Internship

  
This year Greenpeace Interns will be stopping Kimberley-Clark from turning ancient forest into kleenex, demanding global warming solutions from big polluter's and political officials, and helping our staff on a daily basis do what they do best -- protect our environment.

 
GP US Internships

Do you want to help:

    * Save the planet from a nuclear arms race
    * Stop the destruction of the world's last ancient forests
    * Empower consumers and shareholders to hold corporate polluters accountable
    * Promote solutions to the global warming crisis
    * Save the whales

As an intern, not only are you able to work on a daily basis with experienced environmental activists, but you will also be able to participate in trainings such as corporate campaigning, non-violent direct action, media relations, materials production and grassroots outreach.

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Available positions:


Position Title: Actions Intern
Location: Washington DC or San Francisco

The Actions Intern will provide support to the Action Unit in all areas of its activities, and will work in both the office and at the Greenpeace equipment center.

Responsibilities:  research, coordination of meetings and conference calls, general administrative support, communications with activists and volunteers, travel arrangements, assistance with various projects including photo opportunities and direct communications as they arise, equipment prep and maintenance, and other duties as apparent or assigned.

Qualifications: ability to work independently, ability to prioritize multiple tasks, excellent written and verbal communications skills, strong research skills, computer skills, positive attitude, ability to work with confidential information, willingness to learn about and work with equipment and tools, good analytical thinking skills, commitment to protecting the environment, belief in non-violent direct action as a means of affecting change.


Position Title: Global Warming Intern
Location: Washington DC and San Francisco, CA

The Global Warming intern will play a critical role in the effort to fight global warming by helping to organize the one voice that has not yet been mobilized on the issue: the American public.

Our new Project Hot Seat Campaign is geared towards building champions in Congress. With motivated congressional members recently elected, this is the perfect time to turn up the heat on solidifying all those campaign promises. Big oil and gas have been lobbying to prevent measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions long enough.  Let's change the climate in Congress!

Responsibilities:  phoning membership to recruit and manage volunteers, conducting online research, assisting in the development and distribution of educational materials, and additional projects as needed.

Qualifications: Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communications skills, strong online research skills, the ability to work well independently, a commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and enthusiasm for protecting the environment.  Candidates should be computer savvy and comfortable on the phone.


Position Title: Solutions Intern
Location: Washington DC

Our Solutions department is looking for a solutions intern that is studying marketing or business. This internship is perfect for an independent worker dedicated to educating the public on environmental issues while searching for real world solutions.

Responsibilities: internet research, assisting in corporate discussions, and helping to create a sustainable solution to global warming.

Qualifications: excellent written and verbal communications skills, strong research skills, ability to work well independently with a supervisor in another city, detailed orientated, commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change, and enthusiasm for protecting the environment.


Position Title: Grassroots Organizing Intern
Location: Washington DC

Our Grassroots team is dedicated to organizing students and volunteers to take direct action within their communities for global green solutions to our planet's environmental problems.

Responsibilities: phoning membership to recruit and manage volunteers, conducting online research, assisting in the development and distribution of educational materials, and additional projects as needed.

Qualifications: Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communications skills, strong online research skills, the ability to work well independently, commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and enthusiasm for protecting the environment.  Candidates should be computer savvy and comfortable on the phone. 


Position Title: Intern to Grassroots Director
Location: Washington DC

Our Grassroots Director overseas our student network, frontline program and student training programs, which includes Change It and Grassroots Organizing Term.

Responsibilities: Work directly with the Grassroots Director on special projects to build the online organizing program, our ten field offices across the country, and to expand our growing student network.

Qualifications: Applicants should be excellent researchers, writers, hard working and ready for a crazy fall.


Position Title: Student Network
Location: Washington DC and San Francisco

The Greenpeace Student Network is an alliance of passionate leaders fighting environmental crimes with grassroots power. Armed with top organizing tools, expert guidance, and an innovative student training system, the Network gives you the chance to be a real force in a global movement for change.

Responsibilities: The intern will manage major peices of the communications strategy, help develop campaign strategy and work with Student Network membership. Primary responsibilities: Website Maintenance, Newsletter production. Strategic Planning Assistance, Materials development, and Membership support

Qualifications: Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communications skills, ability to work in Excel, strong online research skills, the ability to work well independently, enthusiam for grassroots organizing and a commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and enthusiasm for protecting the environment.


Position Title: Toxics Intern
Location: Washington DC

Our Toxics Patrol team is dedicated to ensuring a toxic free future by pressuring congress to stand up against the chemical industry. This semester the two most important issues are chemical security and electronic waste.

Responsibilities: research on chemical security and electronic waste, phone banking membership on legislative issues, assisting in a priority international campaign, and assisting in additional projects as needed.

Qualifications: Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communications skills, strong online research skills, the ability to work well independently, commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and enthusiasm for protecting the environment.  Candidates should be computer savvy and comfortable on the phone. 

Intern Position: Oceans Team Intern
Location: Washington DC

As Ocean's intern you will be able to be part of innovative outreach and political campaigning to transform the way we manage our oceans and fisheries.

Responsibilities: internet research, assisting in team meetings, working full steam on U.S. and international oceans issues, from ending whaling to establishing new marine reserves. An interest in submersibles, community outreach, Alaska Native culture and history, GP ships, corals and sponges, and flogging regulators and policy makers will help make this position extremely fulfilling.

