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About the Role
The HELP Intern will support the Home Energy Loan Program (HELP), an equity-centered financing model making home energy upgrades affordable for low- and moderate-income households. The intern will conduct research, support operational improvements, and assist in developing program tools and materials. The role may also involve tasks related to the HELP Fund, MHET’s green community investment fund.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research on empathetic banking and equitable lending models, summarizing findings in a written memo.
- Research wealth-building incentive models and create tangible financial benefits for HELP participants.
- Contribute to the creation of a financial literacy toolkit tailored to HELP borrowers.
- Identify opportunities for automation and propose low/no-code tools to increase efficiency.
- Add to pilot journal and action tracker to log weekly challenges and improvement ideas.
- Facilitate a monthly case debrief to capture lessons learned.
- Support impact measurement and data management, including auditing data collection systems and designing a dashboard.
- Support development of borrower case studies based on interviews and program data.
- Publish blog posts and/or short written pieces for MHET’s website, newsletter, and funder/investor communications.
- Assist with HELP Fund fundraising tasks such as events, grantwriting, prospect follow-up, and marketing.
Requirements
- Strong interest in equitable finance, community wealth-building, and sustainable housing.
- Research and analytical skills, including comfort with both qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Excellent written communication and organizational skills.
- Initiative and curiosity to explore creative solutions to systemic barriers in clean energy financing.
- Familiarity with data analysis, process mapping, or low/no-code tools is a plus.
- Must meet one of the following eligibility requirements: currently attending or attended a degree program at a NYS college/university within the last 12 months; a current NYS resident attending or attended a college/university outside NYS within the last 12 months (with proof of residency); or NYS residents who are members of a disadvantaged community and/or priority population (veterans, individuals with disabilities, low-income individuals, fossil fuel workers, previously incarcerated individuals, 16-24 year olds in work preparedness programs, homeless individuals, single parents).
Skills
- Empathetic banking
- Equitable lending models
- Community development financial institutions (CDFIs)
- Credit unions
- Alternative underwriting
- Borrower support
- Wealth-building incentive models
- Financial literacy
- Personal finance concepts
- Automation
- Low/no-code tools
- Process mapping
- Data analysis
- Impact measurement
- Data management
- Dashboard design
- Borrower case studies
- Blog writing
- Grantwriting
- Fundraising
- Marketing
Location
- Hybrid, based in Kingston NY or the Hudson Valley
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time students: 15-18 hours/week
- Interns not taking classes: up to 40 hours/week
Experience Level
- Internship
Education Level
- Currently attending or attended a degree program at a college or university
Salary/Compensations
- $22 - $25/hour
About the Company
- Mid-Hudson Energy Transition, Inc. (MHET) is a not-for-profit community-based organization empowering municipalities, residents, and businesses to own and share renewable energy, create healthier buildings, and join in community wealth-building to strengthen the resilience of the Hudson Valley in the face of climate change.
- MHET engages and builds on the active involvement of communities, with particular emphasis on low-income and communities of color that are being harmed first and worst by climate change.
Equal Opportunity
- MHET is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
- MHET encourages individuals from underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals, to apply for this position.
- MHET is dedicated to creating a workplace that respects and values differences, and aims to foster an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive.