Office of Sustainability - Energy, Climate, and Equity Internship

The Energy, Climate, and Equity Internship at Multnomah County is a temporary position based in Portland, OR, paying $24 per hour for 20-30 hours a week during Summer 2025. Interns will support sustainability projects, including climate resilience strategies and community outreach. The role requires collaboration, independent work, and effective communication skills. This internship is hybrid, requiring in-person attendance at the Multnomah Building.
p style="text-align:left"bCurrent employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity./b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPay Range:/b/p$15.95 - $30.00 Hourlyp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bDepartment:/b/pNon-Departmentalp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bJob Type:/b/pInternp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bExemption Status:/b/pUnited States of America (Non-Exempt)p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bClosing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):/b/pApril 15, 2025p style="text-align:left"brbThe Opportunity:/b/ppspan /span/ph1bEnergy, Climate, and Equity Internship/b/h1h1College to County Intern 2025 - Office of Sustainability/h1pbr /bPay Rate:/bspan /spanspanspan /span/spanspan$24 per hour/spanbr /bJob Type:spanspan /span/span/bspanTemporary College Intern/span/ppbDuration: /b spanSummer 2025- 12 weeks - Starting in June/span/ppbHours:/bspan 20 - 30 hours a week (360 hours total)/span/ppbLocation:/bspan Hybrid In-Person at Multnomah Building - 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland OR 97214/span/pp/ppiTriMet Passes are available if transportation to County facilities is required. /i/pp/ppiEligibility requirements and more details found on our College to County /ia href="https://www.multco.us/college-county" target="_blank"uwebsite./uspanspan /span/span/a/ppspan /span/pp/ppbOffice of Sustainability Description: /b/ppspanThe Multnomah County Office of Sustainability was established in 2010 to help plan, implement, and coordinate the County’s environmental sustainability programs. The Office of Sustainability#39;s mission is to work to create a just, equitable, livable, resilient, and low carbon community by centering the priorities of frontline communities and advancing sustainability efforts within the County, region, and state. We envision a community and a world where everyone experiences life in a stable climate, has a safe place to live, and can access clean air, clean water, and the resources they need to thrive. /span/pp/ppbJob Task Description:/b/ppspanThe Energy, Climate, and Equity intern will support the Office of Sustainability in a variety of projects, including with a main project based on the intern’s interests and experience as well as the Office’s needs. Project possibilities include:/span/pullipspanSupporting the Office’s communications by identifying and compiling County climate resilience-supporting services, programs, and events/span/p/lilipspanResearching the effectiveness of local, urban heat-island and climate-resilience strategies./span/p/lilipspanSupporting Climate Justice Planning process through outreach, event planning, and document drafting /span/p/lilipspanSupporting regulatory work on formal and informal processes to improve policies and practices that impact low-income customers and maximize local, community-benefitting energy projects/span/p/li/ulp/ppbMinimum Qualifications:/b/pullipspanAbility to follow directions, work independently and self-start projects, and seek guidance when needed/span/p/lilipspanAbility to work collaboratively and develop effective working relationships with diverse groups of people/span/p/lilipspanComfort presenting work verbally and in writing/span/p/lilipspanDemonstrated interest on issues related to environmental, climate, or energy justice/span/p/lilipspanEagerness to learn new skills and subject matter/span/p/li/ulp/ppbPreferred Qualifications (include any of the following): /b/pullipspanStrong writing, research, and analytical skills/span/p/lilipspanExperience conducting monitoring and research in the field/span/p/lilipspanExperience creating charts, graphs, and other figures for reports and presentations/span/p/lilipspanExperience with spreadsheets and databases to support project activities/span/p/lilipspanExperience analyzing the impacts of potential policy decisions/span/p/li/ulullipspanExperience with environmental policies and laws/span/p/lilipspanExperience developing effective marketing/communication messages/strategies/span/p/lilipspanLived experience that brings new perspective to sustainability work/spanspan /span/p/li/ulpbr /bDiversity and Inclusion:/b At Multnomah County, we don#39;t just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect for our employees./pp/ppWe are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. spanThe /spana href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf" target="_blank"EEO Know Your Rights poster/aspan is available for your reference. Multnomah County is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We request priority protected veteran referrals./span/pp/ppbVeterans’ Preference:/b Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans’ preference. Review our a href="https://multco.us/jobs/veterans-preference-information-and-instructions" target="_blank"veterans’ preference page/a for details about eligibility and how to apply./pp/ppbAccommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act:/b We gladly provide reasonable accommodation to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing an application or participating in this recruitment process. Please contact the recruiter below in advance to request assistance. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may contact the recruiter through the Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 711./pp/ppbQuestions?/b/ppbRecruiter:/b/pCole Whitehurstp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bEmail:/b/pcole.whitehurst@multco.usp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPhone:/b/p+1 (971) 2713709p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice./pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"iDisclaimer: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract./i/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bJob Profile:/b/p8007 - College Intern
