Compact Development Endorsement Team Internship

Greenbelt Alliance is seeking a highly motivated individual with a background in urban planning, smart growth and/or transit-oriented development for an internship with our Compact Development Endorsement Team in San Francisco.

About Greenbelt Alliance
Greenbelt Alliance is the Bay Area's land conservation and urban planning nonprofit. Our mission is to make the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area a better place to live by protecting the region's greenbelt and improving its cities and towns. Since 1958, Greenbelt Alliance has helped to permanently protect over 1 million acres of the Bay Area’s natural areas and working farms.

About the Compact Development Endorsement Team
The Compact Development Team endorses and supports residential, mixed-use and commercial developments that are pedestrian oriented, transit accessible, use land efficiently, and provide affordable housing. The volunteer team is comprised of architects, planners, housing advocates, and other interested citizens, who meet monthly to review and vote on projects.

Responsibilities
The Compact Development Endorsement Team Intern will assist the Livable Communities Outreach Coordinator with administrative needs related to the Compact Development Endorsement team. This work includes assisting with project reviews, communicating with local developers, maintaining our database of endorsed compact development projects, corresponding with the volunteer team and writing project summaries.

Commitment
This internship requires a 10-20 hour per week commitment, for a minimum of 3 months. Working hours are flexible; most work will be completed between 9am and 5pm weekdays, some evenings and weekends are required. Most work takes place in the Greenbelt Alliance main office in downtown San Francisco. This location is BART and MUNI accessible and public transportation is strongly encouraged. Interns may be asked to conduct site visits throughout the Bay Area, access to a motor vehicle will be helpful. This position is unpaid.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have a background in urban planning, smart-growth development, land-use and/or environmental issues. Interns must have strong attention to detail, excellent written and oral communication skills, a good sense of humor, and a high level of responsibility. Candidates must also be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Benefits
Greenbelt Alliance interns are a part of an organization that is doing deeply rewarding work to improve the quality of life for the entire region. Interns will get a feel for the functioning of an established, effective nonprofit organization while gaining valuable, first-hand experience in land-use and urban planning in the non-profit sector.

To Apply
Please send a resume and cover letter. Cover letter should include the following information:
• Your interest in this internship opportunity
• The experiences that have prepared you for this opportunity
• Your availability (times and days, length of commitment)
• Where you heard about this internship opportunity

Please send application and inquiries to:
• volunteer@greenbelt.org
• Greenbelt Alliance
Attn: Internship Coordinator
631 Howard Street, Suite 510
San Francisco, CA 94105

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