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Program Assistant

2025 Sustainable CT Fellows

 

Program Assistant

Summary

Sustainable CT inspires, supports, and celebrates action by Connecticut towns and cities. From renewable energy to healthy local food systems, welcoming and creative public spaces, and diverse affordable housing options, we help build communities that improve the lives of all residents. Our major program areas include: direct support to towns on a comprehensive roadmap of sustainability actions; funding for community-led sustainability projects; and a certification program to recognize communities’ achievements.
 

Sustainable CT Program Assistant

We seek a talented and creative professional who shares a passion for our mission, dedication to equity and inclusion, and a commitment to creating new models to address civic engagement and the climate crisis.  We are currently seeking a candidate to fill the position of Program Assistant. We anticipate that there will be opportunities for growth within our organization.
 

Program Assistant Requirements, Roles and Responsibilities

  • Assist with the administration of the Community Match Fund, including identifying and supporting project leaders; tracking and reporting specific data; and coordinating with Sustainable CT’s strategic partner, Patronicity
  • Help support key programs. For example: support participating towns in accordance with program strategy and goals; help implement, track, and support opportunities for town input (surveys, focus groups, meetings); organize processes and information for tracking municipal certification process; review municipal certification submissions; and help support the execution of Sustainable CT events
  • Research, collect, and organize data and information to support all programs
  • Help draft grant proposals and reports
  • Help schedule and assist with stakeholder outreach and initiatives
  • Provide outreach and make presentations to help towns and residents understand Sustainable CT programs and the value of participating in Sustainable CT
  • Support towns in understanding the Sustainable CT roadmap of actions and implementing actions that help communities thrive, be resilient, and offer a great quality of life to all residents
  • Assist with research on best practices and help edit and draft new actions for the Sustainable CT roadmap
  • Help plan workshops, webinars, and events for towns and other stakeholders
  • Provide administrative support
  • Perform other related duties that help advance our organization and mission

General Experience and Qualifications

  • Dedication to Sustainable CT’s mission, work, and team
  • Excellent communication skills, oral and written
  • Understanding of the interconnected concepts of sustainability in the Sustainable CT roadmap, with specific expertise in some areas
  • Work style embraces: creativity, fun, flexibility, co-creation, eagerness to learn new things, comfort in taking risks, and trust
  • Ability to work independently and in a virtual work environment and collaborate closely with the team
  • Strong organizational and project management skills with a focus on detail and quality; proven ability to prioritize and successfully balance multiple deadlines
  • Experience in building relationships and partnerships with a diverse range of people and organizations
  • Strong understanding of Connecticut and experience working with municipal government
  • Dedication to equity and inclusion, lived or professional diversity experience
  • Eagerness to respond to changing program needs, innovate, and explore creative solutions  
  • Track record as a self-starter who is comfortable making your own schedule and creating structure around your day
  • Proficiency with standard office technology and software (MS Office Suite, Google Drive, etc.)
  • Ability to have a regular presence in events throughout Connecticut
  • Two to four years of experience in supporting program implementation (desired)

Pay and Benefits

  • The salary for this position is $50,000.
  • Benefits include: Healthcare reimbursement through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement; employer-matched retirement plan, a generous PTO policy, nine paid holidays, and milage reimbursement. 

Timeline

We invite candidates who are available as soon as possible as well as those who may not be available until after graduation in Spring of 2025.
 

Grant Funded

Sustainable CT is a 501c3 charitable organization that relies completely on grant funding. This employment opportunity is for a full-time, at-will position. All positions are dependent on the availability of continued grant funding.
 

Work Location

Sustainable CT operates as a predominantly virtual organization, with in-person team gatherings and/or in-person meetings throughout Connecticut a few times each month. Candidates must have a professionally appropriate home office or other remote workspace and must be willing and able to travel independently throughout the state regularly (personal vehicle mileage and transit fares will be reimbursed). 
 

Equal Opportunity

Sustainable CT, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.  Sustainable CT, Inc. will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, criminal record, intellectual disability, mental disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by Sustainable CT that such disability prevents performance of the work involved, in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States or of the State of Connecticut.
 

