Internship Opportunity

Thu, 13 May 2010

We are offering an internship position to a highly motivated undergraduate or graduate.  The role will be primarily focused with the development, marketing and take up of Marches Energy Agency's online carbon management tool WeSave (http://www.wesave.org.uk/). 

What does WeSave do?

"Wesave.org.uk supplies users with the tools to perform their own energy audit through the wesave.org.uk interactive website, accompanied by its help screens and guide book.  This process gives ownership to their own carbon descent, increasing their involvement in the process and resulting in large impacts on your carbon descent.  Wesave.org.uk then continues to interact with the user, showing them how their energy consumption decreases over time and assisting with any future changes."

What does the internship role involve?

The tasks will involve:

  • The study of the current use of WeSave
  • Making case studies of positive examples in WeSave's use
  • The preparation of promotional materials for WeSave
  • The active involvement in the marketing of WeSave
  • Acting as an assistant in the preparation and delivery of training sessions in the use of WeSave.
  • General admin support

Gains for the successful applicant

The successful applicant will:

  • Gain valuable experience working for one of the country's leading sustainable energy and climate change social enterprises
  • Learn the ability to perform energy audits using WeSave
  • Develop the ability to teach others how to use the tool

What we are looking for

The successful applicant should be able to show:

  • Enthusiasm to combat climate change and their own part in making the world a better place.
  • The ability to act under their own initiative when required
  • A high level of adaptability, with the willingness to look up answers by themselves when required

The position will be for 3-5 days a week for 3 months (exact details to be agreed between the successful applicant and Marches Energy Agency).  The position is unpaid although all reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Please express your interest along with your CV to info@mea.org.uk .