Internship Oppty: Natl Assn of Counties Community Svcs Division

Intern Announcement

National Association of Counties

Community Services Division

July 2011

The National Association of Counties (NACo) in Washington, D.C., seeks a part-time, professional intern beginning in early September 2011 through December 2011, with potential to continue into Spring 2012.

The successful candidate will focus on county sustainability and energy project efforts. More specifically, the candidate will work with county staff from across the country to improve the energy efficiency of county buildings and support community-wide energy efficiency initiatives, including the use of the U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR tools, and to support county implementation of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant and other federal energy investments.

The internship is part time, 20 hours per week, and pays $12/hour. The work schedule is flexible upon agreement with supervisor. The position is ideal for a current graduate student or recent graduate looking to break into the sustainability field.

Qualifications: Excellent oral and written communication skills; Experience using EPA’s Portfolio Manager tool is a major plus; good political judgment; relevant educational background, such as sustainability, government, public policy, or public administration studies; previous professional workplace experience, including use of Microsoft Office software.

Interested individuals should apply to: Resumes@naco.org, no later than July 29, 2011.

NACo is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States.  Founded in 1935, NACo provides essential services to the nation’s 3,066 counties.  NACo advances issues with a unified voice before the federal government, improves the public's understanding of county government, assists counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions through education and research, and provides value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money. 

For more information about NACo, visit www.naco.org, and for the Green Government Initiative, please visit www.greencounties.org.