Host: Washington State Dept. of Commerce
Region: Washington
Openings: 1
Project Focus: Climate Adaptation, Infrastructure Development, including Broadband, Renewable Energy, Transportation / Mobility, Urban Planning
Skills Needed: Community Engagement, Research, Data Analysis, Word Processing, Communication, Detail-Oriented

Service Needs & Plans

The Washington State Department of Commerce’s mission is to strengthen communities by addressing a variety of needs and conditions in manner that recognizes the needs for individual and societal wellbeing. The Energy Policy Office includes efforts to address climate change through decarbonization and reduction in harmful greenhouse gases in equitable and just ways. The project(s) will augment these efforts by the fellow learning and applying modern laws and techniques to particular current problems.

Project Description

This fellow will provide assistance in clean transportation projects. Commerce and the fellow will select, develop, and implement a project or projects that are consistent with the fellow’s interests and goals, involve learning about policy processes and subjects, include public engagement and environmental justice concepts and practices, and contribute to the art and science of delivering public services in the clean transportation arena. The fellowship will include a schedule and agreed-upon list of deliverables as well as provide information that the fellow can use in future endeavors. This project will address climate change through advancing the transition to clean transportation and reducing greenhouse gases and the carbon footprint. It will involve aspects of public engagement including equity/justice considerations in designing and implementing agency programs. The Commerce and fellow will work together to identify projects within the fellow’s area of interest that advances the State of Washington goals.

Desired Skills

The fellow should have an interest in the public sector.

Organization & Community Highlights

We are creative, collaborative, and trusted. We cultivate a work environment in which we continuously learn, and we own our work.

Improving the health conditions for people of color, indigenous individuals and communities, and low-income people who continue to be disproportionately harmed by environmental and health hazards is essential to advancing our mission to strengthen communities.

Our organization offers a great professional development experience as it is filled with highly trained policy staff working on important clean energy, climate, environmental justice, and equity issues. Staff are dedicated to helping our fellows succeed at Commerce and their future goals.

The Energy Office is an interesting place to work because it is a national leader in climate and clean energy policy, and at the forefront of policy on equity and environmental justice issues. Washington is home to wonderful communities, and fellows may join our team from any location in the state and fully participate in agency events and activities.

Organization & Community Highlights

Our Mission
The mission of the Washington State Department of Commerce is to strengthen communities and grow the economy.

Our Vision
With a broad scope of over 150 programs and partnerships, Commerce has a unique opportunity to create transformative change. Improving the health conditions for people of color, indigenous individuals and communities, and low-income people who continue to be disproportionately harmed by environmental and health hazards is essential to our vision of a more equitable, inclusive, sustainable and resilient economy.

Our key customers include businesses, local governments, community-based organizations and tribes. We also play the crucial role of convening numerous local, state, regional and federal partners and stakeholders, public and private. Together we work to support the Governor’s priorities and achieve shared goals and objectives for the citizens of Washington.

Remote or On-Site Placement
We are creative, collaborative, and trusted. We cultivate a work environment in which we continuously learn, and we own our work.

Improving the health conditions for people of color, indigenous individuals and communities, and low-income people who continue to be disproportionately harmed by environmental and health hazards is essential to advancing our mission to strengthen communities.

Our organization offers a great professional development experience as it is filled with highly trained policy staff working on important clean energy, climate, environmental justice, and equity issues. Staff are dedicated to helping our fellows succeed at Commerce and their future goals.

The Energy Office is an interesting place to work because it is a national leader in climate and clean energy policy, and at the forefront of policy on equity and environmental justice issues. Washington is home to wonderful communities, and fellows may join our team from any location in the state and fully participate in agency events and activities.

Remote or On-Site Placement

Hybrid