[Sust-mar] Environmental Education Intern, f/t, ACIC, Halifax NS

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY



Position: Environmental Education Intern

Type: paid, full-time internship (YEIP eligiblity, details below)

Organization: The Atlantic Council for International

    Cooperation http://www.acic-caci.org

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia



The Atlantic Council for International Cooperation has the

following internship position available. This position has

been funded by the Government of Canada's Economic Action

Plan and is open youth aged 15-30 who meet the following

eligibility criteria:

- Unemployed

- A Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a person to whom

refugee protection has been granted under the Immigration

and Refugee Protection Act

- Legally entitled to work in Canada

- Legally entitled to work in your province or territory

- Willing to complete a police records check

- highest level of qualification to date should be a high

school diploma(can not have yet graduated from a

post-secondary institution)



Internship Title: Environmental Education Intern

Hours per Week: 37.5

Hourly Rate: $12.00

Length of Position: 6 months (May-November)

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday



Responsibilities: The intern will be responsible for:

-- Identifying opportunities for greening the office

environment; - Assisting in conference planning and

development, especially in regards to environmental

concerns; - Networking among environmental and other civil

society organizations; - Designing and facilitating

workshops on good environmental practices; - Event planning

-- logistics, content and publicity



Minimum Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have: -

some educational background in environmental studies and/or

international development or related fields (but has not yet

graduated from a post-secondary institution) -Good working

knowledge of environmental issues/policies; -Solid oral and

written communication skills in English with basic French an

asset; -Excellent planning and organizational skills;

-Facilitation skills; -Ability to demonstrate a high-degree

of motivation, and persistence and to work independently and

in team settings; -Strong analytical skills; - IT skills

(web design, databases, new media) an asset.

The intern will gain experience, knowledge and skills in:

-Working with a membership-based network; -Effective written

& verbal communication: communicating with different

audiences, writing skills etc; -Event planning; -- designing

workshops, developing learning objectives etc.;

-Facilitation and presentation skills; -Networking skills -

ability to work with different stakeholders; and

-Organizational skills -- time management, project

management, effective organizational skills.



Start Date: May 2010

To apply please fill out the on-line intern application:

http://www.yeip.ca

Note: in the "Please tell us why you want to participate in

this program." section you MUST include the following:

I am applying for the YMCA's Youth Eco Internship

Environmental Education Intern, hosted by the Atlantic

Council for International Cooperation.



DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: April 23rd at 4:00 pm.

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