Students & Young Adult Workforce Development Fellow

Position Overview

The Student and Young Adult Workforce Development Fellow will be a part of a dynamic team working to develop and implement clean energy workforce programs across Massachusetts, serving a variety of different groups and creating high-quality jobs. This role involves managing substantial funding allocations, ensuring that resources are efficiently directed to support capacity building in the rapidly growing clean energy job market.

The Fellow will manage the day-to-day activities of the award-winning MassCEC Clean Energy Internship Program, providing award management support while being the primary point of contact for clean energy business leaders and interested students. In addition to building our network of participating companies, the Fellow will manage internship program enrollment, prepare quantitative data reports as needed, coordinate payments in Fluxx, our CRM software, and perform other critical duties as assigned. The Fellow will assist the Student and Young Adult team by attending stakeholder meetings and helping with the management of the Equity Workforce grants by creating awards and grant management documents, monitoring progress of awardees, participating in check-in calls, and conducting stakeholder outreach, research projects and data analysis as requested. The fellow will also assist in the planning of the Clean Energy Symposium for students across Massachusetts. This position is ideally suited for an individual looking to gain comprehensive insight into the clean energy industry while playing a pivotal role in strengthening the sector's workforce.

Additional Job Duties:

• Participate, as needed, at meetings, roundtables and conferences related to workforce development throughout the state;
• Participate in Career Fairs and events representing MassCEC and its workforce development programs;
• Conduct business development to engage new clean energy companies, including start-ups, to participate in the Clean Energy Internship Program;
• Conduct outreach to vocational high schools and community colleges in MA;
• Maintain and update the MassCEC webpage and other marketing materials for workforce development programs;
• Participate and assist in the grant process for Workforce Equity grants, including proposal review, awards and contracts, monitoring of awardees, and nurturing relationships with awardees and partners;
• Provide contract management support to grantees in the Student and Young Adult portfolio of MassCEC's Equity programs.

The fellowship program at MassCEC includes various educational and networking opportunities, including:

• Engage with industry leaders through in-depth presentations from MassCEC departments.
• Expand your knowledge at our interactive lunch-time Tech Talks.
• Experience cutting-edge innovation with a guided tour of the Wind Technology Testing Center.
• Connect and grow at various industry-related events.

Position Qualifications

Education:

• Enrolled as an undergraduate Sophomore, Junior or Senior or graduate student

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to write clearly and effectively;
• Ability to work in Excel and Microsoft Suite;
• Good verbal communication skills and interest in customer service;
• Willing to take initiative and work independently as necessary;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Ability to stay organized;
• Ability to work on various projects at once;
• Familiarity with workforce development is helpful, but not required;
• Candidate must be able to occasionally travel in the metropolitan Boston area and willing to travel with MassCEC staff to locations outside of Boston.

Supervision

The fellow will work under the supervision of the Program Director, assisting to manage the internship program, along with other duties as needed relevant to the Workforce Development team at MassCEC.

Salary

The fellow will earn $20 per hour and be eligible to work up to 40 hours per week.

About the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is a state economic development agency dedicated to accelerating the growth of the clean energy sector across the Commonwealth to spur job creation, deliver statewide environmental benefits and to secure long-term economic growth for the people of Massachusetts. MassCEC works to increase the adoption of clean energy while driving down costs and delivering financial, environmental, and economic development benefits to energy users and utility customers across the state.

Mission

MassCEC's mission is to accelerate the clean energy and climate solution innovation that is critical to meeting the Commonwealth's climate goals, advancing Massachusetts' position as an international climate leader while growing the state's clean energy economy.

Our values

MassCEC is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization where everyone is welcomed, supported, respected, and valued. We are committed to incorporating principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice in all aspects of our work in order to promote the equitable distribution of the health and economic benefits of clean energy and support a diverse and inclusive clean energy industry. MassCEC strives to lead and innovate in equitable clean energy and climate solutions.