How to Apply

Please submit the following to [email protected] before 9:00 am on February 10, 2025:

  • Written OR video cover letter (no longer than 1 page or 2 minutes) highlighting what makes you an ideal candidate for this position and our team
  • Resume

 

2025 Sustainable CT Fellows

The Sustainable CT Fellowship Program places highly qualified fellows across the state’s Councils of Governments (COGs) to help cities and towns become registered, certified, or recertified with Sustainable CT during the summer. The COGs serve as Connecticut’s regional planning organizations. Click here for more information on COG locations.

Fellows will assist cities and towns within the various COG territories on researching and documenting their sustainability work, support municipalities on sustainability initiatives, and assist on COG projects that align with Sustainable CT goals. Fellows will also have the opportunity to work with one another on a group project addressing a statewide sustainability topic.

Fellows will gain valuable experience working within a professional setting and will be directly engaged in supporting cutting-edge sustainability initiatives, local government operations, and regional coordination and operation. Fellows will build a deep professional network that spans across local, state and regional government, as well as with nonprofits and organizations supporting sustainability initiatives in the state of Connecticut. Hear from former Fellows about their summer experience.

View past Sustainable CT Fellows.
 


How to Apply

Requirements

Students must be enrolled in a post-secondary degree program or must have graduated in the most recent academic year (2024-2025). Students must be either enrolled in a Connecticut college or university or be a permanent resident of the state. Students must have maintained a GPA of 3.0. Students of all majors will be considered.


Technical Skills

Candidates must demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills, the ability to work independently, and be familiar with Microsoft Office applications.


Application

Application materials are due Monday February 10, 2025, by 5:00 pm EST. Email applications to Dorothy Piszczek at [email protected]. Applications must include the following: 

  • Cover letter, written or video (approximately 1 page if written or 2 minutes long for video)

  • Resume

  • Names and contact information for 3 references (must include an email address and a phone number for each reference). References might include professors, employers, coaches, club leaders, etc.

  • Writing sample (no more than 3 pages/1500 words; this can be a piece written for a class)

  • Copy of unofficial transcript

  • List of top 3 preferred COG locations

Timeline

  • Applications are due by 5:00 pm EST, Monday February 10, 2025. Email all application materials to Dorothy Piszczek at [email protected].

  • Sustainable CT will notify selected candidates by early April 2025.

Fellowship Job Duties

Sustainable CT Fellow duties include:

  • Research sustainability initiatives in Connecticut municipalities.

  • Inform municipalities of resources, grants, success stories, for implementation of Sustainable CT actions.

  • Assist municipal staff and leaders in performing and documenting sustainability initiatives for Sustainable CT certification.

  • Maintain open communication channels with relevant municipal staff and elected officials.

  • Identify opportunities for multi-town collaboration between Sustainable CT municipalities.

  • Research implementation strategies and resources for towns pursuing different actions.

  • Identify potential partners/resources, i.e. in-town non-profits or organizations.

  • Participate in Sustainable CT Fellow trainings and events.

  • Assist with COG projects that align with Sustainable CT objectives.

  • Produce an end of internship report that documents successes and areas for improvement.

Other Important Information

Duration

  • The Fellowship Program will run approximately 12-weeks during the summer (roughly May 28 - August 22).

  • Start/end dates will be determined by the Fellow and their assigned COG.

Work Location

  • Fellows will report as determined by their COG supervisor to their assigned COG office, possibilities for a hybrid work environment exist. All attempts will be made to place Fellows at their preferred COG location.

  • A list of CT COG locations can be found here.

  • Housing and transportation are not provided.

  • While working, Fellows must be physically located in Connecticut. Applicants living out of state during the Fellowship will not be considered.

Pay

  • This is a paid fellowship ($17.50 per hour).

  • Fellows should expect to work 30 to 40 hours per week, not to exceed 40 hours.

Transportation

  • Transportation is not provided.

Equal Opportunity

  • Sustainable CT, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.  Sustainable CT, Inc. will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, criminal record, intellectual disability, mental disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by Sustainable CT that such disability prevents performance of the work involved, in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States or of the State of Connecticut.

 

Learn More About Sustainable CT

You may learn more about our organization and our staff by joining our zoom Coffee Hours at 10:00 am on the third Thursday of each month, or any Sustainable CT events. We urge candidates to read our newsletter, listen to our podcast, and review our thirteen action areas. You are also welcome to call anyone on our team to find out more about who we are.