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EXPEDITION LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AVAILABLE (WORKING with YOUTH) We are looking for enthusiastic leaders who love the outdoors and working with kids! As an Expedition Leader of a Montana Conservation Corps Youth Crew, you will guide local Montana youth in conservation service-based outdoor projects on our public lands. You will have the chance to positively impact the lives of middle and high school youth, local communities, and some of the most treasured wild lands in the West. This is your chance to make a huge impact on both the lives of youth and our public lands.Apply today to be a leader of a Youth Crew today! BENEFITS Youth Expedition Leaders - Lead overnight service expeditions for Middle School and High School youth that vary in length from one week to four weeks. Leaders engage and mentor crews of approximately 6 youth members on natural resource projects in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. (OVERNIGHT IN TENTS) 4 Month Position: $700 Biweekly living allowance | $2,322 AmeriCorps Education Award | Health Insurance | Term: 4/20 - 8/14/2020 3 Month Position: $700 Biweekly living allowance | $1,612 AmeriCorps Education Award | Health Insurance | Term: 5/18 - 8/14/2020 Youth Conservation Corps Expedition Leader - Lead high school aged crews for 8-10 weeks, working intensively in one community to fully explore a variety of hands-on natural resource projects. YCC crews are based in remote, rural communities around Montana, with crew sizes of 5-8 participants. (RARELY OVERNIGHT) 4 Month Position: $700 Biweekly living allowance | $2,322 AmeriCorps Education Award | Health Insurance | Term: 4/20 - 8/14/2020 3 Month Position: $700 Biweekly living allowance | $1,612 AmeriCorps Education Award | Health Insurance | Term: 5/18 - 8/14/2020 EXPERIENCE GAINED ~ Nationally Recognized Leadership Development Program ~ Positively impact the lives of the youth ~ Hands-on experience in ecological restoration and resource management ~ Backcountry and front country travel and/or camping in diverse settings across the Northern Plains, Rockies, National Parks, and Wilderness areas ~ Master traditional skills using legendary primitive tools - pulaskis, mcleods, pick mattocks, crosscuts, plus many other tools We seek to provide access and opportunity to a diverse group of participants. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

The sPower finance team is comprised of over 30 members, divided into Structured Finance, M&A, FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury as well as working with the development team’s Origination department. The rotation program will cover four of those areas over two years. At the end of the two-year program, analysts will join a group permanently.  We’re looking for smart, motivated individuals with diverse and educational backgrounds to help drive our future success and share in our collective achievements.   The position will be a permanent hire in Salt Lake City.  The rotation would then likely be the following: (1) Structured Finance, (2) Treasury, (3) Origination, (4) M&A   Rotational Program offers The sPower Rotational program is a two-year development program designed to (1) create a fundamental skill set in project finance and M&A, (2) teach crucial leadership skills and (3) provide a rich experience through a challenging, fast-paced rotational program. Candidates will get a holistic view of the company through cross-business unit and cross-functional rotations and participation in development opportunities, including mentoring, and exposure to executives. Candidates will have the opportunity to be paired with a mentor to build a strong relationship and establish short - and long- range career goals.  Active participation in the program will equip candidates with the skills and knowledge necessary to drive performance and integration among business functions   The Recruiting Process HR will source resumes and circulate to hiring managers. Selected applicants will be invited to interview with the hiring team.   Who is Eligible? Candidates must be graduating with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree (MA is a plus). Degrees with a business focus (economics, finance, applied math, science, etc.) will be considered but the key is the person, not the degree. Strong candidates will exhibit the following: Strong business and financial savvy with the ability to support a high-performance organization that will deliver operational excellence and meet or exceed financial targets Excellent verbal and communication skills Knowledge and capabilities to work in Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point Diligent, detailed oriented, and dynamic. Able to self-organize priorities Strong aptitude to learn complex concepts (tax rules, energy policy, financial structures, etc.) Fun to work with   How is Performance on the Program Evaluated Performance will be evaluated at two levels. Each hosting manager will evaluate candidates twice during the rotation: at the mid-point and upon completion. Upon completion of the two-year program, candidates will coordinate with hosting managers to transition to a full-time challenging position consistent with career interests and the needs of the company.   The Finance Group is Comprised of the Following Groups:   Structured Finance – supports all aspects of project development, PPA execution and project construction with financial analysis and capital raising. The team is exposed to an assortment of innovative financing options. This variety of deals requires team members to adapt to each one quickly and it presents the opportunity to learn from unique interconnected financial, legal, tax, and project execution challenges. In 2018, the team raised approximately $1.3 billion in construction debt and tax equity. The rotational analyst will be responsible for the financial modeling of tax equity and debt transactions and will be a key deal team member supporting the execution and financial closing for sPower renewable energy projects. Mergers & Acquisitions – focused on analyzing potential project acquisitions in all stages of development which would support sPower’s continued growth. The team members screen all potential deals by gathering supporting information on the asset’s projected cash flows