Intern Program - Trucking, Cement & Concrete, Chemicals, AIM, Comms
Context:
The Center for Green Market Activation™ (GMA) is a US-based, globally-focused nonprofit that was launched in Spring of 2024. Through innovative book-and-claim systems, new and creative procurement approaches, and demand aggregating buyers’ alliances, GMA catalyzes and scales the uptake of low- and zero-carbon goods and services in the hardest-to-abate sectors. GMA’s organizational design combines shared expertise and infrastructure with sector-specific programs. By consolidating a range of value chain mitigation initiatives under a single non-profit umbrella, we will help companies ramp up their Scope 3 mitigation quickly, starting in one sector and easily moving into another.
GMA seeks employees committed to addressing the climate crisis, who are highly entrepreneurial, with strong people skills, and an ability to learn new, technical subject matter and speak to it with authority. Our motto is “Getting more done, together” so we only seek employees who love working collaboratively and are focused on implementation over perfection.
We are now launching a dynamic internship program and seeking both spring and summer interns, providing hands-on experience in advancing low- and zero-carbon solutions in hard-to-abate sectors. Interns will collaborate with a highly innovative team to support both sector-specific and operational programs and contribute to first-of-kind solutions to climate change. Our internship opportunities are as follows:
Preference given to applications received by January 4th, 2025, for Winter/Spring 2025 internships; applications considered on a rolling basis until filled. Summer applications will be taken on a rolling basis until filled.
- Trucking Program Intern
- Winter/Spring 2025 - 10-20 hours/week
- Summer 2025 – 20-40 hours/week
- Cement and Concrete Program Intern
- Winter/Spring 2025 - 10-20 hours/week
- Summer 2025 – 20-40 hours/week
- Chemicals Program Intern
- Winter/Spring 2025 - 10-20 hours/week
- Summer 2025 – 20-40 hours/week
- AIM Platform (Standard and Guidance) Intern
- Winter/Spring 2025 - 10-20 hours/week
- Summer 2025 – 20-40 hours/week
- Communications Team Intern
- Winter/Spring 2025 - 10 hours/week
- Summer 2025 – 20 hours/week
After successful internship completion this role could become a full-time staff position for the right candidate.
Location:
Interns will be fully remote, however are required to be in one of the following US States – CA, CO, DC, GA, MA, MD, MN, NJ, NY, TX, WA. You must have the right to work in the United States.
Hours and Salary:
For Winter/Spring Interns, GMA anticipates hiring each position to start in late January 2025 for 10 - 20 hours per week, with the internship running up to 6 months. We are flexible on the hour per week and internship duration for the right candidate.
For Summer Interns that are not continuous with the Winter/Spring program, GMA anticipates hiring each position to start in late May/early June 2025 for 20 - 40 hours per week, with the internship running up to 4 months.
Salary: $25/hour.
To Apply:
Please submit your cover letter and resume via the website portal and in the subject line indicate 1) what internship(s) you are applying for, and 2) if you are interested in Winter/Spring, Summer, or both.
TRUCKING PROGRAM INTERN
In 2023 GMA launched GMA Trucking, a buyers’ alliance under the GMA umbrella. GMA Trucking aims to accelerate the path to a decarbonized trucking sector by driving investment in and adoption of zero emission (ZE) heavy duty vehicles (HDVs). GMA Trucking pools demand and funding from its members (climate leading companies that have set ambitious sustainability targets), and works with trucking carriers, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and charging/fueling infrastructure providers to develop projects that get battery electric vehicle (BEV) and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) trucks on the road. The GMA Trucking intern will play a key role in the development of the initiative, and will have the opportunity to work with key stakeholders across the trucking decarbonization ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical and Professional Communications
- Prepare presentation and webinar materials on the GMA Trucking content and progress for different audiences.
- Write newsletter, website content, and other updates for GMA Trucking stakeholders.
Stakeholder and Project Management
- Facilitate member and supplier relationships throughout procurement process (manage timeline, respond to tester questions, collect feedback, summarize responses).
- Schedule member meetings, draft meeting summaries, and other administrative tasks as assigned.
- Design membership growth strategy, including targeted outreach and partnership opportunities.
Analysis and Technical Assessment
- Review and evaluate RFP bids
- Model expected total cost of ownership of zero emission trucking services to inform price of attributes.
