The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) is an alliance of large clean energy buyers, developers, service providers, and NGOs, who are unlocking the marketplace for all non-residential energy buyers to lead a rapid transition to a cleaner, prosperous, zero-carbon energy future.

To achieve this mission, we:

·        Educate: we accelerate and grow RE transactions by ensuring the best ideas are understood and perpetuated, through in-person, online, and published education;

·        Innovate: we solve the toughest barriers to unlock clean energy markets, through new and visionary market structure, policy and regulatory breakthroughs, and technology acceleration;

·        Activate: we grow the community and build relationships between energy buyers, as well as with energy providers and industry experts to accelerate transactions, solve barriers, and unlock markets;

·        Communicate: we drive education and innovation by tracking, sharing, and amplifying key trends, best practices and other information.

We value respect in our treatment of people and the planet; Integrity in how we conduct ourselves; Service to REBA’s mission, members, and colleagues; and Excellence in our programs and work. Diversity is critical to realizing a zero-carbon energy system. We invite collaboration among people with differing perspectives, identities, and ideas because innovative solutions come from great minds who do not think alike.

Why Intern with REBA?
REBA is driving towards a zero-carbon energy future. REBA Interns gain essential professional skills and experience in a non-profit trade association while working alongside a world-class team. They gain both the birds-eye view of how system change can be accomplished and understand the daily tasks and activities which ensure its realization. They learn about renewable energy including how corporations across all sectors, like Google, General Motors, and Citi are shifting the energy system, while building professional skills across a diverse range of topics. 

Internship Structure

Compensation:  This internship position pays $20 per hour.  Educational credit may be available through your institution.

Schedule: 20 hours/week, weekly schedule is flexible and will be determined with your supervisor after hiring. 

Mandatory training:  Tuesday, September 24th from 11am to 4pm Eastern / 9am to 2pm Mountain.

Location: REBA DC office: 1425 K St NW, Suite 1000 or REBA Boulder office: 2490 Junction Place, Suite 200.

Term: 4 months, with possibility to extend based on performance and availability.

Internship Content: Interns work directly in one or more of REBA’s programs and quickly become an essential part of the team. They work with an Intern Mentor who supports daily work, and an Intern Supervisor who ensures a positive experience and continual growth. Interns will identify 2-4 key objectives which they intend to meet throughout the course of the internship, agreed upon by their Supervisor.

Core Responsibilities

·        Support for REBA’s member education content development, which may include:

o   Research & writing on case studies about innovative and best practices in renewable energy procurement;

o   Contributing to blog posts or other written materials in print or on the web;

and/or

o   Development of online learning materials, such as primers, guides, and instructional videos, to support our members’ knowledge on renewable energy markets and procurement;

·        Other duties as assigned

Interns must be 18 years of age or older. We are seeking applicants with the following qualifications:

·        Education/Experience: Working toward master’s degree in a field related to energy, environment, or education.

·        Beneficial to have experience in one or more areas:

o   Renewable energy markets and technologies;

o   Journalism, video production, or communications;

o   Data analysis or visualization;

o   Trainings, instructional design/theory, or curriculum development.

We are looking for individuals who exhibit these capabilities:

·        self-motivation

·        effective collaboration skills

·        desire to learn and grow their skills and expertise

·        communicate openly 

·        creative problem-solving

·        demonstrate values that align with REBA’s: respect, integrity, service, excellence, diversity

REBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer where applicants are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other legally protected category.