Project Assistant
Full Time • Hybrid - US
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Donation matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Job Opportunity: Project Assistant
Los Angeles, CA
This is a full-time, hybrid position
About the position
BWG seeks a Project Assistant eager to work on a variety of projects in one or more of the firm's practice areas: Clean Air, Climate Justice and Transport, Clean Energy, Racial Justice, and Equitable Conservation Planning. We work to change systems by transforming culture and bringing benefits, resources, and economic opportunities to communities of color, especially climate vulnerable and environmental justice communities. BWG’s projects range from advising on clean energy development, to developing strategies on equitable outdoor access, natural resource protection, and community benefit agreements. We lead state policy campaigns to accelerate clean transportation policies and facilitate coalitions and processes that advance equitable, economic, and just policies in the face of a rapidly changing climate. The Project Assistant will gain a variety of skills integral to their development as an emerging environmental and climate advocate and policy professional. The Project Assistant will work independently and as part of a team to craft thoughtful and strategic interdisciplinary policy and campaign approaches that will create equitable, healthy, and sustainable communities across the U.S.
Major areas of responsibility
- Conduct research and analyze qualitative and quantitative data to inform policy proposals and to tell compelling stories
- Draft notes, presentation materials, reports and other client-related work products
- Support internal and external client meeting coordination
- Provide technical support for virtual meetings and webinars
- Track local, state, and national policy issues
- Prepare materials for business development efforts
- Administrative and marketing/communications tasks, as needed
Other duties
- Contribute to a work environment and culture that is centered on equity and belonging
- Travel, as needed, to meetings and conferences throughout California and potentially in other states
Experience
Candidates must have some work and/or volunteer leadership experience in one or more of the following:
- Clean energy and transmission
- Offshore wind
- Clean transportation
- Native Nations law and policy
- Climate and conservation policy
- Environmental and racial justice
- Public lands
- Climate change adaptation, policy
A bachelor's degree and a minimum of one year of relevant work experience is required.
Skills
Successful candidates must possess:
- Excellent written, interpersonal, and oral communication skills
- Strong research skills including identifying, organizing, and analyzing data
- Fluent with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), video conferencing software (Teams, Zoom)
- Must be detailed oriented and organized
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, social media platforms and online design and web development platforms (e.g. Squarespace, Canva)
Compensation
Better World Group is currently piloting a Flexible Fridays schedule. This position is full-time, with a minimum of 32-hours/week.
Starting Salary Range: Salary based on experience; $55,000 to $70,000 annually.
Benefits: BWG provides employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance. BWG will cover the employee and qualified dependents (no waiting period for eligibility for medical, dental, vision benefits), with a total monthly premium equivalent to that of Kaiser Permanente Platinum HMO A. We also provide Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance as well as a Flexible Spending Account option (pretax benefits used for unreimbursed medical expense, family care etc.). We provide an annual 3% contribution to your 401K retirement plan subject to vesting requirements. We provide partial reimbursement for monthly cell phone service and home internet services, a local transit reimbursement stipend, and an annual professional development budget.
Paid time off: 5 sick days, 10 vacation days (additional days accrue with tenure), and 18 paid holidays as follows:
- 10 federal holidays, plus César Chávez Day, the day after Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples’ Day (13 holidays in total)
- 1 additional day from a list of inclusive cultural, religious holidays or your birthday
- Winter break in December between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day (4 days)
Application Process
To apply, please upload the following materials as a single PDF document to our careers page. The maximum file size is 10MB. No phone calls please.
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Writing sample (if part of a group project, indicate sections written by the applicant)
- Presentation sample
- Three professional (preferred) or academic references
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning November 5, 2024. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis until filled.
Please contact careers@betterworldgroup.com with any questions. No phone calls please.
About Better World Group
BWG works across all sectors to develop forward-thinking, transformative strategies that address complex problems. Our clients - philanthropies, non-governmental organizations, and local and state government agencies - turn to us for our ability to craft and implement creative strategy, convene diverse stakeholders, and build consensus towards equitable and sustainable outcomes. BWG is a Latina-owned small business located in Downtown Los Angeles.
BWG is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Better World Group requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, absent a legal exception for reasonable accommodation. Unvaccinated new hires have a 30-day grace period after their start date to get fully vaccinated or, if eligible, obtain a reasonable accommodation.
