*Now Hiring: Complete Streets Fellow*
Are you interested in economic development, transportation, planning, or
housing policy? Are you an organizer, a blogger, a policy person or just
love making a difference? Are you looking to get experience working on
federal and state policy to help make great neighborhoods?
Well this is the place for you.
Smart Growth America is seeking a Fellow for the National Complete Streets
Coalition to engage with Congress, the Administration, state leaders and
allies on the benefits of smart growth policies. This is an opportunity
that features a great deal of responsibility, direct collaboration with
organizations, and valuable hands-on experience.
*Position description:*
The Complete Streets Fellow will support the work of the National Complete
Streets
Coalition<http://action.smartg
a diverse coalition of prominent national organizations working for the
adoption of Complete Streets policies across the country. The Fellow will
be an integral part of the Coalition's work, including: doing research and
drafting new resources; assisting in projects to assess policy
implementation efforts; working with the Coalitions' Steering Committee and
Partners; providing administrative support for events and workshops; and
writing blurbs for our newsletter and blog.
*Requirements:*
The Fellowship position requires a self-motivated, detail-oriented person
with excellent writing, oral communication, research, and organizational
skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Candidates should have a strong interest in smart growth, economic
development, transportation, community growth or related areas. Candidates
should have at least a bachelor's degree and either an educational
background or work experience in transportation policy, urban planning,
environmental studies, real estate, finance, public policy, business, or a
related field.
Candidates should be highly computer literate with specific experience in
web research, database management, and using the Microsoft Office suite of
programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge of Salesforce, HTML/CSS, Word
Press and/or other open source web interfaces are a definite plus.
*Compensation:*
The Fellowship comes with a stipend of $1,500 per month. In addition, he or
she will receive six days of paid sick leave or vacation per six-month
Fellowship and will have paid leave on all federal holidays that occur
within the tenure at Smart Growth America.
*Timeframe:*
The position is full-time, 40 hours a week. The position will begin
immediately and go through the end of December 2012. Offer to extend
Fellowship an additional six months is possible.
*Location:*
Fellow must be based in Chicago.
*Equal Opportunity Employment:*
Equal opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at
Smart Growth America. Employment and promotional opportunities are based
upon individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race,
color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation/preference, age,
national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status or
any other protected characteristic as established under law.
*How to apply:*
Interested applicants should send their cover letter, resume, three
references and two short writing samples (no more than five pages) to *jobs
[at] smartgrowthamerica [dot] org*. Please include "Complete Streets
Fellow" in the subject line. Applications will be accepted on a rolling
basis until the position is filled.
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