Qualifications: Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communications skills, ability to work in Excel, strong online research skills, the ability to work well independently, commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and enthusiasm for protecting the environment.

Intern Position: IT Programmer Intern
Location: Washington DC

Responsibilities: working with our small but busy IT department as they develop new tools for fundraising, activism and green social networks.

Qualifications: Applicants must have experience in working developing in a LAMB environment. Applicants must also have excellent verbal and written communications skills, strong online research skills, the ability to work well independently, commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and enthusiasm for protecting the environment.

Intern Position: Web Team Intern
Location: Washington DC

Responsibilities: research, administrative assistance, and communication with campaigns department for detailed upkeep of information on website leading to the opportunity to expand your technical skills.

Qualifications: Ability to work independently, prioritize workload, and multi-task along with excellent written and communication skills. Knowledge of social networking and blogging a plus. Applicants must have a strong desire to work in a fast paced environment.


Intern Position: Forest Team Intern
Location: San Francisco

The Forest Team is working on two priority campaigns to protect our
ancient forests. Kleercut is a campaign to stop Kimberly-Clark, the
makers of Kleenex brand tissue from turning the ancient Boreal Forest of
North America into products we use once and throw away. The campaign is also partnering with the music industry to protect threatened forest habitats and safeguard the future of the trees critical to making musical instruments.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to research on corporations or policies, outreach to coalitions, activists and large customers as well as some administrative assistance.

Qualifications: Applicants must be savvy organizers with excellent
verbal and written communications skills, strong online research skills,
the ability multi-task and prioritize work. It is a plus to have markets and corporate campaign experience. A commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and a passion for protecting the environment are required. Candidates should be comfortable on the phone and computer. Our ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently, and the desire to work on a fast moving campaign.


Position: Africa Forest Campaign Intern
Location: Washington DC

You will be part of our exciting political and outreach campaign to save the rainforests of the Congo from destructive industrial logging by international companies.

Responsibilities: Include, but not limited to research, networking, outreach, organization, briefings, administrational support, media work, event facilitation.

Qualifications: Strong research skills, excellent verbal and written communication, good organizer, ability to work independently, ability to prioritize, flexibility. The ideal candidate brings knowledge/experience in environment and development issues in Sub-Saharan Africa, an understanding of World Bank and other international development finance, and/or knowledge about tropical rainforests and the links between deforestation and climate change. We are looking for someone who is passionate about saving the world’s last great rainforests, and who is willing and able to understand the complex socio-political context of the DRC.  French is an asset!

Position Title: Major Gifts Intern
Location: Washington DC and San Francisco

Fundraising is organizing, too! In major gifts we find
constituents who want to make a difference for the Earth, and tell them about our campaigns.  Help us keep them informed of our program work:

Responsibilitie:  Design a system to organize press materials, keep in touch with the campaigns to find information that will be interesting and relevant to donors,
Some research, If you have desktop publishing skills, there is an opportunity to help with newsletter design and writing;Administrative support

Qualifications: Good written and verbal communication skills, sociable;comfortable talking on the phone, proficient word processing, excel,If you think you may have a career in the nonprofit sector, environmental or
otherwise, you will benefit from knowing something about fund raising.  Because we raise funds for all the campaigns, the development department is a good place to learn how the different departments all work together in the interest of environmental advocacy.

Position Title: Development Intern
Location: Washington DC

Greenpeace has a reputation for innovation, creative communications and getting things done. That is as true for our award-winning fundraising, as it is for what you probably know about Greenpeace – the banners, zodiacs and saving the whales.

Responsibilities: creating member mailings, research, assisting in developing donor relationships, administrative assistance

Qualifications: Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communications skills, ability to work in Excel, strong online research skills, the ability to work well independently, commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and enthusiasm for protecting the environment.


Accounting Internship Position
Location: Washington DC

Greenpeace in the US in comprised of two different corporate entities.  Greenpeace, Inc. is designated by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)4 organization.  Greenpeace Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization.  Both are exempt from federal income tax.  However, contributions to Greenpeace, Inc. are not tax deductible, while contributions to Greenpeace Fund do qualify for tax deduction.

The Greenpeace Finance Department is looking for a business or accounting intern to help us kick off the 2008 budget process for both entities and audit our accounts payable to ensure  that invoices are addressed to and paid by the proper entity.


Here's to technology --- We now have an online application to make both our lives easier!

Diverse perspectives and experience enhance the way Greenpeace selects and approaches issues, as well as the creativity and effectiveness of our campaigns.  Greenpeace strongly encourages applications from women, people of color, and other under-represented communities. All internships are unpaid positions.

Greenpeace is an independent campaign organization, which uses non-violent creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and to force solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.


Deadlines for applications:
Fall: July 13, 2007
Winter: November 9, 2007
Spring: November 23, 2007
Summer: January 31, 2008
Fall: May 30, 2008

Dates of Internship Program by term:
Fall 2007: September 10 thur December 7
Winter 2008: January 8 thru February 1
Spring 2008: February 5 thru May 12
Summer 2008: May 28 thru Aug 15
Fall 2008: Sept 8 thru Dec 5