The Chesapeake Bay Foundation seeks an Intern to be based at their Hampton Roads office located in Norfolk, VA.

THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest regional non-profit conservation organization working solely to save the Bay. Established in 1967, CBF has a staff of approximately 185 employees working in offices in Annapolis Maryland; Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C., and in 15 field education program locations. CBF's headquarters office is in the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, the world’s first LEED platinum building.

CBF has an annual budget of approximately $21 million and is supported by more than 200,000 members and e-subscribers. For more information on CBF please visit www.cbf.org.

CONTEXT OF THE POSITION

The Hampton Roads Area Intern will assist Chesapeake Bay Foundation staff with the planning and execution of several programs. A percentage of this work will be office work, assisting CBF staff with the administrative aspects of volunteer restoration projects. Some of this work will be outside in the field, so the intern should possess their own transportation and be comfortable in and around the water and on small vessels.

Essential functions include:

• Assist CBF staff with publicizing as well as recruiting and organizing volunteers in CBF’s restoration efforts within the Hampton Roads area.
• Assist in mobilizing citizens around Bay-related issues, including working at a CBF table at a festival or on a university campus.
• Assist in the coordination of the state-wide Clean the Bay Day program.
• Assist in development of CBF publications.
• Operate professionally as a point of contact for certain CBF programs, including but not limited to Clean the Bay Day.
• Help CBF staff with general office/administrative support, including data entry and filing, among other tasks.
• Help with managing and interacting with CBF volunteers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Successful candidate should be a high school or college student in their sophomore, junior, or senior year. Applicants must be actively enrolled in school and working toward a degree. Self-initiative, the ability to work independently, as well as with a team, and excellent written and oral communication skills are required. Should be able to provide own transportation. We seek a creative thinker interested in learning about the Chesapeake Bay as well as furthering the Foundation’s mission to "Save the Bay”.

To apply, please send cover letter and resume no later than May 13, 2013 to:

Human Resources/FY13I-140-HRAI
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Internships@cbf.org

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. (CBF) the Mid-Atlantic's largest regional non-profit conservation organization working solely to save the Bay, seeks a legal intern for its Virginia State Office located in Richmond, Virginia.

CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION

CBF has a staff of approximately 170 employees working in offices in Annapolis and Salisbury, Maryland; Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Washington, D.C., and in 15 field education program locations. CBF's headquarters is in the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, a "cutting edge," environmentally responsible building located in Annapolis, Maryland. Its Richmond office is located in the heart of downtown, overlooking both the James River and the Capitol.

CBF has an annual budget of approximately $21 million and is supported by more than 200,000 members, volunteers, and other supporters. For more information on CBF's mission and activities, please visit www.cbf.org.

CONTEXT OF THE POSITION

The legal intern would be part of CBF's Environmental Protection and Restoration Program (EPR) which includes lawyers, scientists, planners, grassroots, and communications staff who work on wide spectrum of Bay-related issues, including water and air quality, point and non-point source pollution, land use and conservation, growth management, transportation, wetlands protection, and fisheries management. The intern would support EPR's advocacy to enforce existing laws and to develop more effective regulatory programs through participation in local, state, and federal regulatory initiatives, legislative work before the Virginia General Assembly, litigation, and many other CBF-specific initiatives to protect and enhance water quality in the Bay and its tidal tributaries.

The legal intern at the Virginia State office may be expected to travel within the watershed and to attend at least one of CBF's educational field trips (canoeing, work boat, skipjack, etc.) for a direct experience with the natural resources CBF strives to protect.

The legal intern is expected to have the opportunity to participate in some or all of the following:

• Help to prepare policy positions and presentations, craft proposed legislation, and monitor legislative study committees
• Work with staff to investigate and critique implementation of state laws and regulations
• Assist in preparation of administrative petitions, amicus briefs, and litigation documents
• Work with other staff to experience “on-the-ground” environmental activities (e.g., delineation of foreign or invasive wetland plants, tour of industrial facilities)
• Conduct legal research on a broad range of environmental issues
• Help with management of legal projects (e.g., conservation easement negotiation and drafting; permit reviews)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

The Virginia State office is currently seeking a legal intern for a period of approximately 12 weeks. The length of the internship, and whether the position is full time or part time, will depend on CBF's specific needs. Law students who have completed at least the first year are invited to apply for this unpaid position.

If interested, please submit cover letter and resume to:

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Attn: Legal Internship
6 Herndon Ave
Annapolis, MD 21403

Cbf_employment@cbf.org