- Review procurement opportunities and assess technical feasibility
- Model emissions accounting impacts of environmental attribute certificates (EACs)
Content Development
- Research transportation policies, market trends, manufacturing developments among other relevant road transport areas
- Draft thought leadership pieces for GMA publication on relevant book and claim, procurement, and accounting topics
Skills and Qualifications:
Required:
- Current or recent graduate of a degree program relevant to the GMA Trucking program (e.g. economics, policy, technical communications)
- Strong commitment to and enthusiasm for addressing the climate crisis
- Strong technical writing and oral communications skills.
- Strong interest in becoming an expert in GHG accounting and reporting
- Must love working in teams on collaborative projects as well as be a self-starter and able to complete tasks with little oversight
One or more of the following preferred:
- Experience with the transportation and/or logistics industry.
- Knowledge of the GHG Protocol and/or Science Based Targets Initiative.
- Experience with scope 3 emissions accounting and reporting.
- Experience with Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs), either for electricity or for emerging industries and attribute systems
- Experience with large stakeholder processes, including analyzing and responding to written comments and managing project timelines.
- Experience with procurement processes such as request for proposals
CEMENT AND CONCRETE PROGRAM INTERN
GMA’s cement and concrete initiative is a partnership with RMI to help companies decarbonize their emissions associated with cement and concrete. The initiative is comprised of a two-pronged approach: designing a standardized book-and-claim system and operationalizing it through demand aggregation and collective procurement. The book-and-claim system will enable companies to address value chain emissions by purchasing environmental attribute certificates (EACs) from low-carbon producers, helping cover the green premium for sustainable products and support the growth of low-carbon product markets. GMA and RMI will further operationalize the system by creating a cement and concrete buyers alliance, pooling demand to secure better deals, strengthen market signals, and ensure environmental integrity.
Key Responsibilities:
Research and Analysis
- Research carbon accounting, low-carbon procurement policies and codes, market trends within the cement/concrete industry, and other topics as requested by staff.
- Conduct research on industry stakeholder climate targets and commitments and present analysis to the GMA/RMI team.
Technical and Professional Communications
- Draft program updates and thought leadership pieces for GMA publication on relevant book and claim, procurement, and accounting topics.
- Draft presentation materials on the cement/concrete program and book and claim design process for public / Consultative Group webinars.
- Write newsletter, website content, and other updates for cement/concrete industry stakeholders, including Working Group and Consultative Group participants.
Stakeholder and Project Management
- Schedule stakeholder meetings, draft meeting summaries, and other administrative tasks as assigned.
- Assist in the technical facilitation of Working Group, Steering Committee and subgroup meetings.
Skills and Qualifications:
Required:
- Current or recent graduate of a degree program relevant to the Cement and Concrete initiative (e.g. economics, policy, technical communications, engineering, or sustainable design)
- Strong commitment to and enthusiasm for addressing the climate crisis
- Strong technical writing and oral communications skills.
- Strong interest in becoming an expert in GHG accounting and reporting
- Must love working in teams on collaborative projects as well as be a self-starter and able to complete tasks with little oversight
One or more of the following preferred:
- Knowledge of the GHG Protocol and/or Science Based Targets Initiative.
- Experience with corporate GHG inventories and reporting against climate targets.
- Experience with scope 3 emissions accounting and reporting.
- Experience with Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs), either for electricity or for emerging industries and attribute systems
- Experience with large stakeholder processes, including analyzing and responding to written comments and managing project timelines.
- Experience in real estate or related disciplines, particularly with respect to development, design and/or construction of concrete structures or infrastructure.
CHEMICALS INTERN
GMA Chemicals is our latest sectoral initiative, dedicated to establishing credible and effective decarbonization strategies for the diverse and complex chemicals industry. At this early stage, the initiative is focused on establishing a fact base through primary and secondary research and engaging with technical experts and prospective buyer groups through working groups. Our goal is to align on key design principles for creating a robust chain of custody system tailored to these two commodities. Through the development of high-integrity, market-based solutions, we aim to address gaps in market dynamics and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon, sustainable technologies for synthetic fertilizers and plastics.
Key Responsibilities:
Research and Analysis
- Research production processes of primary chemicals, lifecycle assessments for various end products, mitigation potential of various decarbonization levers, climate solutions available at commercial scale, and other topics as requested by staff
Technical and Professional Communications
- Draft program updates and thought leadership pieces for GMA publication on relevant market-based approaches and GHG accounting topics.
- Draft presentation materials on the chemicals program and possible chain of custody models for relevant stakeholders (partner NGOs, technical experts, buyers).
Stakeholder and Project Management
- Manage recruitment pipeline for individuals needed for technical working groups across various stakeholder types (corporate buyers with scope 3 emissions from chemicals, technical experts, producers and suppliers, etc.).
- Schedule stakeholder meetings, draft meeting summaries, and other administrative tasks as assigned.
