CALSTART is hiring a
Policy Development & Support Intern, Remote - United States

Summary

The job is a 3-month Policy Development & Support Intern position at CALSTART, a mission-driven organization focused on transportation decarbonization. The intern will research clean transportation topics, provide policy analysis and writing, interact with stakeholders, prepare presentations, support event planning, and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Completed at least three years of accredited college/university level coursework pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication, urban studies, transportation planning, public policy, sustainability, business development, or other related fields
• Foundational knowledge of environmental and clean energy and transportation policy

Responsibilities

• Research on a variety of clean transportation topics including but not limited to: zero-emission vehicle policies (State and Federal), vehicle battery technology, utility practices, ZEV infrastructure planning, federal funding programs, and supporting ZEV programs, such as voucher incentive programs
• Provide policy analysis and writing for reports, issue briefs, proposals, best practice case studies, fact sheets, blogs, etc
• Interact with outside technical consultants, and key stakeholders on various assignments
• Prepare presentations, notes, and other materials for internal and external meetings
• Support event planning related to policy activities and initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Pursuing a graduate degree in public policy or other related fields

Benefits

• 100% company-paid comprehensive health benefits for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Retirement plan with generous company contributions
• FSA for Health and Dependent Care
• 3 weeks of vacation time in the first year of employment, 11 paid company holidays, paid sick time, paid family leave, and more!