p style="text-align:left"bCurrent employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity./b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPay Range:/b/p$15.95 - $30.00 Hourlyp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bDepartment:/b/pNon-Departmentalp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bJob Type:/b/pInternp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bExemption Status:/b/pUnited States of America (Non-Exempt)p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bClosing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):/b/pApril 15, 2025p style="text-align:left"brbThe Opportunity:/b/ppspan /span/ph1bEnergy, Climate, and Equity Internship/b/h1h1College to County Intern 2025 - Office of Sustainability/h1pbr /bPay Rate:/bspan /spanspanspan /span/spanspan$24 per hour/spanbr /bJob Type:spanspan /span/span/bspanTemporary College Intern/span/ppbDuration: /b spanSummer 2025- 12 weeks - Starting in June/span/ppbHours:/bspan 20 - 30 hours a week (360 hours total)/span/ppbLocation:/bspan Hybrid In-Person at Multnomah Building - 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland OR 97214/span/pp/ppiTriMet Passes are available if transportation to County facilities is required. /i/pp/ppiEligibility requirements and more details found on our College to County /ia href="https://www.multco.us/college-county" target="_blank"uwebsite./uspanspan /span/span/a/ppspan /span/pp/ppbOffice of Sustainability Description: /b/ppspanThe Multnomah County Office of Sustainability was established in 2010 to help plan, implement, and coordinate the County’s environmental sustainability programs. The Office of Sustainability#39;s mission is to work to create a just, equitable, livable, resilient, and low carbon community by centering the priorities of frontline communities and advancing sustainability efforts within the County, region, and state. We envision a community and a world where everyone experiences life in a stable climate, has a safe place to live, and can access clean air, clean water, and the resources they need to thrive. /span/pp/ppbJob Task Description:/b/ppspanThe Energy, Climate, and Equity intern will support the Office of Sustainability in a variety of projects, including with a main project based on the intern’s interests and experience as well as the Office’s needs. Project possibilities include:/span/pullipspanSupporting the Office’s communications by identifying and compiling County climate resilience-supporting services, programs, and events/span/p/lilipspanResearching the effectiveness of local, urban heat-island and climate-resilience strategies./span/p/lilipspanSupporting Climate Justice Planning process through outreach, event planning, and document drafting /span/p/lilipspanSupporting regulatory work on formal and informal processes to improve policies and practices that impact low-income customers and maximize local, community-benefitting energy projects/span/p/li/ulp/ppbMinimum Qualifications:/b/pullipspanAbility to follow directions, work independently and self-start projects, and seek guidance when needed/span/p/lilipspanAbility to work collaboratively and develop effective working relationships with diverse groups of people/span/p/lilipspanComfort presenting work verbally and in writing/span/p/lilipspanDemonstrated interest on issues related to environmental, climate, or energy justice/span/p/lilipspanEagerness to learn new skills and subject matter/span/p/li/ulp/ppbPreferred Qualifications (include any of the following): /b/pullipspanStrong writing, research, and analytical skills/span/p/lilipspanExperience conducting monitoring and research in the field/span/p/lilipspanExperience creating charts, graphs, and other figures for reports and presentations/span/p/lilipspanExperience with spreadsheets and databases to support project activities/span/p/lilipspanExperience analyzing the impacts of potential policy decisions/span/p/li/ulullipspanExperience with environmental policies and laws/span/p/lilipspanExperience developing effective marketing/communication messages/strategies/span/p/lilipspanLived experience that brings new perspective to sustainability work/spanspan /span/p/li/ulpbr /bDiversity and Inclusion:/b At Multnomah County, we don#39;t just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect for our employees./pp/ppWe are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics. spanThe /spana href="https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf" target="_blank"EEO Know Your Rights poster/aspan is available for your reference. Multnomah County is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We request priority protected veteran referrals./span/pp/ppbVeterans’ Preference:/b Under Oregon Law, qualifying veterans may apply for veterans’ preference. Review our a href="https://multco.us/jobs/veterans-preference-information-and-instructions" target="_blank"veterans’ preference page/a for details about eligibility and how to apply./pp/ppbAccommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act:/b We gladly provide reasonable accommodation to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing an application or participating in this recruitment process. Please contact the recruiter below in advance to request assistance. Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may contact the recruiter through the Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing 711./pp/ppbQuestions?/b/ppbRecruiter:/b/pCole Whitehurstp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bEmail:/b/pcole.whitehurst@multco.usp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPhone:/b/p+1 (971) 2713709p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"Application information may be used throughout the entire selection process. This process is subject to change without notice./pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"iDisclaimer: This announcement is intended as a general descriptive recruitment guide and is subject to change. It does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract./i/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bJob Profile:/b/p8007 - College Intern