Grant writing assistant

Description

Energy Improvement Matters is an energy consulting and grant writing firm on the northwest side of Indianapolis, striving to make the world more sustainable. We currently have an opening for a part-time office assistant intern to help rural America become more energy efficient by supporting sustainable energy and energy efficiency projects. We want a skilled intern to assist with research and preparing things for our energy engineers. The perfect intern would be a responsible, trust-worthy, hard-working, team-player who is able to take direction and has good computer skills. Hours are flexible Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.     Energy Improvement Matters is a small, family owned company, yet we have a large national footprint. We are one of the largest, most successful grant writing firms in the US helping farmers conserve energy.  We will train you on the grant writing process. This is a job for someone that likes to learn something new each day, while still doing the basic tasks that all businesses need to do to succeed.   The position pays $22 per hour for ten to 20 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Communicating clearly with co-workers and clients: This job requires you to work with a team in our office and virtually. Clear, written and verbal communications are essential, as is the ability to listen and help clients and co-workers complete their grant applications.
• Using various computer programs to complete tasks:
1. Microsoft Word 
2. Outlook 
3. Internet Explorer (online research using Google, etc.)
4. Excel spreadsheets

Qualifications

Qualified applicants will be trustworthy, completion driven, goal oriented, success focused, and detail competent. He or she will show personal initiative and strong work ethic. You do not need experience in grant writing or energy audits. We teach you every step of the way.