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Outreach Community Engagement Internship

GRID Alternatives
Oakland, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/21/2025

The Opportunity

  • Help promote community awareness of GRID Alternatives and Imperial Irrigation District (IID) work, mission and programs by researching, attending and potentially speaking at community meetings and other events..
  • Help implement outreach strategies including, but not limited to marketing efforts, mailers, canvassing, attending community events, and workshops to increase the number of low-income clients served in regional counties.
  • Support GRID Alternatives with collecting stories, quotes and photos to be used to further promote GRID programs.
  • Assist with administrative work, data entry, file management, answering homeowner and volunteer questions.
  • Other internship duties as assigned
  • Every member of GRID Alternatives must participate in the organization's equity, inclusion, and diversity work.

What you need to bring to this role…​

  • Priority will be given to candidates who reside within the Coachella Valley area
  • Available to commit to the full internship program duration (3-month (10 week) commitment to work up to 4 days, 32 hours per week)
  • Strong computer skills (MS Office, especially excel, databases, Gmail / Google apps a plus)
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to relate and work with diverse populations and GRID Staff (ability to work well with co-workers, interns, trainees, and clients, ability to represent GRID Alternatives positively)
  • Self-starter and highly reliable, accountable, detailed oriented and ability to work independently.
  • Strong teamwork, organizational, multi-tasking, and decision-making skills
  • Passion for GRID’s mission related to renewable energy, community development, green jobs, and / or helping families and communities in need
  • Requires work in the early mornings, some late evenings, as well as some travel throughout the Inland Empire. GRID Alternatives provides travel reimbursement when applicable.
  • Must have a Driver’s License or currently working to acquire one
  • Must have reliable transportation to get to and from work, including the GRID IE Riverside office and / or various build and / or community engagement locations across Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Interns may carpool with staff and GRID’s car fleet to project / event sites when possible.
  • It would be great if you also had…

  • Previous experience with GRID Alternatives
  • Experience in customer service and / or community engagement
  • Bilingual in Spanish and English
  • Where you will sit & the places you may go...

    This is a hybrid position that will largely be based out of the Coachella Valley, but may require some travel to our office and warehouse in Riverside, CA. Requires work in the early mornings, some late evenings, and some weekends as well as travel for meetings, events, and job sites throughout the Inland Empire. Applicants must hold a valid driver’s license and good driving record, or currently working to acquire on, and have reliable transportation to the are they are serving.

    GRID Alternatives may provide vehicles for work travel and / or travel reimbursement for personal vehicle use. In this instance, applicants must hold a valid driver’s license and have a good driving record.

    Let's Talk Money!

    This is a full-time, non-exempt internship position. Hourly pay commensurate with experience within the pay band ($20 per hour) , plus the benefits below.

    Salary : $20

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