About This Role
This policy fellow position focuses on energy, circularity, materials use, and other sustainability policy issues, including the management of ITI's The Green Grid (TGG). The role has a global scope, covering the U.S. and key tech sector markets such as Europe, India, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific region.
Responsibilities
- Manage member engagement and outreach and identification of new members for ITI’s The Green Grid, working with ITI members and data center operators to maximize TGG value
- Attend internal and external meetings on sustainability and regulatory policy-related issues and produce agendas and readouts
- Monitor legislative, regulatory, and policy developments in the United States and globally pertaining to sustainability and regulatory policy
- Assist in drafting inputs for fact sheets, position papers, letters, comments, and other written materials
- Work collaboratively with the SPG team, the Public Sector team, and other teams within ITI to support ITI’s advocacy efforts
Requirements
- Graduate student pursuing a degree in political science, public policy, international affairs/relations, relevant STEM (e.g., environmental science, engineering), business, or a related field
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to track and manage project timelines; committee meetings, timelines and readouts; and data collection and management
- Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to write clearly and concisely about complex technology topics
- Strong academic record with a demonstrated interest and knowledge of sustainability and technology policy issues
- Experience conducting research
- Self-starter that can independently handle tasks
- Emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize competing tasks, and meet deadlines
- Detail-oriented
- Team player that possesses sound judgment and demonstrates professionalism
