29418 / Fellow
Position Information
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No of Openings: 1
Days/hours & duration of job: Flexible days, 16-20 hours per week
Wage/Salary: Commensurate with experience
Employment Start Date: 2/1/2016
Employment End Date: 7/15/2016
Job Description:
The Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI), a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy
Advisors, seeks highly motivated and reliable individuals for a part-time fellowship (16-20 hours/week) in the spring of 2016. The Fellow will primarily support SEI’s Billion Dollar Green
Challenge (BDGC). The Fellow will engage with potential institutions and organizations as well as work with liaisons from participating institutions to help the program’s colleges, universities,
K-12 schools, and healthcare institutions deepen their commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency goals through implementation of the Green Revolving Fund (GRF) model.
The fellowship position will start on or after Monday February 1, 2016 for a minimum of six months, with the option to extend the fellowship and/or increase from part- to full-time, dependent on applicant availability, interest, and/or project responsibilities.
The Institute’s successful Research Fellows program is entering its eleventh year and has involved undergraduate/graduate students and alumni from dozens of leading schools including:
Brandeis, Boston University, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Northeastern,
Oberlin, Penn, Stanford, Vermont Law School, Williams, and Yale.
The Sustainable Endowments Institute is a nonprofit organization engaged in research, education and outreach to advance resilient institutional responses to climate change. Located in downtown
Boston, our office is easily accessible by public transportation. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our websites before applying: www.GreenBillion.org and www.EndowmentInstitute.org.
Responsibilities:
The Fellow’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
-Daily communications with a network of colleges, universities, and other nonprofit administrators, students, and stakeholders
-Developing strategies and programming for effective outreach and relationship building with new and existing BDGC participants
-Conducting communications and informational conversations with interested institutions from potential higher education, K-12 schools, healthcare, and municipalities.
-Implementing aforementioned programming, outreach, and communication strategies
-Providing consulting support and insights to BDGC participants on sustainability and GRF

problems and solutions
-Conducting research on sustainability programs
-Data analysis and entry, especially in Excel, Google Spreadsheets, and Highrise and/or
Salesforce
-Coordinating information and working with other Institute staff on current and new research
Qualifications:
-Demonstrated experience with advancing sustainability on campus or in communities
-Previous experience with customer relations/account management preferred
-Strong oral and written communication
-Excellent organizational skills; strong attention to detail
-Highly independent and proven ability to create and execute work plans
-Proven expertise working as a part of a team on past projects; flexible and cooperative work ethic
-Ability to conduct comprehensive and targeted research
-Ability to succinctly summarize and communicate data
-Past or current work experience with administrators and executives on sustainability-oriented projects a plus
-Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Google Apps
Application Instructions:
Application instructions:
Candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample as Microsoft Word or PDF file attachments. Send to Emily Flynn, Associate Director at the following email: info(at)endowmentinstitute.org.
Please address the following questions within the body of your cover letter:
-How did you hear about the SEI Fellowship opportunity?
-Why are you interested in working for the Sustainable Endowments Institute?
-What experiences—work-related or otherwise—have you had on the topic of environmental sustainability, either inside higher education or in another sector?
-What set of skills or experiences have you had that make you a good fit for this fellowship position?
-What are you hoping to gain from a position at SEI?
SEI is an equal opportunity employer and seeks qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. We strongly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply.
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Posting Information
Job Location City: Boston
Job Location State: MA
Job Location Country:
United States of America

Job Category: Communication, Conservation, Database Administration, Energy &
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Position Type: Fellowship, Part Time
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Post Date: 1/13/2016
Expiration Date: 2/5/2016
Contact Information
First Name: Emily
Last Name: Flynn Pesquera
Address Line 1: 18 Tremont Street
Address Line 2: Suite 930
City: Boston
State/Province: MA
Zip/Postal Code: 02108
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Phone: 6175280010
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Email: emily@endowmentinstitute.org
Website: endowmentinstitute.org