Job Openings at ICCR

Associate Program Director - Climate and Environmental Justice

We are seeking an Associate Program Director who will work closely with the Program Director for Climate and Environmental Justice, and will act as Campaign Manager for an investor campaign on corporate climate lobbying. The objectives of the campaign are to increase the amount and quality of information that companies disclose regarding their advocacy for climate policy, to persuade companies to align their corporate trade association memberships with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to note when there is misalignment, and to prevail on companies to allocate their advocacy spending to reflect the urgency of the climate crisis. Learn more here. To apply send cover letter and resume to Josh Zinner at [email protected]. Deadline to apply: April 26.

Current Internship Opportunities 

Climate Lobbying Internship:
ICCR is seeking candidates with a passion for climate solutions and sustainability. The Intern will assist the Associate Program Director, Climate Change & Environmental Justice Program, with company-level research and analysis of corporate lobbying positions and trade association memberships, with an eye to supporting investor engagements. Learn more here.

Climate – Just Transition Internship:
ICCR is seeking candidates for an internship in climate change to provide research support for investor campaigns focused on a Just Transition to a decarbonized economy. ICCR members are engaging energy utilities on Just Transition, oil & gas companies on methane management and disclosure, banks on measuring and reducing financed emissions, and leader and laggard companies on climate lobbying and trade association membership alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Learn more here.

Investor Alliance Internship:
The Investor Alliance is seeking candidates for an internship on human rights. The Intern will assist the Program Director – Investor Alliance for Human Rights on a range of human rights by completing research and analysis, assisting in corporate dialogues and communications, and providing support to the Investor Alliance team. Learn more here.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until filled. To apply, send cover letter and resume to: [email protected]

Interning with ICCR  

Interns who join ICCR will make a tremendous contribution to important work with an organization that helped to found and continues to shape the corporate social responsibility movement. ICCR interns learn the importance of shareholder activism and documenting company progress. Interns will be given the opportunity to engage with ICCR program staff, ICCR members, and to attend conferences in the New York area to gain a better understanding of the issues and the field of corporate social responsibility. 

ICCR's interns come to us from a wide range of academic programs and geographies and are asked to employ an equally wide range of skills to help ICCR further its mission. Click here to read about our previous interns’ experiences. 

ICCR’s internship program has three terms:

• Spring
  • Internship: January – May
  • Application period: November – December
• Summer
  • Internship: June – August
  • Application period: January – February
• Fall
  • Internship: September – December
  • Application period: July – August