About REBA

The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) is an alliance of large clean energy buyers, developers, and service providers who, together with NGO partners, are unlocking the marketplace for all non-residential energy buyers to lead a rapid transition to a cleaner, prosperous, zero-carbon energy future.  REBA’s vision is a resilient zero-carbon energy system where every organization has a viable, expedient, and cost-effective pathway to renewable energy.

About the REBA Institute

The REBA Institute delivers transformational renewable energy research, thought leadership, and education to identify barriers, best practices, and solutions to today’s clean energy challenges.

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. 

Our Focus on Diversity

Achieving REBA’s vision of a resilient, zero-carbon energy system requires creative problem-solving and a wide range of perspectives; REBA knows that diversity not only makes our organization stronger, but also is foundational to our mission success.

REBA is committed to creating and maintaining a workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. This commitment is embodied in company policy and the way we do business at REBA and is an important principle of sound business management.

Inclusion goes beyond diversity. All REBA staff shall be committed to accepting and encouraging different perspectives. Creative solutions to tough problems is fostered by respectful challenging of one another’s thoughts and assumptions. REBA will strive for inclusion also by being open to a variety of cultural practices and norms. We will strive to ever increase our understanding and unveil our unconscious biases.

REBA provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, results of genetic testing, caregiver status, and past, present or prospective service in the military in addition to any other protected categories required by state, federal or local regulations. Equal employment opportunity, applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, discipline, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, benefits and training.

The Internship Structure

·        Compensation: Summer internship positions pay $25 per hour and are not eligible for bonus or medical benefits

·        Educational credit:  Eligibility for credit is determined by your educational institution

·        Schedule: 40 hours/week.  Weekly schedule is flexible and will be determined with your supervisor

·        Location: Our office location is 1425 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005.  However, these positions can be performed remotely from any U.S. location with reliable internet access.  Laptops will be provided for the term of the internship.

·        Term: 12 weeks starting mid May to mid June.  Flexibility is available and there is a possibility to extend beyond the scheduled end date based on performance, availability, and program needs.

·        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 Supervisor who supports daily work, and an Intern Mentor 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

REBA Program Areas

·        Education and Engagement:  The E&E team helps member organizations learn and grow their ability to accelerate clean energy transactions through fundamental educational resources like primers, case studies, deep-dive technical boot camps, and member-only summits that facilitate peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, success story showcases, and emerging market insights.

·        Market and Policy Innovations:  The REBA Innovations team seeks to ensure public policies, legislation, and regulations support and promote the transition to a zero-carbon energy system. The team works closely with members, external stakeholders and experts to decarbonize the grid for all and unlock markets across the US. This team provides resources to help energy buyers navigate when and how they can engage in this complex landscape and enhances their ability to influence policy making by providing thought leadership, research, analysis, and actionable information.

·        Supply Chain and International Collaboration:  The SC&IC team empowers large energy buyers and their suppliers with the resources necessary to streamline clean energy procurement across national and global supply chains.  They connect large energy buyers, international NGOs, and a community of sustainability practitioners to support global procurement of renewable energy

·        Decarbonizing Industrial Supply Chain Energy:  The DISC-e initiative works with companies that have scope 3 GHG targets to leverage their collective buying power and send zero-carbon demand-signals to hard-to-abate industrial sectors. Current focus areas include aluminum, building materials (e.g. steel and cement) and solar PV.  DISC-e is a REBA Institute project that is supported by the SC&IC team.

·        Membership Value and Experience:  Working with current and prospective members to expand REBA’s impact to 50,000 buyers is essential to accelerating the transition to a clean energy future.  This team provides information and outreach to accomplish this foundational goal

·        Media and Communications:  Professional and effective communications are essential to creating non-incremental change.  This team drives collaboration and innovation in all program areas by tracking, sharing, and amplifying key trends, best practices and other relevant information

·        Operations:  Realizing a zero-carbon energy system requires effective operational and administrative support systems.  Operations interns can gain experience in variety of functional areas in including organizational development, staffing and recruiting, finance, IT management, and non-profit structure and governance  

Intern Responsibilities

·        Support one of our program teams in progress toward realizing REBA’s vision of building a resilient, zero-carbon energy system where every organization has a viable, expedient, and cost-effective pathway to renewable energy

·        Depending on program needs, may perform a variety of duties involving research, analysis, creation of reports, internal and external communications, as well as logistical and administrative support for events or operations

Qualifications

·        Passion for achieving REBA’s vision of a resilient zero-carbon energy system 

·        Actively enrolled in a relevant course of study at an accredited institution

·        Shared commitment to REBA’s core values of Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence (RISE) 

·        Ability to work effectively with others in a collaborative, team-based environment

·        Ability to take initiative and solve problems independently

·        Strong written and verbal communicator

·        Eligible to work in the U.S.

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter.  In your cover letter, please specify which one of the above REBA program areas you find the most compelling and tell us why you would be a great addition to that team.