The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) · 5 hours ago
Environmental Justice & Toxics Use Reduction Intern
United States-Massachusetts-Boston-100 Cambridge Street
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$34/hr - $34/hrThe Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) is seeking an Environmental Justice & Toxics Use Reduction Intern to support the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance in enhancing outreach to environmental justice populations. The intern will be responsible for developing content for an Environmental Justice landing page, implementing outreach strategies, and communicating findings to OTA staff.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Build on existing foundational work and content to implement an Environmental Justice landing page on OTA’s website for TURA program information relevant to environmental justice populations. Activities will include working with OTA staff to finalize written content and visuals and preparing maps and tools in GIS
Assist with implementing outreach strategies for engaging with different environmental justice stakeholders and businesses. The ultimate goal of the strategy is increasing referrals for OTA site visits and technical assistance to businesses located near environmental justice populations and/or vulnerable to climate change and severe weather events. Work will be aligned with OTA’s Key Agency Actions for Environmental Justice and OTA’s Chemical Safety and Climate Change Resiliency Program
Identify outreach opportunities for OTA to market its services statewide to environmental justice organizations, community-based organizations, economic development organizations, and municipal agencies to increase visibility and referrals for OTA's programs and technical services
Communicate findings and make recommendations to OTA staff throughout the process and at the end of the internship. Activities include:
Making presentations to OTA and TURA program staff
Assist with development and dissemination of written outreach materials
Assist with GIS maintenance
Identify resources that will help OTA better serve and partner with environmental justice organizations and populations
Participate with OTA staff in the Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities (LIDAC) Workgroup
Finalize content and design for a TURA program Environmental Justice landing page on OTA’s website. Content to include GIS maps, written text, tools, resources, and graphics
Implement a strategic outreach campaign featuring OTA’s Right from the Start Program with the goal of increasing OTA site visits to new or expanding facilities located near, providing services to, and/or employing environmental justice populations
Other activities as directed to update GIS layers in existing OTA tools and conduct outreach to raise the visibility of OTA resources with Environmental Justice populations
Qualification
Required
ArcGIS experience required
Interest in pollution prevention in the Manufacturing Sector
Work independently and be accountable to deadlines in regular communication with supervisor
Strong research, writing, and graphical communication skills
Facility with MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word
Data analysis and analytical skills
Preferred
Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills a plus
Benefits
Comprehensive Benefits
Company
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD)
The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development cultivates a skilled workforce across industries, provides economic stability for workers affected by job loss, injury, or illness, and upholds standards for safe working conditions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Adriana León
Chief Financial Officer
Tony Fantasia
Chief Information Officer
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