The Center for Responsible Business is seeking individuals to join our team to effectively implement, promote and execute our events and bring our initiatives to life. Check out our open positions below.
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Open Student Opportunities
Graduate Student Opportunities
The PRME Student Lead would be the key manager of developing the 2020 PRME SIP report, encapsulating academic years 2018-2020. This position would work closely with the CRB Program Manager. It is essential that the student assistant be able to work independently, have keen skills in stakeholder engagement, and strong writing skills.
The UN’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative brings together the UN and business schools around the world to “inspire and champion responsible management education, research, and thought leadership globally.” The CRB represents Berkeley Haas in this endeavor. As a PRME signatory, Berkeley Haas is required to regularly share information on the progress made in implementing the Six PRME Principles through a Sharing Information on Progress (SIP) report.
Eligibility: Enrolled in a UC Berkeley graduate program.
Type of Position: Paid Graduate Student Assistant role; $22/hour
Timing and Hours: June – September 2020, ~5-8 hours/week
Application Process: A full job description can be viewed HERE. Please apply via the google form found HERE by Tuesday June 30, at 11:59 PM PT.
The CRB Student Advisory Board (SAB) is comprised of six to eight representatives from each of the classes of Haas FT MBA students, other MBA programs, Haas undergraduates, and students from other Master’s programs (for a total of 16-18 students). First-year representatives are asked to serve a minimum of a one-year term. The SAB works with the Center and fellow students to advise on and help design and implement program structure, content, marketing, and outreach. SAB members will contribute their perspectives to the CRB’s “Redefining Business” blog at least twice / year and may play a strong role in any of the following activities: positioning the CRB to its core stakeholders, provide insight into the infusion of content / sustainability into CRB electives or the core curriculum at Haas, plan and staff CRB events (e.g. events include Patagonia Case Competition, Peterson Speaker Series, Berkeley Sustainable Business & Investment Forum), and/or guide the CRB’s strategic planning process.
Eligibility: First Year MBA students, other Masters Degree students, Haas Undergraduate. You must attend an event where you will learn more about the CRB or speak directly with a current SAB member or CRB Staff.
Type of Position: Advisory
Timing and Hours: Academic Year, ~10 hours/month
Application Process: Applications are now closed. Please check again for updates in Fall 2020.
The Patagonia Case Competition Student Lead will provide logistical support to the CRB staff and the Patagonia team for the development of the 2019-2020 case competition. We are looking for someone who is highly organized and proactive who can work on an ongoing basis from September/October through middle of May 2020. This is a great job for a student who wants to add logistical management to their CV, learn more about the field of sustainable and responsible business, and interact directly with Patagonia leadership.
Eligibility: Any current graduate student at UC Berkeley
Type of Position: Paid Graduate Student Assistant role; $22/hour
Timing and Hours: September 2019 – May 2020, 5-8 hours/week
Application Process: Applications are now closed. Please check again for updates in Fall 2020.
The Sustainable Innovation Student Lead will provide strategic development support for the newest focus area of the CRB. This focus area serves as a platform for sustainable business innovation, systems thinking, and responsible leadership at Berkeley Haas and better connects the business school with sustainability efforts across industry. We believe innovating across industry and the supply chain around sustainability is critical to our future. We are looking for 1-3 graduate students to partner closely with us to both vision and design this space, as well as nitty-gritty logistics and administrative duties. Key to succeeding in this position will be an ability to shape and direct a vision, desire to conduct research, knowledge of industries working in sustainable innovation, ability to work across diverse stakeholders, and attention to administrative details.
Eligibility: Any current graduate student at UC Berkeley
Type of Position: Paid Graduate Student Assistant role; $22/hour
Timing and Hours: September 2019 – May 2020, 5-8 hours/week
Application Process: Applications are now closed. Please check again for updates in Fall 2020.
The Sustainable Food Initiative Student Lead will provide support to CRB staff and faculty in the administration of the CRB’s Sustainable Food Initiative. This will include curating and coordinating food-related activities at Haas, supporting case writing and research projects, and helping to develop the long-term strategy of the initiative. This position is an excellent opportunity for someone with knowledge of the sustainable food space to play an integral role in working directly with key stakeholders to create meaningful student engagement and thought-leadership activities. This position works closely with the CRB’s Program Manager with additional interaction with faculty advisor Will Rosenzweig on select projects.