Flexible work from home options available.
Compensation: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
About Us
Our Vision
We believe in a better world where people and nature thrive and are cherished for their inherent value, and where authentic democracies sustain climate stability and equitable economic prosperity.
We Are Guided by Our Core Values
Climate and economic justice
There is no climate justice without economic justice. Climate justice requires redressing existing harms in communities of color. We must create economic abundance by making equitable investments in natural systems, water, and clean energy infrastructure in low-income communities and communities of color.
Collective action
We need powerful coalitions with low-income communities and communities of color, environmental advocates, labor, philanthropy, government, and Tribes to build a better world.
The rights of nature
Nature (including people) has a right to thrive. We must protect all species, people, and the natural world.
Democracy and transformation
We can achieve enduring climate resilience and economic prosperity for all through radical inclusion, caring, and democracy. Better World Group promotes community-led democracy to build power among those most burdened by pollution and climate change to transform institutions and systems.
Who We Are
Our team is motivated by an urgency to build a movement that is diverse, bold, and strong enough to heal the planet, forge racial, economic, and climate justice, and reinvigorate democracy. We elevate the voices of those who have been unheard and underrepresented and help to grow power among the people and places where investments are most needed. We excel at building bridges across communities, finding common ground even on the most challenging issues facing our environment, workplaces, and economy. We are deep thinkers and passionate dreamers.
We are smart, strategic, focused, pragmatic, and impatient to build a better world that is worthy of future generations.
Here’s Our Story
Founded in 1999 by Wendy James, an indefatigable strategist with unique expertise in the media, corporate, and nonprofit sectors, Better World Group has been behind some of the nation’s boldest climate policies and environmental programs. In its first 20 years, Better World Group played a major role in passing key ballot measures. It forged coalitions with leading environmental, environmental health, labor, and business groups to help California enact the first greenhouse gas standards for vehicles, develop the first Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for electricity, and set the first CO2 standards in the nation.
In 2018, Wendy James passed the torch to Cecilia V. Estolano, an urban planner, land use and environmental lawyer, and visionary leader. Building on Wendy’s legacy of accomplishment, Cecilia grew the firm’s practice by attracting experienced policy leaders, veteran campaigners, and energetic, emerging advocates.
We Are Guided by Our Core Values
Climate and economic justice
There is no climate justice without economic justice. Climate justice requires redressing existing harms in communities of color. We must create economic abundance by making equitable investments in natural systems, water, and clean energy infrastructure in low-income communities and communities of color.
Collective action
We need powerful coalitions with low-income communities and communities of color, environmental advocates, labor, philanthropy, government, and Tribes to build a better world.
The rights of nature
Nature (including people) has a right to thrive. We must protect all species, people, and the natural world.
Democracy and transformation
We can achieve enduring climate resilience and economic prosperity for all through radical inclusion, caring, and democracy. Better World Group promotes community-led democracy to build power among those most burdened by pollution and climate change to transform institutions and systems.
Who We Are
Our team is motivated by an urgency to build a movement that is diverse, bold, and strong enough to heal the planet, forge racial, economic, and climate justice, and reinvigorate democracy. We elevate the voices of those who have been unheard and underrepresented and help to grow power among the people and places where investments are most needed. We excel at building bridges across communities, finding common ground even on the most challenging issues facing our environment, workplaces, and economy. We are deep thinkers and passionate dreamers.
We are smart, strategic, focused, pragmatic, and impatient to build a better world that is worthy of future generations.
Here’s Our Story
Founded in 1999 by Wendy James, an indefatigable strategist with unique expertise in the media, corporate, and nonprofit sectors, Better World Group has been behind some of the nation’s boldest climate policies and environmental programs. In its first 20 years, Better World Group played a major role in passing key ballot measures. It forged coalitions with leading environmental, environmental health, labor, and business groups to help California enact the first greenhouse gas standards for vehicles, develop the first Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for electricity, and set the first CO2 standards in the nation.
In 2018, Wendy James passed the torch to Cecilia V. Estolano, an urban planner, land use and environmental lawyer, and visionary leader. Building on Wendy’s legacy of accomplishment, Cecilia grew the firm’s practice by attracting experienced policy leaders, veteran campaigners, and energetic, emerging advocates.
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