Are you passionate about helping protect Utah from nuclear and toxic waste, and promoting a renewable energy future?  Do you want to support this work by helping grow one of Utah’s premier grassroots advocacy organizations? Are you interested in getting hands-on experience in non-profit fundraising, marketing, policy, outreach and more?

HEAL Utah is seeking a spring intern to help with the following projects:
•    Bolstering our work during the 2012 Legislative session, as we back bills that could promote renewable energy, while keeping a watchful on others that may promote nuclear power or allow EnergySolutions and other polluters freer rein.
•    Promoting and organizing our Spring Breakfast, typically in May, one of our biggest events and fundraisers of the year. Includes marketing, recruitment and more.
•    Supporting our key ongoing campaigns, including:

o    Urging state regulators and Gov. Herbert to keep hotter “blended” nuclear waste out of Utah.
o    Fighting the proposed nuclear reactors on the Green River
o    Working to transition as quickly as possible away from dirty coal power plants
o    Pushing renewable energy
o    Lobbying our Congressional delegation to back the to support the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, to ban all nuclear explosions anywhere.

•    Helping us engage dozens of HEAL Utah volunteers, manage our list of over 7,000 existing supporters and help cultivate hundreds of new supporters.

•    Assist with HEAL Utah events, including press conferences, regulatory hearings, monthly HEAL Community educational nights, and our 2012 lobby day training.
We are looking for a highly-motivated and organized self-starter to bring his or her passion and skills to help us accomplish this goal.

Successful applicants will be: passionate about Utah’s health and environment; highly-organized; outgoing; disciplined; be determined problem-solvers; and have a warm and engaging personality. Preference will be given to those with a background in: environmental issues, public policy, research, activism, nonprofits, fundraising and marketing.

Requirements:
•    Passion for HEAL Utah’s work and dedication to helping us grow
•    Ability to commit 10-15 hours per week from early to mid January through mid May.
•    Available some weekends and evenings
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•    Familiarity with basic personal computing, including Microsoft Office

Compensation:
This internship may include a $500 stipend. (We are seeking to include this funding in our 2012 budget. As our 2011 numbers are still developing, we are not yet positive if the funding will be there. We will decide this, however, before we make any final offers.) In addition, academic credit may be available.  This position will certainly provide you with valuable hands-on experience.

Deadlines:
Submit: (1) A detailed cover letter explaining your fit for the Fundraising and Marketing Internship, (2) A resume describing prior relevant experience, and (3) one or two names whom we can call for references to jobs@healutah.org by Dec. 20, 2011

More about HEAL Utah
HEAL Utah is a grassroots non-profit dedicated to watchdogging the nuclear and toxic activities in our state, promoting clean energy, and educating and involving citizens in the decisions affecting our health and environment.  From a coalition of citizens who came together to oppose the incineration of chemical weapons in the West Desert to today, HEAL Utah has grown to become one of the foremost groups engaged in community outreach and education in the state.

Currently HEAL Utah is working to stop the expansion of nuclear waste disposal at EnergySolutions--the largest commercial nuclear dumpsite in the country; prevent the construction of a nuclear power plant in scenic southern Utah; and prevent the resumption of nuclear weapons testing. With our eUtah renewable energy roadmap, we are also advocating for a future in which Utah's electricity primarily comes from renewable energy and advances in energy efficient technology, rather than polluting fossil fuel or nuclear resources.
 
Interested?
Please send resume and cover letter by Dec. 20 to: jobs@healutah.org
Questions can be directed to: Matt Pacenza at matt@healutah.org or 801-355-5055