Business Development & Sales Intern

American Clean Power Association (ACP) • Washington, DC

9h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Business Development & Event Sales Intern contributes to ACP’s efforts to build and maintain partnerships that support conferences, programs, and organizational initiatives. This role provides exposure to sponsorship strategy, partner engagement, and the coordination required to support event-based revenue and member engagement.

Working closely with the Business Development and Events teams, the intern will contribute to research, outreach coordination, and partner tracking while gaining insight into how partnerships are developed, managed, and fulfilled within a mission-driven organization.

Requirements

• Current undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate, with an interest in business development, events, marketing, hospitality, clean energy, or a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities with guidance.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant coursework or prior internship experience related to sales, events, or partnership development.
• Familiarity with CRM platforms or databases.
• Experience working with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Interest in clean energy, sustainability, or mission-driven organizations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to market and industry research related to potential sponsors, partners, and event opportunities.
• Help track and organize partner engagement across ACP events and programs using internal systems and databases.
• Maintain and update business development records to ensure accurate tracking of outreach, engagement, and follow-up activity.
• Participate in outreach initiatives to prospective sponsors and partners, including coordination of email campaigns and follow-up materials.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to support visibility and engagement for ACP events and sponsorship initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of sponsorship materials, sales presentations, and proposal content.
• Work with cross-functional teams, including events, education, and operations, to support alignment of event planning and partner needs.
• Help coordinate partner deliverables such as logos, certificates of insurance, payments, and sponsorship materials.
• Support general project coordination tasks, including documentation, reporting, meeting notes, and system updates.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed