Municipal Climate Intern

Posted on Friday, October 4th, 2024

Environmental Leadership Canada | Brockville
Full-time 37 hrs/wk | Wage: Salary $2,900/month | Closes 2024-10-31

Job Description

ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
The Municipal Climate Internship (MCI) provides three young environmental leaders, age 18-30, with the opportunity to work and learn alongside municipalities in Southeastern Ontario that are invested in advancing local climate change solutions. This years’ host municipalities include: United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Prince Edward County and City of Kawartha Lakes. Successful applicants to the program receive a six-month paid internship placement with a host municipality and take part in cohort-based leadership and professional development. Outside of placement work, interns will participate in leadership, networking and professional development opportunities including peer-to-peer learning, workshops, conferences, sharing their experiences with other municipalities and fireside chats with experts from industry, the nonprofit sector and/or municipal government.

The MCI program runs from January to July 2025. Interns receive a monthly stipend of $2,900, for a total of $17,400 over the six months of the program. Interns can expect to work in-person at their host municipality, putting in full-time hours (approx. 37.5 hours/week). Most of this time will be spent with the host municipality, but each week, there will be a couple of hours of ELC programming dedicated to leadership and professional development. In January, all interns participate in a week-long orientation to get familiar with municipal government, the municipal climate landscape, and the rest of the cohort before placements begin. ELC programming is delivered in a hybrid format with both in-person and online events.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?
We are eager to find youth local to the region* interested in building careers focused on municipal politics and/or climate leadership in their local communities.​

Applicants must be:
-Between 18-30 years old as of January 1st, 2025
-Permanent residents or citizens of Canada​**

We especially invite candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, Black, a person of colour, a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, a person with a disability, gender-diverse and/or a woman to apply.

Some of the skills, experience, and competencies we look for in the selection process:​
-Demonstrated interest in climate/environment
-Demonstrated interest in politics, the political process or political advocacy at any level of government
-Exceptional written communication skills in English (proficiency in French is an asset, but not required)
-Strong oral communication skills in English
-Critical thinking skills
-Willingness to learn and engage with different political viewpoints (open-mindedness)
-Curiosity
-Adaptability
-Initiative (“self-starter”)
-Time management skills
-Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
-Experience in conducting research and ability to effectively synthesize information
-Emotional intelligence

*With the local focus of this program, ELC will be looking for candidates who reside or are able to reside within 1 hr commuting distance of their host municipality’s office in Southeastern Ontario:
-United Counties of Leeds and Grenville (Office: 25 Central Avenue W Suite 100, Brockville, ON)
-Prince Edward County (Office: 332 Main Street, Picton, ON)
-City of Kawartha Lakes (Office: 180 Kent St W, Lindsay, ON)

**Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

JOB TERMS: Internship
APPLY BY: 2024-10-31

How to Apply

Please apply using the application form on our website-https://www.environmentalleadership.ca/mci.

If you require any reasonable accommodations during the application process, please contact the program manager at mci@environmentalleadership.ca PRIOR to the application deadline.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE OCTOBER 31ST, 2024.

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