Eligibility: Any current graduate student at UC Berkeley
Type of Position: Paid Graduate Student Assistant role; $22/hour
Timing and Hours: September 2019 – May 2020, 8-10 hours/week
Application Process: Applications are now closed. Please check again for updates in Fall 2020.
The Center for Responsible Business is pleased to offer a scholarship to one FT MBA, Net Impact member wishing to attend the 2019 Net Impact Conference in Detroit, Oct 24-26. The Center for Responsible Business scholarship covers one Net Impact ticket and airfare (lodging and food not included). In exchange, the selected student will be required to write one blog post about the conference for the CRB’s blog (to be done within 2 weeks post-event), and table for 4 hours at the Patagonia Case Competition booth at Net Impact Expo. The Expo takes place on Friday, October 24 from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM. The scholarship recipients will sit down with CRB for a brief training before the Expo. Scholarship application deadline is Sunday September 22nd by midnight.
Eligibility: FT MBA, Net Impact member
Type of Position: Conference Scholarship
Timing and Hours: Oct 24-26, 2019
Application Process: Applications are now closed. Please check again for updates in Fall 2020.
Undergraduate Student Opportunities
The CRB Student Advisory Board (SAB) is comprised of six to eight representatives from each of the classes of Haas FT MBA students, other MBA programs, Haas undergraduates, and students from other Master’s programs (for a total of 16-18 students). First-year representatives are asked to serve a minimum of a one-year term. The SAB works with the Center and fellow students to advise on and help design and implement program structure, content, marketing, and outreach. SAB members will contribute their perspectives to the CRB’s “Redefining Business” blog at least twice / year and may play a strong role in any of the following activities: positioning the CRB to its core stakeholders, provide insight into the infusion of content / sustainability into CRB electives or the core curriculum at Haas, plan and staff CRB events (e.g. events include Patagonia Case Competition, Peterson Speaker Series, Berkeley Sustainable Business & Investment Forum), and/or guide the CRB’s strategic planning process.
Eligibility: First Year MBA students, other Masters Degree students, Haas Undergraduate. You must attend an event where you will learn more about the CRB or speak directly with a current SAB member or CRB Staff.
Type of Position: Advisory
Timing and Hours: Academic Year, ~10 hours/month
Application Process: Applications are now closed. Please check again for updates in Fall 2020.
This position will provide blog writing and editing support to the Program and Marketing Manager of the Center for Responsible Business (CRB). We are seeking a talented writer to contribute a variety of stories on CRB programming and responsible and sustainable business to the blog regularly, and grow our reach and quality of reporting. We are looking for someone who is organized and proactive who can work on stories on an ongoing basis from September through June with the possibility of continuing in the role. Interest in corporate sustainability and understanding of the Haas School of Business’s culture are highly encouraged. This is a good job for a student who wants to add business writing and reporting to their portfolio and learn more about the field of sustainable and responsible business.
Eligibility: Any current undergraduate student at UC Berkeley
Type of Position: Paid Undergraduate Editorial Assistant role; $17/hour
Timing and Hours: September 2019 – May 2020, 3-8 hours/week
Application Process: Applications are now closed. Please check again for updates in Fall 2020.
The General Student Assistants will provide administrative support, logistical, and creative support to the CRB staff. Projects include
such tasks managing key contacts and other data in Salesforce, assisting with accounting/supply chain management, creating blog posts or other multimedia content, and working on-the-ground at CRB-programmed events such as speaker series and conferences. A willingness to take initiative and think creatively alongside the team are encouraged. This is not a traditional office admin position; you will gain marketable skills and experience with the operations of a small organization, as well as working in a team environment. A willingness to jump in when needed and think creatively alongside the team are encouraged.
Eligibility: Any current undergraduate student at UC Berkeley
Type of Position: Paid Undergraduate Student Assistant role; $17/hour
Timing and Hours: September 2019 – May 2020, 3-8 hours/week
Application Process: Applications are now closed. Please check again for updates in Fall 2020.
All open positions at the Institute for Business and Social Impact can be viewed at: 2019-20 Berkeley-Haas Social Impact Fellow & Job Opportunities