Advocacy Intern

C2ES seeks a highly qualified and committed individual to fill the position of Advocacy Intern. This internship provides the ideal candidate the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the federal legislative process as well as climate and energy policy, and will support advocacy efforts focused on permitting reform, innovation policy, and scaling American manufacturing. This intern will report to the Director for Advocacy.  

Major responsibilities: 

• Research and map priority Members of Congress and relevant constituencies to help advance advocacy efforts, particularly as it relates to permitting reform, bringing innovative technologies to commercial scale, and bolstering American manufacturing for the purpose of informing congressional and administrative advocacy. 
• Support and contribute to the development of policy advocacy-focused communications products to be shared with relevant colleagues on Capitol Hill and across the NGO community. 
• Develop and contribute to written material on climate policy developments, including blog posts, with a goal of having specific deliverables authored by the intern. 
• Monitor and report to the Advocacy team on developments in US domestic climate policy coming from Congress and the Administration. Key topics include but are not limited to, permitting reform, innovation policy, American manufacturing, industrial decarbonization, resiliency, and other forthcoming opportunities for bipartisan action. 
• Attend, represent C2ES, and summarize relevant events in Washington including congressional hearings, think tank events, NGO coalition calls, etc. 
• Support the advocacy team with broader congressional engagement, NGO collaboration, and agency outreach for the amplification of C2ES’ policy work.