hiring or onboarding process or send payment to any candidate prior to completing the hiring and onboarding process.

No phone calls please.

Organization Description

We design and implement programs that reduce costs, protect people and the environment, and ensure the benefits of clean and efficient energy use reach those who need them most.

At Elevate, the greatest asset of our organization is the kind of people we attract. Elevate employees co-create our energetic and collaborative environment, where constant learning and service to others take priority. We empower individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of innovation and we seek dynamic, hardworking team members who are inspired to work with people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Every day we make a difference by placing our team, clients, and community partners first. From our mission to our focus on staff wellbeing and career development opportunities, there’s no better place to grow your career than Elevate.

Anti-Discrimination Policy

Elevate is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, termination, promotion, transfer, layoff, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

ADA Accommodation

Elevate will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace, and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to Elevate. Contact the People Team with any questions or requests for accommodations.

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