Work For Urban Adventours

Think you know how to bike Boston?

Urban AdvenTours, Boston’s bicycle tour and rental resource, has openings for guides for our exciting bike tours. If you are personable, social, eco-friendly, enjoy meeting new people and riding your bike, this job is for you. We are looking for enthusiastic people who think on their feet, ride bikes, and know their way around Boston. If interested please email jobs@urbanadventours.com with a resume and cover letter. Training starts the first weekend in March.

Social Marketing/Transportation Internship

Got this in the mail, looks like a good job.

———————

Social Marketing/Transportation Internship

City of Cambridge – Community Development Department – Environmental and Transportation Planning Division

Contact: Rosalie Anders, Project Coordinator
Address: 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 349-4604
Fax: (617) 349-4633
Email: randers@cambridgema.gov

Agency Description
The Environmental and Transportation Planning Division has received a grant for a social marketing pilot project that will involve presenting transportation options information specific to individual residents’ travel patterns and needs. This approach, which is based on a model developed in Portland, OR, has been shown to be an effective way to change people’s travel mode choices. The program will test out how well the model can work in an East Coast city.

The division is nationally recognized for its pedestrian and bicycle programs and is responsible for improving the city’s quality of life by working to protect and improve the city’s natural resources and by planning improvements to the city’s transportation system. Environmental planning activities are mainly focused on implementation of the City’s Climate Action Plan. Transportation planning activities emphasize bicycle and pedestrian improvements and other vehicle trip reduction measures.

Intern Responsibilities
The intern will assist with the social marketing pilot project through the following duties:
• Coordinate mailings to the target area
• Respond to inquiries about the pilot project
• Help organize and staff promotional events (including some on weekends)
• Distribute promotional materials (posters, doorhangers, etc) within the target area
• Collate transportation options information specific to each respondent’s needs
• Coordinate with vendor for pick-up and delivery of information packets
• Coordinate with partner agencies to maintain supply of information
• Prepare updates for periodic team meetings and partner meetings
• Assist with preparing summary report at the end of the pilot project
• Assist with grant reporting and application for grant renewal
• Other duties as assigned

Desired Skills and Interests
The intern should have a strong commitment to the project goals, be well organized, able to take responsibility for aspects of the project, and be able to work well with groups. The intern should be outgoing and comfortable speaking with people at events and activities. He or she should be comfortable with word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Previous related experience is desired. Knowledge and interest in transportation options, specifically in the Cambridge area and familiarity with municipal government operations and procedures would be a plus.

Starting Date: March-April 2010
Ending Date: December 2010; this position is grant funded, and time period may be extended by Department if additional grant funding is approved.
Hours: Average of 22.5 hours per week for remainder of calendar year. Hours are flexible, and will include evenings and weekends.
Compensation: $14/hour

Work For Urban Adventours

The good people over at Urban Adventours are hiring. Check these out!

Email from them below

—–

Mechanic info:

We are looking for an experienced bicycle mechanic who is eager to help develop our shop. In addition to working on customer bikes, responsibilities will include maintaining our fleet of rental bikes, building bikes, managing shop inventory, assisting with ordering, and selling bike parts and accessories. This is an opportunity for a
motivated and knowledgeable individual to join a great green business with plans for growth. Ideal candidates will be detail-oriented, friendly with customers, and prepared to take on responsibilities beyond just wrenching.

Intern info:

We are seeking an organized, ambitious, entrepreneurial student to be a Marketing Intern. Responsibilities will include representing and promoting Urban AdvenTours on social networking sites, promoting UA on our blog and other blogs, organizing contact lists and other marketing materials, helping us identify and contact potential customers and partners, and assisting with office and administrative tasks. Candidates should be organized and competent with computer applications including web browsers and Microsoft Office. Those with web/graphic design experience are also encouraged to apply.

Email jobs[at]urbanadventours[dot]com with a resume and brief letter explaining your interest.

Work For Bikes Not Bomb: Book Keeper

Bikes not bombs is looking for a book keeper, if you got the chops you should check them out, as they are awesome!

——

(This job listing is also online at http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/node/627)

Bikes Not Bombs (BNB) seeks to hire a Bookkeeper/Human Resources Coordinator on a part-time, contract basis. BNB is a 25-year-old community organization that takes in more than 6,000 donated bikes each year and re-uses them in innovative youth programs, international development projects, and its vocational training/retail shop. More than 2,000 young people have participated in BNB’s youth leadership and cycling programs, all of which teach mechanics, safe urban riding, and environmental and social justice. Through its international program, BNB has sent more than 38,000 bikes to countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa to establish micro-enterprises in bicycle sales and appropriate technology. Finally, Bikes Not Bombs operates a full-service bike shop. This position has the potential, dependent on funding and demonstrated capacities/interest of the individual, to expand over the next two to three years with increased responsibility.

Pay Rate and Hours:
This is a part-time contract position requiring an estimated 16-24 hours/week. Compensation is $20 per hour.

Responsibilities:
* Process weekly Accounts Payable
* Act as main point of contact for vendors, BNB staff, and volunteers regarding invoices
* Prepare and enter bank deposits
* Calculate and pay monthly sales tax for the BNB Bike Shop
* Process and submit biweekly payroll through ADP
* Conduct monthly reconciliation of bank accounts
* Prepare and enter month’s end closing journal entries
* Provide regular financial reports for Executive Director, program staff, and board
* Assist Executive Director with preparation of annual budget and monthly budget reports
* Coordinate audit preparation
* Ensure that previous postings in QuickBooks were applied properly, make adjustments where necessary
* Serve as liaison with health insurance provider and other insurance brokers
* Provide administrative support as needed

Qualifications:
* Commitment to the mission of Bikes Not Bombs
* Strong QuickBooks and Excel skills required
* Experience with ADP or other payroll system preferred
* Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
* Knowledge of budgeting and experience working with grassroots nonprofit organizations and with entrepreneurial businesses preferred
* Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks
* Interest in and ability to improve systems; commitment to excellence a must

Please send cover letter and resume to hiring@bikesnotbombs.org. For questions, please contact Samantha Wechsler at this email address or by phone at (617) 522-0222, x105.

Bikes Not Bombs encourages applicants of diverse age, ethnicity, gender, nationality, physical ability, religion, and sexual orientation.

–
Jasmine Laietmark
Director of Grassroots Fundraising and Events

www.bikesnotbombs.org
617-522-0222 x106

Dutch Bicycle Company Hiring Mechanic

Know your way around a bike, have some past mechanical experience? Then check this out.

Mechanic needed to work 20 hours a week. Pay starts at $10 an hour.

The person needs to be mature, creative, able to work outside the box and with others. He/she also must either be in college or have a college degree (this may be flexible if you are the right person).

The Dutch Bicycle Company
161 Broadway | Somerville, MA 02145 | USA | 617.591.1234 | skype name: dutchbikeshq | www.dutchbikes.us