Employment
Tongass Forest Intern
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Contact: Bri Webber, bri@seacc.org
Description of Organization: The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, one of America’s premiere grassroots environmental organizations, has worked since 1969 to safeguard magnificent wildlands in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, while encouraging the sustainable use of our region’s resources. The Tongass is the largest intact ancient temperate rainforest remaining on our planet, and is still graced with healthy populations of wild salmon, brown and black bears, moose, Sitka black-tailed deer, and bald eagles. SEACC coordinates grassroots efforts, and works tirelessly with public officials and resource management agencies to protect valuable Tongass natural resources.
Duration: The internship is based in Juneau, Alaska for three months. The exact timing is open and depends on the intern’s and SEACC’s needs.
Job Duties and Outcomes
The intern will work on at least three of the following tasks depending on need and skills:
- Sustain and help foster new relationships with small business owners, sportsmen, fishermen, and residents of rural Southeast communities.
- Continue marketing programs for sustainable forest products and small business owners who depend upon healthy Tongass wildlands.
- Provide SEACC’s presence at festivals and events throughout Southeast Alaska and Juneau, including informational displays and materials for tabling. Prepare and deliver short talks about SEACC’s goals for habitat protection, sustainable communities, renewable energy, and other issues. Discuss these issues one-on-one with supporters and detractors, as needed. Help attract new SEACC members, and assist the Membership Coordinator with administrative duties in Juneau.
- Update and organize SEACC’s image and video library, edit videos and produce brief video clips for online use. Help format and produce publications and fact sheets on a wide array of SEACC conservation issues. Use social and new media tools to enhance SEACC’s community outreach.
- Research sustainable energy issues in Southeast, as well as damaging energy projects that could threaten clean water, wildlife habitat, and habitat connectivity. Assist with small-scale energy projects.
Supervision
Bob Claus, Forest Program Director, will supervise the intern. The intern will work closely with SEACC’s Northern SE Community Organizer, Energy Coordinator, Membership Director, and/or the Communications Director.
Ideal candidate
- Strong knowledge about forest conservation, mining, clean water, and/or renewable energy
- Excellent interpersonal, project management, writing, and verbal communications skills
- Ability to initiate and prioritize work, multi-task, and work independently and with a team
- Experience working with diverse people
- Graphic and web skills
- Enjoys travel
Financial Support: This is a paid internship with assistance in finding low-cost housing
Bookkeeper and Office Assistant
Job Description
The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (www.seacc.org) is a nonprofit corporation that is seeking a partime bookkeeper that can step in, with minimal training, and take over the accounts payable/receivable and other general administrative office duties of the central office. The position is under the general supervision of the Finance Manager and has responsibility for the following activities:
- Receiving, recording, and paying all invoice billings received.
- Receiving deposit information from the Membership Director and recording all receipts and monies received by SEACC.
- Maintaining and keeping current the accounting & administrative filing system.
- Assisting the Finance Manager with the processing and maintance of the payroll process.
- Providing administrative support to the program staff as required.
- Supporting the central office staff by answering the telephone, taking messages, and, as required, forwarding phone calls to the appropriate staff person.
- Maintaining the security and protection of all confidential and sensitive information or data used and entrusted to SEACC. This includes, but is not limited to requirements of State and Federal law, as well as confidentiality mandated by the SEACC Board of Director or the Executive Director.
The general duties described above for this position are not all-inclusive and extend to other general accounting and administrative duties that facilitate or result the enumerated duties.
Required Skills
- General knowledge and aptitude for the basic bookkeeping duties, including education or work experience in the fundenmental accounting or bookkeeping skills and processes.
- Education or work experience in general administrative office skills, including proper phone edicate, document and correspondence filing, and other essential skills required in providing staff office support.
- A working knowledge of, or education and/or work experience in the use of PC based accounting systems such as Quickbooks.
- A demonstrated knowledge and skill in the use of Microsoft Office applications, including Word and Excel.
- Knowledge and skills in the use and general user level maintenance of a desktop personal computer or laptop.
- Ability to navigate and use internet based web services and websites.
Desired Skills
- 3+ years of clerical administrative office experience supporting program staff.
- A minimum of 1 year of general bookkeeping, record keeping, managing a check register, cash fund, or similar financial work experience and/or job duties.
To Apply for the bookkeeper position, please visit http://ipp.hireflo.com/HFV1/Job/SoutheastAlaskaCo/CWS/3
This is the only open position at SEACC at this time. Thanks for your interest.
