Community Relations Intern - Military Veterans

JOB DESCRIPTION

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Preferred qualifications:

• Enrolled in Tennessee State University
• Rising Junior or Senior
• Must live within 1 hour of Nashville TN (no housing provided)
• Must be able to work Friday, Saturday, Sunday schedule

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.

I. Job Summary

Interacts with and conducts various duties and responsibilities for one or more functional teams in order to develop new skills and learn new areas of the business. Interns gain practical experience, relevant to their field of study, prior to college graduation.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Sustainability Program Project: Work with Centennial Park Conservancy on WM's Sustainability partnership with Musicians Corner series.

• This would require day, evening and weekend availability.
  • Fridays 4-10pm, Saturdays 11am- 7pm, and 2 Sundays 11am-7pm.
  • Tasks would include managing and educate volunteers for "Rubbish Wranglers" to ensure proper sorting of materials for event.
  • Post event auditing and tracking (focusing on diversion and contamination rate improvements).
  • Work with local operations to ensure proper management of materials.
  • Work with branding and marketing teams in WM and Centennial Park Conservancy to create storytelling of program details and victories.

Education Outreach and Communication: Work with Community Relations team on sustainability focused outreach events throughout the summer (goal 1 / week).

• Includes communication and goal setting with organization.
• Material Preparation (for any hands on activity).
• Presentation deck review (to ensure relevance for goals of organization).
• Work with Communications Specialist on weekly communication duties as well as strategies to promote outreach projects within the communities (through paid social/ website updates/etc).

Recycling Facility Support:

• Work with Middle TN Recycling facilities on operational education and support such as audits, educational events, LEED program (C&D facility).

Environmental Protection Support:

• Work with Environmental Protection Manager on potential projects/ needs in Wildlife Habitat located at Southern Services.
• Continue to build education curriculum around habitat and potential collaboration projects (add to educational signage in habitat) with outside organization.

Qualifications:

• This position requires days, evenings, and weekend availability.
• Local travel is required.
• Strong project management skills.
• Collaborative (working with other organizations/teams).
• Time Management.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory duties.

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job. Must live and work in the US.

A. Education and Experience

Education: Interns must have a High school diploma or GED (accredited) and be pursuing a Bachelor's degree (accredited) in a field of study Environmental Sustainability / Environmental Protection. Completed Course Work Hours: 60.0

Experience: No prior work experience required.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

None required.

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is: office setting.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply."

ABOUT US

ABOUT WM
WM (WM.com) is North America's largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM's fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks - the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America - where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company's sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.

ABOUT THE TEAM

What is the value of a WM job? At WM we know that the value of a WM job is more than a paycheck. It's a way to create opportunities for you and your family. This is why we are constantly working to make WM a great place to work and grow a career. We Are WM is what defines the perks of being in the WM family - from benefits, to resources and engagement activities.

We are People First. We are Committed to Your Growth. We Are Investing in You. We are a Family. We are Stable. We are Always Working for a Sustainable Tomorrow.