ESG Intern

Updated: February 1, 2025

Title: ESG Research Intern

Staff Group: Finance

Reports To: Senior Investment Officer 

Location: Boston, Massachusetts (hybrid onsite / remote) 

Job Category: Temporary Internship (~6 months), full-time

Hours/Week: 35 

Purpose

Analyzing and reporting on ESG (Environmental, Societal and factors, supporting company advocacy, and engaging with community investments in the context of a sophisticated endowment fund.

Principal Responsibilities

• ESG Reporting and Analysis: 

1. Produce reports and analyses on the Community Endowment Fund's (CEF) carbon footprint, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) exposures, and proxy voting activities. 

• Advocacy Support: 

1. Maintain records and provide backup analysis/research for the CEF's company advocacy activities. 

• Community Investment Research: 

1. Research and present updates on select CEF community investments. 

• Manager Commentary Review: 

1. Ensure receipt and review of all ongoing CEF manager commentaries and reports. 

• Performs other duties for the Common Endowment Fund as requested by supervisor.

Qualifications

This is a non-exempt position with an hourly midpoint of $20. Compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, and geographical location, with offers potentially ranging from 10-15% higher or lower than the midpoint. Note that qualifications may be met as a result of lived experience, volunteer work, professional experience, and/or formal or informal training. Requirements include:

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program, preferably in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field. 
• Strong analytical and research skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities. 
• Demonstrated interest in ESG principles and sustainable finance. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Understanding of issues around anti-racism, anti-oppression, and multiculturalism 
• Work or lived experience with BIPOC communities is of particular value 
• Eagerness to work in an organization in which the dismantling of white supremacy is a high priority

How to Apply

People with disabilities, people of color, indigenous people, Hispanic/Latinx, and LGBTQ candidates are encouraged to apply. The UUA is committed to developing a diverse and talented staff team. If you are excited about this role, but are unsure whether you meet 100% of the requirements, we encourage you to inquire and/or apply. Please submit your resume and cover letter via our applicant portal (ADP WorkforceNow) on uua.org/jobs. If you have any questions, please reach out to careers@uua.org.

About the UUA

The Unitarian Universalist Association is a progressive religious denomination headquartered in Boston’s waterfront Fort Point Innovation District. Our faith community of more than 1,000 self-governing congregations brings to the world a vision of religious freedom, tolerance, and social justice. Our normal workweek is 35 hours, we pay 80% contribution towards health insurance premiums, 10% towards retirement (after one year), and have generous paid time-off policies. We are a great place to work, and we value diversity. The UUA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all. As part of this commitment, the UUA will ensure that applicants and staff with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the Department of Human Resources at careers@uua.org. For more information on the UUA, visit us online at UUA.org and uuworld.org.

Support for the Mission and Values of the Association 

The Unitarian Universalist Association is a progressive and historic religious denomination. All UUA staff members are expected to perform their job duties in accordance with the UUA’s values, principles, and mission. Unitarian Universalism puts love at the center of our commitments, which embrace the Shared Values of justice, equity, transformation, interdependence, pluralism and generosity. The following points drawn from these Shared Values are of particular importance for the UUA’s work environment and staff culture: 

• Pluralism and generosity: We affirm the need for a human-centered workplace that allows our diverse staff to flourish. We also understand that our wider culture and society oppresses and denies human dignity, and we seek to counter the effects of that oppression in our hiring and workplace culture so that each person feels whole and valued.
• Justice and equity: We speak openly and publicly of our support for social and political issues, including LGBTQ equity, racial justice, climate justice, gender equity, and reproductive justice.
• Interdependence and transformation: We recognize that the liberation of all people is interwoven, and we work to counter patriarchy, white supremacy, colonialism, homophobia, transphobia, environmental exploitation, and other interrelated systems of marginalization.