Environment & Sustainability
Multiple Internships with Well Aware Fall 2018
Well Aware currently offers a position as social media intern for fall.
Starting in August/September. You will be devoted to all of our media channels (facebook, twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn…); this includes assisting in content and creation. Social Media Intern must be available a minimum of 10 hours per week.
Overview of Well Aware’s Internship program
Well Aware’s internship program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students with an educational experience in implementation of clean water systems in Africa; community development, training and education in Well Aware project regions; development and/or organization and administration of Well Aware’s Austin office.
Interns will be assigned a supervisor that will oversee and guide their experience.
Other responsibilities may include:
- Conducting prospect research on individual, foundation, and corporate donors
- Maintaining donor and grant databases and files, including calendaring deadlines, logging donations, generating and sending donor acknowledgements, logging donor appreciation efforts
- Supporting staff with logistics associated with special events, including assisting with creation of invitation list, all logistics, soliciting sponsors, communicating with venue and vendors
- Attending/Volunteering at special events
- Tracking and evaluating all development efforts
- Working with Board of Directors Development Committee to implement development strategies
Ideal Candidates Must:
- Be responsible, flexible, hard‐working, ethical, and committed to the mission of Well Aware
- Possess a high level of organizational skills and be detail oriented
- Possess solid oral and written communication skills
- Be skilled at a variety of computer skills, e.g., Google Drive, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat
- Be able to operate standard office equipment
- Able to handle multiple task at one time
- Possess an interest in a nonprofit career ‐ particularly development and fundraising
- Available for at least 8 hours a week
- Must have transportation
- Must have laptop
How to apply?
Send your resume, availability and motivation statement to our office manager, Amy Prewitt – amy@wellawareworld.org
Well Aware currently offers a position as business development intern for fall. Starting in August/September. You will assist fundraising, email outreach, campaign planning and execution, and will assist in setting up events.
Overview of Well Aware’s Internship program
Well Aware’s internship program is designed to provide undergraduate and graduate students with an educational experience in implementation of clean water systems in Africa; community development, training and education in Well Aware project regions; development and/or organization and administration of Well Aware’s Austin office.
Interns will be assigned a supervisor that will oversee and guide their experience.
Other responsibilities may include:
- Conducting prospect research on individual, foundation, and corporate donors
- Maintaining donor and grant databases and files, including calendaring deadlines, logging donations, generating and sending donor acknowledgements, logging donor appreciation efforts
- Supporting staff with logistics associated with special events, including assisting with creation of invitation list, all logistics, soliciting sponsors, communicating with venue and vendors
- Tracking and evaluating all development efforts
- Working with Board of Directors Development Committee to implement development strategies
Ideal Candidates Must:
- Be responsible, flexible, hard‐working, ethical, and committed to the mission of Well Aware
- Possess a high level of organizational skills and be detail oriented
- Possess solid oral and written communication skills
- Be skilled at a variety of computer skills, e.g., Google Drive, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat
- Be able to operate standard office equipment (fax, photocopier, etc.)
- Able to handle multiple task at one time
- Possess an interest in a nonprofit career ‐ particularly development and fundraising
- Available for at least 8 hours a week
How to apply?
Send your resume, availability and motivation statement to our office manager, Amy Prewitt – amy@wellawareworld.org
UT Resource Recovery Internships!
Employer: UT Resource Recovery
Position Title: Resource Recovery Team Member
Description:
Resource Recovery is a department within UT Facilities Services which encompasses both Zero Waste and Surplus Properties. Resource Recovery is tasked with improving sustainability at UT, specifically with regards to reaching our 2020 Zero Waste goal to divert 90% of all materials from the landfill. Major diversion strategies include source reduction, recycling, and composting. As a result, we have the opportunity to partner and observe material processes across campus.
You would be a member of Resource Recovery’s student internship program. All of our student interns meet weekly as a team to share and learn and create synergy across our work. Additionally, Team Members will join a specific Project Team within Resource Recovery’s umbrella of work. Team Members are not expected to have any sustainability background – only interest in learning! 2018-2019 Project Teams include:
UT Market: This is a brand new project. We are looking for a motivated individual who can help us determine and implement processes and procedures to make Surplus Property furniture available for campus selection through the online UT Market portal.
Waste Audit: Gain hands-on experience and document invaluable data through the assessment of campus’s trash and recycling streams.
Zero Waste Workplace – Learn best practices behind implementing successful behavior-change programs and lead staff and faculty to achieve zero waste goals in each campus building.
UT REUSE Surplus Store: Stock and operate the Surplus Property public retail store, open every Thursday, 3-7pm at the Pickle Research Campus (10100 Burnet Road). Note: This project team will not meet with the internship program.
The work schedule will vary based on Project Team but all efforts will be made to align with student schedules. Team Meetings will likely occur after 5pm on a weekday. Some weekend activities may be necessary but will be scheduled in advance.
What our current BDP students have to say about their experience:
- “It is difficult at such a large school to find a community that you click with. I wish I had found Resource Recovery sooner. Everyone is admirably different. It’s definitely been fun.”
- “I didn’t think there was so much to learn about trash, but I discovered otherwise my first waste audit. The waste audit team had to put up with all my questions about where plastic bags went or where to put Styrofoam cups, but it didn’t take long for us to become friends. I definitely learned a lot and since have not looked at trash the same way.”
- “Being a part of the Zero Waste Workplace team has given me the opportunity to understand the different aspects of approaching diversion from landfills. In this experience, I learned about both the developmental and operational sides of sustainable projects. This internship helped me quantify the amount of waste that is generated on campus every day, and gave me perspective on the importance of managing our resources. This connecting experience made me realize the value of representing environmental issues in a visually appealing and simple manner, which helped me find my professional aspirations in the intersection of design, technology and sustainability. “
As a result of this experience, you will:
- Have a greater knowledge of sustainability considerations with regard to waste decrease and diversion
- Practice project management activities including planning, coordination, and implementation
- Enhance group work abilities
- Work with a variety of campus entities to achieve project goals
- Engage peers and staff to educate and motivate behavior change
Qualifications:
- Interest and/or experience in sustainability and willingness to learn about the inner workings of recycling, solid waste, and surplus
- Ability to maintain professionalism and represent the department well when communicating with faculty, staff, and students
- Timely and effective communication
- Punctual
- Ability to produce quality work individually and in teams
- Organized and adaptable
Supervisor’s Name: Lindsey Hutchison, Zero Waste Coordinator