What are the responsibilities and job description for the Climate Intern position at Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (CTLCV)?
Job description
ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE SPRING 2025 - PLEASE SPECIFY INTEREST AREA FROM THE FOLLOWING CHOICES:
FUNDRAISING/DEVELOPMENT, LEGISLATIVE, COMMUNICATIONS, VIDEO CONTENT CREATION, OR ORGANIZING
The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters is a non-profit organization working to educate voters and elected leaders on state environmental issues. CTLCV (and CTLCV Education Fund) works with dozens of groups to develop and support good environmental policies at the state legislature. We publish an annual environmental scorecard grading legislators on their environmental voting records, endorse candidates for state office who will prioritize the environment, and help get conservation-minded people informed and involved.
CLIMATE INTERN- Legislative Focus
CTLCV seeks an energetic individual with excellent verbal and creative writing skills to:
- Assist with overall communications outreach
- Engage with urban communities on environmental issues
- Activate citizens to have their lawmakers and/or candidates committed to environmental policies
- Learn how to track and influence environmental policy at the state level.
- Communicate directly with legislators and special interest groups to identify, track, and summarize legislation resulting from the year's legislative session
- Help with a variety of tasks within the organization
- Social media posting and engagement
- Use of Canva to create content
- Prepare documents and briefings for review on a variety of environmental issues
- Help activate youth on a large scale on pressing climate issues
- Assist in our major event planning initiatives
- Work to track votes within spreadsheets to help score environmental and democracy progress
If you're looking for some real-world experience advocating for the environment, think about interning with us!
Now recruiting for Spring 2025!
Industry
- Political Organization / Environmental Organization
Employment Type
Internship