and development status (including engineering, interconnection, permitting, etc.). In 2018, the team acquired a $39 million interest in a project based in Idaho and screened over [ ] projects. The Rotational Analyst will be expected to participate in the financial modeling and due diligence process for all potential acquisitions. Treasury – Oversees and maintains the sPower’s cash forecasting process, works with project managers to forecast future costs, coordinates cash forecast items and payments, processes capital call requests and parent loans with company’s shareholders, cash draws on revolving line of credit, manage issuance letters of credit Accounting – responsible for supervising all day-to-day operations of the sPower’s accounting including review of account reconciliations, management of the month-end close process, accounts payable, journal entries, intercompany transactions, prepaid and leasing transactions and providing accurate and timely financial reports. Tax – responsible for managing and coordinating sPower’s process over Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value (HLBV) accounting including updating and managing the related models as well as making the appropriate journal entries. This position will also coordinate and manage several other tax accounting matters as needed. FP&A – responsible for managing and coordinating sPower’s GAAP budgeting and forecast processes and plays a key role in company’s monthly reporting processes. Works with various corporate directors to develop and build budgets and forecasts, management of sPower’s adaptive planning system. Origination (Development Team) - work with the team to craft proposals to sell the power from our solar, wind and storage assets to utilities, banks and increasing the large corporate buyers (like Microsoft and Facebook).     sPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer of all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, covered veterans, sexual orientation and gender identity. Women, minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply

sPower Development Rotational Program The sPower development team comprises approximately 70 members, located in five separate offices (Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Long Beach, Richmond and New York).  Teams are divided into eight areas of expertise and the rotation program will cover four of those areas over two years.  At the end of the two-year program, analysts will join a group permanently.   The position will be a permanent hire in Salt Lake City.  The rotation would then likely be the following: (1) Origination, (2) Trading, Markets and Pricing, (3) Land Acquisition & Real Estate, (4) Strategic Development   Rotational Program Offers The sPower Rotational program is a two-year, four track level development program designed to (1) create a fundamental skill set in project development, (2) teach crucial leadership skills and (3) provide a rich experience through a challenging, fast-paced rotational program.   Candidates will get a holistic view of the company through cross-business unit and cross-functional rotations and participation in development opportunities, including mentoring, and exposure to executives. Candidates will have the opportunity to be paired with a mentor to build a strong relationship and establish short - and long- range career goals.  Active participation in the program will equip candidates with the skills and knowledge necessary to drive performance and integration among business functions.   The Recruiting Process HR will source resumes and circulate to hiring managers. Selected applicants will be invited to interview with the hiring team. Candidates should include cover letter with resume.   Who is Eligible? Candidates must be graduating with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree.  Strong candidates will exhibit sound leadership, analytical and communication skills. The following degrees will be considered but the key is the person, not the nature of the degree: Engineering: Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Computer Science, Manufacturing, Chemical, Civil All things environmentally focused or else good for the world City/Urban Planners Anything ending with …ology Degrees that are not listed above but which you are passionate about   How is Performance on the Program Evaluated Performance will be evaluated at two levels. Each hosting manager will evaluate candidates twice during the rotation: at the mid-point and upon completion. Upon completion of the two-year program, candidates will coordinate with hosting managers to transition to a full-time challenging position consistent with career interests and the needs of the company.       The Development Group is Comprised of the Following Groups: Origination – work with the team to craft proposals to sell the power from our solar, wind and storage assets to utilities, banks and increasing the large corporate buyers (like Microsoft and Facebook) Development – developers are the quarterbacks of the overall multi-year process, closely working with each individual team to craft a product that can be economically built Land Acquisition – The land team is the first in the field. This team helps to build the underlying project position working regularly with the local owners to find the perfect spot and get the necessary permissions  Real Estate – What the land acquisition team buys or leases, the real estate team makes perfect. Did grandpa really have the right to give that land parcel to his best friend?  As we build the projects, it’s the real estate team that is most likely to detect any differences between where we said we were digging a hole or building a road and where we did it Permitting – many authorities must agree to our renewable projects (cities and states, protectors of the local flora and fauna, owners of the electric grid, the FAA and sometimes the Navajo nation). This group coordinates the interaction and permitting process with them all Interconnection – projects are cool to visit but the secret sauce is in connecting them to the almost impossible to comprehend electrical grid. This group accomplishes that goal filing new queue positions, managing the integration of our power to the grid and ultimately helping us to understand how we can do the same better and faster on the next project Strategic Development – this group crafts the company’s long-term strategy selecting the states and regions that we want to enter 3 – 5 years before the origination team sells the power. Heavier on research and strategy and less project specific than some other groups Trading, Markets and Pricing – This group is the analytical core of the dev team providing a wide suite of services ranging from creation of the underlying financial models, assessment of the quantifiable risks in our contracts and in the long-term managing the revenue of our market based trades.   sPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer of all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, covered veterans, sexual orientation and gender identity. Women, minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Summary:   American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation, in partnership with the National Park Service, is seeking one member to serve in a  Visitor and Resource Protection Position  interested in dedicating 26 weeks in support of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. The intern will carry out a mixture of natural resource management and visitor protection duties focused on trail patrols, graffiti removal and other resource protection related projects.   This excellent opportunity is ideal for an enthusiastic young professional who is deeply committed to the preservation of our national parks. Applicants must have strong interest in a career in natural resource management.   Start Date : Early April, 2020 (somewhat flexible for the right candidate) End Date : 26 weeks from start date * A minimum 26-week commitment is required *     Location:   Capitol Reef National Park, Torrey, Utah   Background:  Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs, canyons, domes and bridges in the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic monocline (a wrinkle on the earth) extending almost 100 miles.   Project Website:   For more information regarding Capitol Reef National Park, or the National Park Service, please visit:  https://www.nps.gov/care . For more information regarding the ACE Internship Program, please visit:  www.usaconservation.org     Compensation:   The ACE intern will serve 40 hours/week and receive a living allowance of $435/week for food and incidentals. Onsite housing is provided by NPS (no pets or family members) at no cost to the intern. The intern will have use of a government vehicle for project-related travel.   AmeriCorps:  These positions may be eligible for a 900-hour ($3,047.50) AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of internship service hours. Additional enrollment is required.   Position Description:  This placement involves hiking several miles a day on consecutive days, driving long distances on unimproved roads, backpacking overnights carrying a heavy pack on patrols, all taking place in a desert environment which will include extreme heat, monsoons and flash floods, insects, and dusty conditions. Visitor & Resource Protection duties include: patrolling backcountry roads, trails and off-trail routes; contacting park visitors in backcountry/wilderness settings; explaining park regulations and safety issues; monitoring trail, road, and spring conditions; conducting informal resource condition assessments; conducting minor maintenance to signs, primitive campsites, and trailheads; assisting with issuing backcountry permits; and assisting the V&RP staff with emergency responses such as emergency medical services, search & rescue, and flash flood response. Resource Management duties include: participating in the park's graffiti removal and prevention program by mitigating damage to rock walls, contacting visitors about graffiti's impact on the park and installing signs; maintaining a presence on park trails and canyon routes to educate visitors about graffiti and other resource damage.   Qualifications:   Applicants for the position must hold or be pursuing a bachelor's degree and/or have experience in interpretation, cultural resource management, environmental studies, history, ecology, biology, natural resource management, recreation management, park management, or a related discipline.  The intern will be resourceful, adaptable, and able to serve comfortably alone or in a group. Required: Willing and able to represent ACE and the partner organization in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner;  Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation; Proven ability to be both self-directed/work alone, and be a positive, contributing member of a group; Proficient in English; Must be 21-35 years of age (Members must be at least 21 to apply for any ACE position that requires or anticipates operation of agency or ACE vehicles for duties); U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; A valid driver's license and an insurable driving record (documentation to be provided upon request); Willing to undergo and must pass a federal criminal background check; Must be able to handle physically demanding field duties, hiking several miles a day, backpacking overnight, carrying a heavy pack on patrols; all taking place in a desert environment which will include extreme heat, insects, and dusty conditions. Preferred: Skills such as EMS training; Bilingual applicants are encouraged and welcome.   Please note:  Marijuana and other controlled substances are not allowed at any time during the performance of duties or while on federal property, regardless of State law or qualified medical marijuana card status. ACE reserves the right to drug test at any time.   To Apply:  Please submit a thoughtful resume and cover letter along with contact information for 3 professional / academic references using the APPLY NOW section located on the upper right hand corner of the position listing on our website here:  https://usaconservationepic.applicantpool.com/jobs/ . Early consideration will be given as applications are received. This posting may close at any time. If you have any questions regarding this position, please feel free to contact the ACE EPIC NPS Recruitment Specialist Jen Wells at  jwells@usaconservation.org .   EOE:  American Conservation Experience provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, American Conservation Experience complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.