Business Administration Internship Job Description
Earth Economics is a small non-profit organization located in Tacoma, Washington. We currently seek a
student as a Business Administration Assistant to join us on a limited basis.
Job Description: Provide administrative support to office operations, including some or all of the following
tasks:
 Answering phones, data entry, conference coordination, meeting organizing, answering general EE
inquiries from public.
 Attending local meetings with leadership or staff as available and drafting meeting notes
 Coordinate, create, or update project communications including updating and compiling print
materials for events and coordinating travel.
 Funding and/or ecosystem service research as assigned
 Some work may be completed remotely
Qualifications:
 Financial aid work-study award or be willing to volunteer;
 Time Commitment: 2-10 hrs/wk
 Coursework in Business Administration or Project Management.
 Self-motivation and ability to work independently; Interest in learning how a non-governmental
organization (NGO) works.
 Candidate should possess an interest in the intersection between environmental health,
societal health, and economic health.
 Prefer sophomore or higher student.
Educational Benefits:
Students will learn about key business operations as well as the field of ecological economics — the
intersection between environmental health, societal health, and economic health. They will gain
understanding of the functions, goals, and workings of the non-profit sector, including hands-on
experience in ecological economics, environmental advocacy, coalition building and non-profit
fundraising. Depending on interest and ability, some students may be able to develop independent
research projects that support our mission.
If interested, please submit in one e-mail a cover letter, resume, letter of reference and recent writing
sample (i.e. school paper) to: Ms. Tedi Dickinson, Business Manager, at tdickinson@eartheconomics.org .
NO phone calls.