CAREER


Devex hosts the most popular job board in the international development industry and provides news, expert advice and more to help individual professionals advance their development career. With a mission to bring greater efficiency to international development, Devex global team works to provide innovative products and services to address the needs of each member of our development community. Essential connections for development professional or organization working in the field of international development, humanitarian relief and global health http://www.devex.com


Idealist connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives. A comprehensive list of job opportunities, connections, and resources for community building for volunteers, nonprofit professionals, and social entrepreneurs worldwide. http://www.idealist.org


The World Bank Group works to reduce poverty and contribute to sustainable development more aggressively than ever before.Scope, scale, and diversity make being appointed to the World Bank Group a uniquely enriching experience. Global networks of the leading experts in every field identify women and men whose experience, knowledge, and talents contribute to improving the quality of life in developing countries. http://web.worldbank.org 


The United Nations Development Programme is at the forefront of today's development dialogue in championing the poor and disadvantaged. With a strong history of inclusion and consensus-building, UNDP has earned the trust and partnership of leaders across the developing world. They are hiring a new generation of expert practitioners who want to contribute to those partnerships by offering strategic approaches to long-standing problems. They seek individuals who can communicate advice and new ideas across cultures and all strata of society. UNDP has a wide range of international opportunities at various levels; competitive salaries offered commensurate with experience. For more information please click on the job categories at http://jobs.undp.org/



Other Sustainable International Development Career Opportunities

CYBER-SIERRA'S Natural Resources Job Search
EarthWorks jobs
Environment Jobs
EnvironmentalCareer.com
GreenBiz.com
SustainableBusiness.com
The EnviroNetwork
The Environmental Careers Organization (ECO)
UBIQUITY Environmental Job Search Page


UN and NGO related Career Resources for Sustainable Development

Employment Opportunities with the United Nations
Guardian Unlimited: Guardian Newspapers
IUCN Position Vacancies
The Economist (Recruitment)
UNV - United Nations Volunteer Programme

International Development and Sustainability Opportunities Abroad

Convergence: Experiential Environmental Programs for an Emerging World (India) - http://www.thepointofconvergence.org
Earthwatch Institute - http://www.earthwatch.org
Foundation for Sustainable Development - http://www.fsdinternational.org

International – Green Drinks - http://www.greendrinks.org

International Development and Assistance Jobs http://www.internationaljobs.org/hotpta.html

International Development Jobs http://www.devnetjobs.org/

Me to We (Volunteer trips abroad) - www.metowe.com

The Otesha Project (Canada) - http://www.otesha.ca

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) - http://www.wwoof.org


National Sustainability Job boards - listservs - websites


American Council of Engineering Companies Job Board – http://www.acec.org/jobbank/index.cfm

ASHRAE Careers Resources - http://www.ashrae.org/students/page/726

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) - http://www.aashe.org
(sign up for their bulletin, which quite frequently lists sustainability positions in universities across the country)

Bright Green - http://www.brightgreentalent.com

California Green Solutions- http://www.californiagreensolutions.com/cgi-bin/gt/tpl.h,content=1947

Change.org - http://www.change.org

EcoWomen: http://ecowomen.org

Energy Action Jobs Board - http://groups.google.com/group/eac-jobs-board

Energy Industry Jobs - http://www.powerplantpro.com

Environmental Careers Organization - http://www.eco.org

Good Company's resources for finding sustainability jobs - http://www.goodcompany.com/jobs/resources.htm


Great Green Careers - http://www.greatgreencareers.com

Green Careers Center - http://www.environmentalcareer.com

Green Collar.org: industry information, resource materials, and an interactive job board - http://www.greencollar.org

Green Dream Jobs http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/

Green Jobs (another one) - http://www.greenjobs.com

Green Jobs Network - http://www.greenjobs.net

Green Professionals- http://greenprofs.com/green-jobs

Greenopolis Job board - http://jobs.greenopolis.com/a/jobs/find-jobs

Mass. Green Jobs Coalition (MAGJC) - http://www.magjc.orgOperations Jobs - http://www.operations-jobs.com

Renewable Energy Jobs - http://www.renewableenergyjobs.net

Renewable Energy World - http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/careers/jobseekers

SustainLane Green Jobs Board - http://www.sustainlane.com/green-jobs

The Complete Guide to Landing a Green Job - http://www.guidetocareereducation.com/tips-and-tools/green-jobs

Treehugger Job Board – http://jobs.treehugger.com

Tufts Institute of the Environment job and internship listings - http://environment.tufts.edu/?pid=38&c=48

Young Nonprofit Professionals Network - http://www.ynpn.org


Training Opportunities


Audubon Expedition Institute Sustainable Practices Summer Program - http://lesley.edu/gsass/audubon/summer_programs.html

Center for Progressive Leadership’s New Leaders Program - http://www.cplnewleaders.org

Chicago Organic Gardening, Non-profit Business - http://www.growinghomeinc.org

Environmental Leadership Program - http://www.elpnet.org

Enviropreneur Institute - http://www.perc.org/enviroprog/enviropreneur

Green Collar.org Educational Offerings - http://www.greencollar.org/environmental_education.html

Green Corps - http://www.greencorps.org- offers training and resources for jobs in the wind, solar and environmental arena.

Green Jobs Ready - http://www.greenjobsready.com

Greenpeace Organizing Term – http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/getinvolved/greenpeace-organizing-term

Massachusetts Weatherization Assistance Program - http://actioninc.org/mass_wap.html

Power Pathway Program in CA - http://www.pge.com/careers/powerpathway

Sierra Student Coalition - http://www.ssc.org/sprog/index.php, Also see, http://www.ssc.org/resources/opps.php

STEMPower - https://stempower.groupsite.com - Mid-Massachusetts Hub for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

SustainUS Agent of Change- http://sustainus.org (Apply to be a youth delegate at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development; or participate in the Citizen Science Competition)

Weatherization Training Program - Laborers' International Union of North America -
http://www.LiUNAtraining.org

Wind Training Program in NM - http://mesalands.edu/wind/default.htm



Sustainability Related Education Opportunities


AASHE list of Graduate Program on sustainable development http://www.aashe.org/resources/grad_Sustainable_Development.php

Audubon Expedition Institute - http://lesley.edu/gsass/audubon/index.html

Beyond Grey Pinstrips - http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/index.cfm (rankings for environmentally- and socially-conscious MBAs)

Byron Fellowship: a one-week, affordable course on sustainable communities (brochure) - http://www.byronfellowship.org/index.html

Clinton Global Initiative University - http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=1871&srcid=3112

Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs http://www.sipa.columbia.edu

DePaul MBA on sustainable Management THE CHARLES H. KELLSTADT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

DePaul University Undergraduate and Graduate Environmental Science Programs (see sustainability major).

Earth Day Network- Green Schools - http://www.earthday.net/greenschools

Golisano Institute for Sustainability (Rochester Institute of Technology) - http://www.rit.edu/fa/ritgreen/academic_programs_and_research.html

List of schools with Sustainability Certification Programs: http://www.aashe.org/resources/certificates.php

National Environmental Education Foundation - http://www.neefusa.org

North American Alliance for Green Education - http://www.naage.org

Sterling College Sustainable Agriculture Semester (summer) - http://www.sterlingcollege.edu/AD.summerfarm.html

Summer program on renewable energy at University of Hawaii-Maui Community College - http://www.forimmediaterelease.net/pm/2506.html

Teaming Up for Campus Sustainability: Programs that Cultivate Student-Staff Cooperation (Harvard University) - http://greencampus.harvard.edu/greenteams

U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development - http://www.uspartnership.org/main/view_archive/1

University Leaders for a Sustainable Future - http://www.ulsf.org

Scholarships & Fellowships Programs

American Consulting Engineers Council Scholarships - http://www.acec.org/awards/index.cfm

American Meteorological Society/Industry Graduate Fellowships and Undergraduate Scholarships - http://www.ametsoc.org/amsstudentinfo/scholfeldocs/index.html

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Grants-In-Aid) - http://www.ashrae.org/students/page/750 (Check out their scholarships page too: http://www.ashrae.org/students/page/704)

Backpacker Outdoor Scholarships - http://www.sonoma.edu/scholarship/external/external_listing/BackpackersOutdoorScholar.html

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships - http://www.act.org/goldwater

Breakthrough Fellowship - http://www.thebreakthrough.org/BTgen.shtml

Brower Youth Award – http://www.broweryouthawards.org


Center for Progressive Leadership’s New Leaders Program - http://www.cplnewleaders.org

Davis Putter Scholarship Fund - http://davisputter.org/apply.html

e8 Scholarships - http://www.e8.org/index.jsp?numPage=195

Echoing Green Fellowship – http://www.echoinggreen.org

Electrical Women’s Round Table, Inc. Fellowships in Electrical Energy - http://mandm.engr.wisc.edu/faculty_pages/crone/Flwps_for_WISE.htm

Garden Club of America Scholarships and Fellowships - http://www.gcamerica.org/scholarships.php3

Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship - http://wilderness.org/content/gloria-barron-scholarship

Harry S. Truman Scholarship – http://www.truman.gov

Hudson River Graduate Fellowships - http://www.snre.umich.edu/node/6331

Jackson Laboratory Summer Student Program Scholarships - http://education.jax.org/summerstudent/program/funding.html

Morris K. Udall Scholarship – http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/MKUScholarship/MKUScholarship.aspx

National Physical Science Consortium Graduate Fellowships for Minorities and Women - http://www.npsc.org

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201

National Wildlife Federation Campus Ecology Fellowship - http://www.nwf.org/campusecology/fellowships

Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation Fellowship - http://www.switzernetwork.org

Roscoe Hogan 2009 Environmental Law Essay Contest - http://www.publicjustice.net/Essay%20Contest/essaycontest.htm

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Scholarship - www.bsces.org/downloads/2008_SGH_Scholarship.pdf

Smithsonian Institution Fellowships - http://www.si.edu/ofg/fellowopp.htm

Social Science Research Council Fellowships - http://fellowships.ssrc.org/overview

Sustainable Development Internship Abroad http://www.internabroad.com/search/sustainable-development/page1

Take Flight Microgrants - http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=12153

Tibor T. Polgar Fellowships for Hudson River Research - http://www.hudsonriver.org/polgar.htm

U.S. Department of Energy Fellowships and Internships - http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/internships.html

Wild Gift Fellowship - http://www.wildgift.org

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Fellowships and Traineeships - http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=8060

Young People For (YP4) Fellows Program - http://www.youngpeoplefor.org/programs/fellowship/apply