Context:  The Center for Green Market Activation™ (GMA) is a US-based, globally-focused nonprofit that was launched in Spring of 2024. Through innovative book-and-claim systems, new and creative procurement approaches, and demand aggregating buyers’ alliances, GMA catalyzes and scales the uptake of low- and zero-carbon goods and services in the hardest-to-abate sectors. GMA’s organizational design combines shared expertise and infrastructure with sector-specific programs. By consolidating a range of value chain mitigation initiatives under a single non-profit umbrella, we will help companies ramp up their Scope 3 mitigation quickly, starting in one sector and easily moving into another.   GMA seeks employees committed to addressing the climate crisis, who are highly entrepreneurial, with strong people skills, and an ability to learn new, technical subject matter and speak to it with authority. Our motto is “Getting more done, together” so we only seek employees who love working collaboratively and are focused on implementation over perfection.   Our internship program is seeking summer interns, providing hands-on experience in advancing low- and zero-carbon solutions in hard-to-abate sectors. Interns will collaborate with a highly innovative team to support both sector-specific and operational programs and contribute to first-of-kind solutions to climate change. Descriptions for all internship opportunities are as follows - please scroll to view.

Summer applications will be taken on a rolling basis until filled.

  AIM Platform (Standard and Guidance) Intern  Communications Team Intern  After successful internship completion this role could become a full-time staff position for the right candidate.   Location:  Interns will be fully remote, however are required to be in one of the following US States – CA, CO, DC, GA, MA, MD, MN, NJ, NY, TX, WA.  You must have the right to work in the United States.   Hours and Salary:  For Summer Interns, GMA anticipates hiring each position to start in late May/early June 2025 for 20 - 40 hours per week, with the internship running up to 4 months. 

Salary: $25/hour.  

To Apply: 

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TRUCKING PROGRAM INTERN 

In 2023 GMA launched GMA Trucking, a buyers’ alliance under the GMA umbrella. GMA Trucking aims to accelerate the path to a decarbonized trucking sector by driving investment in and adoption of zero emission (ZE) heavy duty vehicles (HDVs). GMA Trucking pools demand and funding from its members (climate leading companies that have set ambitious sustainability targets), and works with trucking carriers, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and charging/fueling infrastructure providers to develop projects that get battery electric vehicle (BEV) and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) trucks on the road. The GMA Trucking intern will play a key role in the development of the initiative, and will have the opportunity to work with key stakeholders across the trucking decarbonization ecosystem.    Key Responsibilities:  Technical and Professional Communications  Stakeholder and Project Management  Analysis and Technical Assessment  Content Development  Skills and Qualifications:  Required:   One or more of the following preferred:  

AIM PLATFORM (STANDARDS AND GUIDANCE) INTERN 

GMA, along with Gold Standard and the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), organizes the Advanced and Indirect Mitigation (AIM) Platform. The AIM Platform is writing a Standard and Guidance to develop a credible approach to accounting, reporting, and claiming the results of value chain-aligned mitigation activity (including but not limited to environmental attribute certificates/commodity certificates for decarbonized products/ services) that do not currently show up in a GHG Protocol-aligned scope 3 inventory. The AIM Platform works with other standard setters such as GHG Protocol and the Science-Based Targets Initiative, among others.    Key Responsibilities   Standards Technical Content Development  Technical and Professional Communications  Stakeholder and Project Management  Skills and Qualifications  Required:   One or more of the following preferred:    

COMMUNICATIONS INTERN 

The Communications Intern will work directly with the Comms Manager and with team members across the organization’s programs. This role can be flexible according to the candidate’s areas of expertise but would draw from the following categories: social media content development, maintenance of records and communications templates within CRM system including newsletters and donor communications, website content development and maintenance, support with in-person and virtual events, graphic design support for social media, long form reports/documents, and ad hoc communications requests.    Key Responsibilities   Note that candidates are not expected to have a working knowledge of all of these areas, but should be able to point to experience with at least 50% of the key responsibilities listed below.  Digital Media   CRM  Graphic Design  Miscellaneous    Skills and Qualifications  Required: