Student Sustainability Leadership Program | Job Descriptions

Office of Sustainability Student Leadership Program Student leadership is essential to making Bentley a more sustainable university. As such, the Office of Sustainability has developed a robust Student Sustainability Leadership Program to cultivate professional skills and provide students with hands-on learning opportunities.

The Office of Sustainability (OOS) is recruiting six student leaders for its 2022/2023 academic year program. Student Leaders are paid interns for the OOS. These positions run for the full academic year. If you are planning to study abroad during Fall 2022 or Spring 2023 you are unfortunately not eligible for these positions.

Student Leaders are required to: • Attend weekly team meetings (Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.)

• Attend fall OOS Student Leader Orientation (Date/time TBD) • Attend (2) DEI trainings hosted by the OOS (Date/time TBD) • Collaborate with other OOS Student Leaders If you are interested in applying for any of the positions listed below, please send your resume, cover letter, and any additional materials required for the position to ga_bentley_sustainability@bentley.edu. We would prefer for you to apply for the position that you feel you are most qualified for. However, you may apply for up to two of the positions. You must explicitly state which position(s) you are applying for in your application. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 29th at 12:00pm.

Position Descriptions Assistant Project Manager The Office of Sustainability (OOS) staff relies on the Assistant Project Manager to help complete projects that are essential for the function of the office. This student is responsible for assisting OOS staff with day-to-day tasks including: project management, conducting research, drafting reports, data analysis, and meeting support. The Assistant Project Manager is often asked to lead projects on their own with little guidance from the OOS staff.

Essential skills include; advanced knowledge of sustainability and Bentley’s sustainability initiatives, excellent writing skills, and advanced skills in Microsoft Office. This person must be extremely organized, a creative thinker, and someone who can work independently and take initiative on projects.

This position is approved for up to 15 hours a week.

Social Justice Coordinator The Social Justice Coordinator is responsible for assisting OOS staff in evaluating the office’s practices, programs, and campus sustainability policies to identify actions needed to make

Bentley’s sustainability programs actively anti-racist. The Social Justice Coordinator will be asked to think strategically about the incorporation of anti-racism and social justice into all OOS programs and social media. Prior knowledge of environmental racism and justice a plus.

Essential skills include: Excellent writing and communication skills, ability to manage a variety of tasks at the same time, and knowledge of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion topics. This person must be organized and have the ability to work independently and take initiative on projects.

This position is approved up to 10 hours per week.

PR and Outreach Specialist The PR and Outreach Specialist is responsible for maintaining a favorable public image for the Office of Sustainability (OOS) and its activities on and off campus. The specialist will focus on communicating Bentley’s sustainability progress and programs through management of the OOS social media channels, website, and other forms of outreach. This student is responsible for implementing marketing strategy through planning of the OOS content calendar, promoting campus events in real time on social media, and managing other forms of office communications across campus. This student is expected to be present at OOS and other campus events to post on social media and create relationships with other campus stakeholders via engaging with them on social media.

The PR and Outreach Specialist partners with the PR Content Creator to ensure a cohesive PR presence for the Office of Sustainability.

To succeed in this position, this person should have a strong background in marketing, branding, project/campaign management, and strategy. Candidates should have an extensive understanding of social media strategies, organizational skills, and strong copywriting skills.

Understanding of social media analytics is a plus. The PR and Outreach Specialist will work closely with the Campus Engagement Coordinators team to ensure that all OOS events are properly promoted. *To apply for this position, please provide a writing sample (a recent academic paper or writing sample from a previous internship) This position is approved for up to 12 hours a week.

PR Content Creator The primary role of the PR Content Creator is to work with the PR and Outreach Specialist to create unique content for the Office of Sustainability with the goal to promote, communicate and engage the campus community, alumni and prospective students and parents in Bentley’s sustainability efforts. Material created includes graphics for social media, posters and documents such as an annual report and “how-to” guides.

The goal is to expand the office's reach at the university by stimulating conversation on campus around sustainability concepts and initiatives. The PR Content Creator will work as a team with the PR and Outreach Specialist.

The skills necessary for this internship include: graphic design experience with either Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, or other graphic design software. Experience in video content creation is a plus. The student should have the ability to create Bentley branded, engaging and professional content. *To apply for this position, please provide a portfolio of items that you have created for other projects or positions and a new flyer designed to specifically promote Bentley’s OOS. This position is approved for up to 12 hours a week.

Campus Engagement Coordinator (x2) Students on this team will support the Office of Sustainability in planning education and awareness events on campus. This includes: researching topics and tools for engagement and planning and executing educational events. Topics include (but are not limited to): climate change, the intersectionality of environmental issues and social justice issues, sustainable business practices and waste topics. The Campus Engagement Coordinators will work closely with the PR team to ensure that events are properly promoted and successfully engage the campus community.

The Campus Engagement team will have creative license to plan 1-2 events per semester and will support Office of Sustainability co-sponsored events. The following are some examples: • • • •

Tabling at Fall Open House and Admitted Students Day Tabling at Earthfest, Students for Sustainable Business’s annual event Hosting a Student Center Takeover Event (ex. Wastle) Creating an educational campaign with multiple modes of engagement (in person and online)

The skills necessary for this position include: strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to manage a variety of tasks, research skills, ability to learn something new and teach others, and the capacity to motivate and lead others. Project and team management skills are a plus!

Each Campus Engagement Coordinator position is approved for up to 10 hours a week.