Reports To: Director, Partner Experience

Supervises: None

Location: This is a remote position.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

FTE Status: Temporary, 8-12 hours per week, totaling 200 hours

Duration: June 16, 2025 – August 28, 2025

Hourly Rate: $20 an hour

Posting Date: April 9, 2025

Closing Date: May 9, 2025

Practice Greenhealth and Health Care Without Harm seek an exemplary candidate for the position of Partner Experience Intern. The Partner Experience internship will extend from June 16, 2025 - August 28, 2025. The Partner Experience team aims to align this role closely with the candidate’s position with specific objectives required for conferral of the intern’s degree, which are to be determined based upon the applicant’s degree requirements.  The primary purpose of this role is to support the Intern in their learning and integration into the health care sustainability community. This temporary role is part of a high performing, people-centric team that actively practices organizational values: We are Impactful, We Strive for Justice, We are Collaborative, We Embody Health, and We Act with Integrity. 

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:

Practice Greenhealth is the leading sustainable health care organization, delivering environmental solutions to more than 1,700 hospitals and health systems in the United States and Canada. Our network partners include hospitals and health care systems, health care providers, manufacturers and service providers, architectural, engineering and design firms, group purchasing organizations, academic institutions, and affiliated nonprofit organizations. Practice Greenhealth is the health care sector’s go-to source for information, tools, data, resources, and expert technical support on sustainability initiatives that help our partners meet their goals. We offer practical and cost-effective programs to network partners and continue to educate, motivate, and engage the entire sector to move toward higher standards of care. 

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Partner Experience Intern is a temporary, paid position aimed to support a student in: 

• learning about the intersection of health care and environmental sustainability; 
• collaborating with the Partner Experience and Analytics & Insights teams; and 
• contributing to the collective network of environmental sustainability in health care. 

The intern is also invited to participate in Practice Greenhealth partner experiences such as webinars, cohorts, and events. This position is geared towards students needing internship or practicum hours for conferral of their academic degree. 

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

• The specific objectives as required by degree will serve as the foundation for the intern’s experience in the role.
• Work closely with the Partner Experience (event management) team to assist in the planning, organization, and execution of virtual events that address sustainability challenges and solutions in the health care sector. This internship will provide valuable hands-on experience in event strategizing and production while also contributing to the larger goal of promoting sustainability in health care.
• Develop content knowledge and skills for developing sustainability program fundamentals, climate mitigation and resilience planning, sustainable procurement, waste and plastic reduction, and policy and advocacy opportunities. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Partner Experience Team Engagement

• Contribute as a member of the Partner Experience team to a culture that emphasizes quality, strategic prioritization, flexibility, collaboration, and continuous improvement. 
• Pursue knowledge, understanding, and skills related to proven practices and emerging industry topics such as environmental stewardship, project management, process improvement, and change management.
• Participate in collaborative projects such as peer-to-peer cohorts and working groups, webinar and resource development, and sector-wide performance evaluation processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to strategizing and ideation around network experiences.
• Help organize and track event timelines, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Support the technical setup and management of virtual event platforms (Zoom, or other tools).
• Assist in attendee registration and maintain attendee lists.
• Work with the team to gather and organize materials for virtual events.
• Assist in creating event content such as promotional emails.
• Assist in facilitating audience engagement during live events, including managing Q&A sessions, polls, and live chats.
• Assist in collecting feedback from event participants through surveys or follow-up emails.
• Help generate reports on event success, including participation and engagement metrics.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Education: Rising junior or senior in Bachelor’s program or any Masters student pursuing a degree in Event Management, Sustainability, Public Health, Communications, or related field. Other advanced degrees considered, such as advanced practice health professional student. Interest or coursework related to healthcare sustainability, environmental science, or eco-friendly practices is preferred. 
• Minimum Experience: No prior event coordination experience required, but any relevant experience (internships, school projects, etc.) is preferred.
• Preferred Education: Seeking a BA or BS in Environmental Communications or Event Management, Sustainable Business Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies; or advanced degree in health care leadership.

JOB-SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Team approach: Ability and experience working as part of a team.
• Topical knowledge and interest: Interest in developing knowledge in sustainability, especially in the context of health care, such as waste management, energy/water conservation, climate change connections to public health, chemical management, supply chain resilience, sustainable food procurement, and green building design and construction. Basic understanding of data analytics and statistics.
• Written content: Ability to effectively communicate via email, concise web and educational content development.
• Computer skills: Comfortable with technology, particularly virtual event platforms (Zoom, GoogleMeet, etc.), web content management systems (Drupal, WordPress, etc.), and project management tools (Asana). Ability to work with Google products such as Google Drive and Google Documents. Ability to easily pick up on use of internal communication tools like Slack.

What’s In It For You?

• Join an organization where your colleagues share a profound commitment to the mission, and a global network of partners work collaboratively to support it.
• Play a vital role in helping drive growth, influence impact, and further advance our efforts to create a more sustainable health care sector and planet.
• Flexible and supportive work environment. 

To Apply or Inquire

Health Care Without Harm and Practice Greenhealth are committed to cultivating and sustaining culturally and ethnically diverse organizations and to the principles that promote inclusive practices. We believe systems can only be transformed when a diversity of voices, perspectives, and lived experiences are a part of the movement for change. We are dedicated to building a diverse staff with expertise and interest in addressing systemic racism within our organization and to serve the mission of the organizations in respectful ways. Health Care Without Harm/Practice Greenhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply, upload the following required documents via this link. 

• Resume
• Brief cover letter to specify your learning objectives and the number of internship or practicum hours required for your academic program
• Letter of recommendation from faculty or supervisor, speaking specifically to the candidate’s 1) passion for environmental sustainability; and 2) enthusiasm for learning and contributing to the field.

Questions can be addressed to jobs@hcwh.org. Only competitive candidates will be invited to participate further in the recruitment process. Closing date to apply is May 9, 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.