Post-Landfill Action Network
Zero Waste Resource Development
Summer Fellowship
PLAN helps students reduce waste in their campus communities, delivering significant environmental
benefits and reducing costs for institutions, students, and parents. We provide student-led organizations
on campuses nationwide with the tools and training to create self-sustaining waste-reduction programs,
based on the model piloted at the University of New Hampshire. Additionally, PLAN is educating
students about waste issues and working to build the infrastructure for a zero-waste world.
Position Details
Hours Per Week: Full-Time 40 hours/week (flexible) with some night-time/weekend activities
Compensation: $3,500 Stipend
Dates: Mid-May – Mid-August 2015, with potential for future employment.
Location: Dover, NH. With potential for regional placement.
Application Deadline: 5pm EST, Wednesday April 22, 2015
Contact Full Name: Alex Freid
Contact Email: alex@postlandfill.org
Job Description
The primary focus of the Resource Development Summer Fellow will be writing comprehensive,
engaging and advanced training manuals, so as to provide the resources necessary for students to begin,
expand and troubleshoot zero waste programs on their campuses.
The Resource Development Summer Fellow will be tasked with the following:
 Working with advisory campuses, the materials they provide and the materials that PLAN has
already collected to organize data to build a familiarity with many different types of on
campus composting programs, campus thrift stores or free stores, zero waste stadiums,
events (like graduation), plastic bans and waste audit tactics (among other things).
 Collating and formatting information from research done on many campuses into educational
materials in the form of documents, power points and manuals that will be used by the
Campus Coordinators in working with students and running webinars.
 Collaborating with the PLAN summer interns and Graphic Designer to edit, finish and polish all
of the manuals.
This position runs from Mid-May – Mid-August 2015, at the end of this time the manuals will be
completed and published.
Experience/Skillset
Ideal candidates for this position will demonstrate a passion for environmental issues, strong leadership
skills and a diverse record of leadership and organizing experience (especially college/student
organizing). As a part of the PLAN team they will be expected to have a willingness to learn new
processes, excellent research abilities, an eye for writing and formatting educational materials, an ability
to perform outreach activities and represent the organization professionally, and have a flair for
creative, out-of-the box thinking.
Preferred skills include:
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Experience in leadership, organizing and program innovation on a college campus
Strong skills in logistics management, crisis mitigation and advanced troubleshooting
Advanced research and writing ability
Strong written, verbal and inter-personal communications skills
Positive attitude with a team player mentality
Friendly, outgoing personality
Ability to represent organization in a professional manner
Impressive wit
- The chosen candidate will need to be able to commute regularly to our Dover, NH office and meet inperson on a regular basis throughout the week.
- The chosen candidate will demonstrate the ability to work autonomously, but will also have a high
degree of guidance with clearly set expectations.
- Position is open to recent graduates.
APPLY:
Interested candidates must email a resume and a brief cover letter telling us about yourself and why you
stand out as a candidate for this fellowship to alex@postlandfill.org with "PLAN Summer Fellowship"
listed in the subject line. For the cover letter, please feel free to elaborate on one or many of the
following topics:
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Your experience with waste reduction programs and initiatives
Your leadership experience
Why you think we need to design an economy around zero-waste (and how we can do it!)
Post-Landfill Action Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Post-Landfill Action Network is an
equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of
age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any
classification protected by federal, state, or local law.