Sustainability Wiki & Media Manger
New Ecology is seeking an innovative manager with social media and marketing experience and an interest in sustainable development to help bring a newly launched green building wiki to scale.
Buildingwell is a wiki-style website that allows users to share knowledge about greening existing multi-family affordable housing. It is an innovative tool that aims to bring together a national network of users to share and vet information on technology, systems, products and approaches. The scope and reach of the website are rapidly expanding and this is an exciting position with great opportunities for growth. See: www.buildingwell.org.
New Ecology, Inc. (NEI) developed and manages the Buildingwell site. NEI is a cutting edge non-profit organization-one that provides value-added services to other non-profit and private clients and that works to use market mechanisms to promote green building and sustainable development. See: www.newecology.org.
Description of Position:
The candidate will be responsible for managing the day to day operation of the site, expanding its audience and impact, and attracting users and experts in an ongoing conversation about best and emerging green practices.
Expected Duties:
Site Management
• Oversee content created by network of regional site owners and coordinate communication within the network;
• Monitor discussion pages which includes periodically posting and answering questions;
• Respond to user questions about site subscription, navigation, posting, etc.
Social Media
• Manage Twitter account for the site. Responsible for increasing the number of followers, tweeting Buildingwell links and retweeting related greening stories;
• Administer Facebook page. Responsible for increasing the number of ‘likes' and using status updates as a method of keeping the page current;
• Draft blog posts and comments; and
• Create and manage a Google+ Page for the site. Responsible for building network of subscribers.
Fundraising
• Identify and apply for grants and other forms of funding; and
• Manage grant reporting
Qualifications and Experience:
Applicants must have social media and marketing experience and have an interest in green building or sustainable development. Grant writing knowledge is desirable. College degree or equivalent experience required.
Applicants should be highly organized, self-directed and motivated to contribute to the growth of the website.
Compensation and Hours:
Salary commensurate with experience. Position is 20 hours/week. Potential for expansion to full time.
The position will remain open until filled.
To apply, send a resume and cover letter to:
Alison Corwin, Senior Associate
corwin@newecology.org
Energy Efficiency Program Intern
The successful candidate will work primarily within New Ecology's energy efficiency program, which works to improve the efficiency of existing buildings by analyzing historical energy use, evaluating building systems, and researching the cost/benefit of potential improvements. More specifically the intern will assist in benchmarking the energy performance of buildings; assist in analyzing building performance; assist in evaluation of potential energy efficiency improvements such as building weatherization, HVAC improvements, water conservation measures, and installation of renewable energy systems; assist in preparation of funding applications to support implementation of energy efficiency improvements; and complete other duties as assigned.
The position is 12-15 hours/week during the fall/spring academic year. Preference will be given to candidates who are willing to work through the summer and into the following academic year. Preference is also given to students that have work-study funding.
Start date: could begin immediately, start date flexible.
Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate should be entrepreneurial, results-oriented, and able to work independently. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must, as is an active interest in working with numbers and spreadsheets. At least a basic working knowledge of building structures, HVAC systems/operations, and energy efficiency technologies is preferred.
Application
Send a resume and cover letter to:
Eric J. Gardner
Energy Efficiency Program Director
gardner@newecology.org