- Assist in the technical facilitation of stakeholder meetings.
Skills and Qualifications:
Required:
- Current or recent graduate of a degree program relevant to the chemicals initiative (e.g. economics, chemical engineering, environmental science, many others)
- Strong commitment to and enthusiasm for addressing the climate crisis
- Strong technical writing and oral communications skills.
- Strong interest in becoming an expert in technical topics related to sustainability
- Must love working in teams on collaborative projects as well as be a self-starter and able to complete tasks with little oversight
One or more of the following preferred:
- Knowledge of the GHG Protocol and/or Science Based Targets Initiative.
- Experience with corporate GHG inventories and reporting against climate targets.
- Experience with scope 3 emissions accounting and reporting.
- Experience with Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs), either for electricity or for emerging industries and attribute systems
- Experience with large stakeholder processes, including analyzing and responding to written comments and managing project timelines.
AIM PLATFORM (STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE) INTERN
GMA, along with Gold Standard and the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), organizes the Advanced and Indirect Mitigation (AIM) Platform. The AIM Platform is writing a Standard and Guidance to develop a credible approach to accounting, reporting, and claiming the results of value chain-aligned mitigation activity (including but not limited to environmental attribute certificates/commodity certificates for decarbonized products/ services) that do not currently show up in a GHG Protocol-aligned scope 3 inventory. The AIM Platform works with other standard setters such as GHG Protocol and the Science-Based Targets Initiative, among others.
Key Responsibilities
Standards Technical Content Development
- Summarize, analyze, and write reports on stakeholder feedback to public stakeholder consultation periods
- Draft technical content for the AIM Standard and Guidance, incorporating governing committee, observer, stakeholder, and pilot testing feedback.
- Research carbon accounting, governance, and other topics related to the AIM Platform at the direction of staff.
Technical and Professional Communications
- Prepare presentation materials on the AIM Platform content and progress for different audiences.
- Write newsletter, website content, and other updates for AIM Platform stakeholders and users.
Stakeholder and Project Management
- Manage pilot testing process with end users (manage timeline, respond to tester questions, collect feedback, summarize responses).
- Schedule organizer and governing committee meetings, draft meeting summaries, and other administrative tasks as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications
Required:
- Current or recent graduate of a degree program relevant to the AIM Platform (e.g. economics, policy, technical communications)
- Strong commitment to and enthusiasm for addressing the climate crisis
- Strong technical writing and oral communications skills.
- Strong interest in becoming an expert in GHG accounting and reporting
- Must love working in teams on collaborative projects as well as be a self-starter and able to complete tasks with little oversight
One or more of the following preferred:
- Knowledge of the GHG Protocol and/or Science Based Targets Initiative.
- Experience developing corporate GHG inventories and reporting against climate targets.
- Experience with scope 3 emissions accounting and reporting.
- Experience with Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs), either for electricity or for emerging industries and attribute systems
- Experience with large stakeholder processes, including analyzing and responding to written comments and managing project timelines.
COMMUNICATIONS INTERN
The Communications Intern will work directly with the Comms Manager and with team members across the organization’s programs. This role can be flexible according to the candidate’s areas of expertise but would draw from the following categories: social media content development, maintenance of records and communications templates within CRM system including newsletters and donor communications, website content development and maintenance, support with in-person and virtual events, graphic design support for social media, long form reports/documents, and ad hoc communications requests.
Key Responsibilities
Note that candidates are not expected to have a working knowledge of all of these areas, but should be able to point to experience with at least 50% of the key responsibilities listed below.
Digital Media
- Draft written content for posts following social media editorial calendar
- Make basic updates and additions to website hosted on WordPress platform utilizing existing page templates and modules
- Monitor metrics and mentions and create monthly digital dashboard reports across social platforms and website
CRM
- Assist in the development and execution of member and funder campaigns according to business needs
- Assist in gathering newsletters articles, formatting within template
Graphic Design
- Using existing brand guidelines, craft social media cards, infographics, presentation slides, and long-form documents that are consistent with GMA identity
Miscellaneous
- Assist with coordination around virtual and in-person events, including educational webinars
- Ensure timely archive of key documents, collateral and other materials within Sharepoint
Skills and Qualifications
Required:
- Currently enrolled in or recent graduate of a degree program relevant to the role (ex. Mass Communications, Marketing, Graphic Design)
- Strong commitment to and enthusiasm for addressing the climate crisis
- Strong writing and oral communications skills.
- Must love working in teams on collaborative projects as well as be a self-starter and able to complete tasks with little oversight